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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1891
Page
8
A verbose sale notice touts limited time bargains on dress goods and accessories. New goods arrived after a recent rush, with deeply discounted prices on 1000 yards of fabrics, hose, gloves, and linens. The ad highlights silk finishes, wool fabrics, calicoes, and linens, plus children's clothing and curtains, urging prompt purchase before sale ends.
Webster County grand jury reports on court house repairs including steps blinds and a lock for the grand jury room. notes jail and pauper farm conditions, treasury balance of 4.12, inspected county officers books, and recommends appointments for vacant notary and education posts. praises Judge Fish and Solicitor, and directs publication of presentments.
The Past Mail troupe impressed with scene realism including a full size freight train and a dramatic Niagara Falls by moonlight sequence seen from the suspension bridge. Knights of Pythias meet at Castle Hall with notice for attendees. Also notes on tobacco pipes, cabinet photos, unclaimed letters, and local events including minstrel shows and an onion plant sale.
In a rural Georgia town, Sheriff Troy Holders brings two new boarders to the Americas jail. The report recounts a past case in Dooly county where Walter Glen Tom and Mary Thornton were convicted and sent to a brick yard, with Glen later moved to Lumpkin jail. Tom and Mary escaped last December, evading capture through Florida. upon return they face forced brick work again, as the law stands. The piece also lists a string of assorted gossip items, shows, and famous-person anecdotes.
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