04 Sep 1892
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1892
Page
1
A witty note contrasts sails with sales and rejects connections to boats or Gladstonian Cabinet, focusing on language play and a non sequitur about shopping versus politics. The piece uses satire to tease readers about misreadings and word choices.
Tur Girls and Boys advertise a new stock of shoes in any size at 250 per pair with tidy value of four cents and a secure guarantee against rocking or staining.
The Americus cotton trade reports over 600 bales received in two days, listing prominent buyers and firms like R. T. Johnson, Littleton & Lamar, Mitt & Co., Swift & Co., and Dermondey of Brooklyn. Local facilities and favorable freight rates are praised, with expectations to exceed last season’s totals as the season progresses.
A Sumter third party meeting convened in the county court room with seventy-two followers of Tom Watson and several Democrats. John H. Feagin and George H. Selg were nominated by rising vote for the Legislature, in a fiery exchange over the Omaha platform railroad purchase and a graduated income tax. Protagonists attacked Tax Tivers Recoupers and the paper’s misrepresentations as the crowd heard speeches from Feagin Sieg and others.
About 300 to 400 Webster county residents met at the court house to discuss county concerns including the fence or no fence dispute. Hon W M Hawkes and Hon Edgar F Hinton spoke. a conservative plan urged unity and a primary slate for county officials.
The Savannah Americus and Montgomery railroad received five massive locomotives from the Richmond Locomotive Works. Engine No. 192 led the delivery with four more due in the coming days. The engines, weighing about 170 000 pounds each, are geared for heavy freight between Montgomery and Savannah and will enter service immediately. The engines honor T Edward Hambleton Gen John Gill J L Smyser E M Needles and Henry P Talmadge.
The article describes an upcoming city election on December 14 for mayor three aldermen and clerk and treasurer. Captain Cobb announces his mayoral bid and a push for an early primary in October with a large Democratic rally planned in Lampkin. Notable speakers and a Stewart County rally travel deal are noted along with possible rail arrangements and health department attention. Baseball scores from yesterday are listed: Mobile 6 Montgomery 4.
The piece lampoons tariff politics with a garbled catalog of tinware prices and items such as saucepans tea pots and wash basins. It mocks Mr McKinley and Grover Cleveland while promoting Rogers tea sets and everyday goods at inflated or satirical prices.
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