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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1891
Page
14
Thornton Wheatley’s business announces new arrivals and low prices for the public in a call to visit for fitting attire. The notice invites Americans and nearby regions to come for stylish goods and a reliable Perfecky Dresser mark, promising a proper appearance for feasts or business.
A fragment describes Wheatleys offering a grand display with a large stock and low prices. It hints at a complete Bill of Fare to be experienced in person, emphasizing an elegant array beyond the general outline.
In Americus, a new display of Leavens Patent Bea Seam Drawers and Metropolitan Shirts, plus a broader array of dress ties scarves and handkerchiefs, attracts attention. The stylish assortment marks a notable improvement in men’s attire offered locally.
Local ad lists boys clothing and accessories with prices from 35c to 1.25 for shirt waists and 3 to 8 year jersey suits. It promotes umbrellas and a sale at Wheeting’s offering a range of styles and odd sizes for a fitting, stylish look.
An old ad urges readers to avoid missing the choicest bargains and to visit Wheatley's Comer Thornton for solid goods, boasting fashion and business appeal.
A midnight blaze in Evansville Indiana swept through the street car barn hay barn and carsheds with a northwest wind. Two hundred mules and a dozen dwellings were affected among the losses totaling about 75000 dollars with the street car company bearing fifty thousand.
Readable storefront pricing lists show daily groceries and staples in Americus Georgia. Items span spices flour canned goods meats produce candles and tobacco with prices per unit or per barrel and notes on brands and quality levels.
On October 27 in Long Island City Charles Brown, an engineer, is believed dead after a drowning man’s body is found near Hunter’s Point. His wife identifies the corpse, but at 7 pm the real husband returns home alive, shocking the household and replacing sorrow with relief.
New York papers report that in 1886 Eugene Van Schaick married Miss Sarah Howland Pyne, a Jersey girl. The union faced family objections but was kept secret for years until a public notice appeared. The couple pursued life together in Brooklyn while Van Schaick remained active in clubs and athletics.
A fragmented notice describes a home painting claim tied to a "gasaranteed" product. Potentially mentions Dr. ElpRiper and a claim of enhanced color or finish, with uncertain details and vendor references.
The notice announces a local through schedule taking effect on October 15 1891. It lists route changes and new times expected to impact passengers and businesses in the area.
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