A Quoted Ad Proclaims Honest Ads at Wheatley Store
Geo D Wheatley pledges faith in advertising truth to shoppers. The notice touts affordable children shirts 2c, mothers friend waists 0 7c, white goods 5c yard, and menswear including Hamburger Bros suits at 28 and 10 dollars. It lists fabrics, underwear, and home textiles with strong emphasis on value and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madras
Wni
Windsor Novelty
Merrimac
Scyd
Aneafk
Bulls rout Grizzlys and cotton soars in market surge
The cotton market rallied sharply, advancing five to ten points early and reaching the highest point in years. Price gains extended through the day with a net thirty point rise, lifting week totals to over fifty points and about a half cent per pound. British mills plan to stock up ahead of tighter supply, while Syrup of Figs advertising appears amid the page.
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Americas
Neill
Advance in Cotton Market Lifts Prices and Demand
The morning dispatches show a fourteen point advance in cotton with further gains, spurring strong demand and numerous sales. Prices reach top levels of the season, with best grades at 93 and fancy lots higher, about $20 per bale above last year. farmers sell while the market stays firm and forecasts suggest ten more cents may come by month end. The notice ends with health advice urging Prickly Ash Bitters to regulate stomach, liver, and bowels during hot days and malaria risk.
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Americas
Doctor McKee Buys Stewart House in City Corner
Dr. H. McKee bought the Richard M. Stewart residence at Church and Brown for 22500 through P. B. Williford. The elegant home stands in a desirable city district and sparks curiosity among friends about its future use by the young bachelor buyer.
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8. H. McKee
P. B. Williford
Richard M. Stewart
Church and
Brown Streets
Dr. McKee
Smith's Sure Kidney Cure Offered At 50 Cents
Has cured thousands and promises to cure kidney and bladder troubles including dropsy Bright's disease catarrah gravel albuminuria and frequent urination. Uses include back and bladder pain and dropsical swelling of feet and legs. Price 50 cents. For sale by Dodsod's Pharmacy.
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Bright
Smith
Dodsod
Price of Two Bales in One
Capt. John A. Cobb sold a single bale of cotton to Mr. Fred B. Arthur and received a bank check for 265.42, recalling earlier high prices when cotton led the market. The piece notes the current price level evokes the era of ten cent cotton, emphasizing price momentum and nostalgia.
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John A. Cobb
Fred B. Arthur
King Cotton
Death of Robert Powell Near City Home
Robert Powell died at an early hour yesterday at his home near the city from a severe congestive chill. He had lived here many years and was widely known. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon.
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Robert Powell
Reunion of Fourth Georgia Regiment Planned in Macon
A call has gone out for a regimental reunion of the Fourth Georgia Regiment in Macon during the street carnival. The Doles-Cook Brigade and Sumter Light Guards may attend, with survivors urged to respond and postmaster S. A. Smith seeking notices. A meeting is set for September 26 with a one fare railroad rate offered.
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Fourth Georgia Regiment
C.8. A
Macon
Doles-Cook Brigade
Sumter Light Guards
Americus
A. Smith
E. L. Campbell
Georgia
Electric Bitters Restore Vitality Says Idaville Man
Brave men and women suffer stomach liver and kidney troubles along with nervous fatigue and loss of appetite. J W Gardner of Idaville Indiana testifies Electric Bitters revived his strength and appetite. Available for 50 cents at Dr Eldridge's drug stores with guaranteed results.
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J. W. Gardner
Idaville
Ind
Surprise marriage announced for Stella Scarborough and Will Turpin
Friends of Miss Stella Scarborough and Mr Will G Turpin announced their marriage yesterday. The ceremony is said to have taken place in Atlanta at an early hour with Miss Scarborough en route to Knotville. Turpin escorted her to Atlanta, and they wed then and there. Both are away from Americas and no further details available.
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Stella Scarborough
Will G. Turpin
Americas
Atlanta
Scarborough
Knotville
Turpin
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cures Civil War Wounds
Red Hot From the Gun was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman of Newark Michigan in the Civil War. It caused horrible ulcers that no treatment helped for 20 years. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. It cures cuts bruises burns boils felons corns skin eruptions. Best pile cure on Earth. 5 cents. Sold by E. J. Eldridge druggist.
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G. B. Steadman
Newark
Mich
Bucklen
E. J. Eldridge
Fixing of rate deferred at Sumter board meeting
Sumter County Commissioners deferred fixing this year's tax rate to a special meeting next week due to the absence of Commissioners Ferry and Eldridge. The Monday monthly session saw little business beyond auditing accounts, with the rate issue postponed for attendance and consideration. In Americus, Georgia, the Cotton Market report notes 310 bales received at warehouses today, 3,826 previously, totaling 4,136, with Good Middling and Middling prices listed.
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Sumter
Board of County Commissioners
Ferry
Eldridge
Americus
Americas
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W.H. Glover
Opera House
Old Reliable Jewelry Store
G. T. Sullivan
Americas Semeiry and Watch
Alabama
R.R
Windsor Hotel
BULLS
Grizzlys
THE
California Fig Syrup Co
Stewart
County Board
Pateeney Aso
Joe Yesbik
Ansley
New York
India
Wali
M. T. Shelves
Egardless
OST
D. Pearlman
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