03 Sep 1892
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1892
Page
1
Seller promotes a large shirt sale featuring Manhattans with durable fit and good linen, notes new shipment of thirty dozen shirts and late summer neckwear priced 16 to 50 cents, with fall suiting samples ready for inspection and fit guaranteed.
During his absence the store advertises Summer Goods at low prices. Figured Drep ons at 5c per yard, Mulls China Silks and Pongees in light and dark grounds at roc per yard. French Organdies 25c per yard. Full pieces, not short lengths. Check Nainsook 5c, yard value roc. Figured Lawn 34c per yard. Madrasenes for shirts and waists 38in wide. Black and Cream Silk Mitts 25c per pair.
Advertisement promotes a new stock of hose in all sizes priced at 5¢ per pair, claiming value at 40¢ and 50¢, with guarantees against crocking or staining.
Cable reports show cholera, called cholerine, waning with cool weather yet prompting Emigrants from infected ports to reroute via Dieppe Liverpool to Canada before reaching the United States. Quarantine tightens. Harrison order prompts ship agents to weigh immigration stoppage. steamship losses projected. A separate Memphis scandal details blackmail against cotton factor James Yonge by carrier R M King and wife, with forged mortgage notes.
Pugilist Jim Corbett will ride a specially outfitted Piedmont Air Line observation car named The Escort to New Orleans. The train will depart Jersey City at 4:30 PM Saturday and reach New Orleans after 39 hours. Corbett’s entourage includes trainers and guards, with John L. Sullivan aboard the private car Traveler used by President Harrison.
The Central of Georgia announces sweeping salary reductions of 10 to 30 percent across all departments as it battles money shortages and bond payment issues on the Savannah and Western line. Officials expect further economy moves, while observers note the railroad’s fragile finances and potential foreclosure resistance. In Americus real estate remains active with Judge Crisp’s Taylor Street home selling for 3,000 to Dr. J. B. Hinkle, signaling value despite tight credit.
The Georgia weather crop bulletin reports overall poor prospects in the northwest due to excess rain and lack of sun while the northeast and eastern sections describe better conditions. Cotton is uneven, fodder damaged by wet weather, corn generally good, and potatoes and peas expected to yield well.
A tribute in The Macon Telegraph praises Edgar F. P. Hinton of Americus Ga as a young, highly educated Democrat on the Cleveland ticket. Born during the war, he is 27, eight and a half feet tall? (text unclear) and renowned as an orator, writer, and criminal advocate with a large practice. He is described as cultured, fluent, and a strong supporter of Cleveland, aiming to carry the third district for democracy.
A Sumter county case reports Andy Fletcher, the incendiary tied to a burglary and arson at Slappey's store, seeks bond and freedom while awaiting a potential fourth trial. His family appeals to Judge Fish, noting previous trials and ongoing legal delays as Fletcher pines for his liberty.
The third party in Sumter plans a 11 oclock mass meeting to nominate two candidates to oppose Democratic legislators George Stapleton and Wright Brady. Local leaders, including W F Easterlin and J Day Stewart, are named as possible speakers and participants in the courthouse gathering.
The ad highlights household ware from Butler and Berry including pieced dish pans 150, covered saucepans 15c, and various lids and basins. It mocks tariff politics with references to McKinley and Grover Cleveland while touting Rogers spoons and prices on coffee pots and mills.
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