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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
6
Marching orders on summer goods with quick step prices. Many wanted items sold at cost as first come picks plums. 10 pieces dotted and figured Swiss fabrics no two alike, regular 15 to 16 1/2 cents, all at one price this week only 12 1/2 cents.
25 dozen ladies fast black stockings with plain and lace effects offered at a special weekly price of 22 cents per pair. Quality described as good with value at 20 cents, promotion highlighting notable savings for shoppers.
Announcement offers fancy plaid dress goods for waists skirts and children's dresses at 25 cents a yard, marked down from 40 to 50 cents. Strong value aimed at shoppers for this week only.
Ten dozen men's athletic undershirts in all sizes offered at regular 25 and 30 cents. This week only we cut prices to 20 cents each for a special value closeout.
A sale offer announces 25 percent off on Embroideries including Cambric Namsook and fine Swiss Edgings and Insertions. Wide Corset Cover Embroideries Readings and Pearling also reduced. Most items sold as Match Sets.
Fifty pieces of Val Lace Insertions in wide and narrow widths for trimming waists and dresses offered at one price. Regular 5c 7c and scyd. Priced collectively as a single package noted by the supplier.
Ladies' Fancy Lace Collars offered in pink blue and white. Regular prices range 50c 65c 75c and 1.00. For this week all at one price 25c. Limited quantity on sale this week.
Genuine Japanese Wash Silks in soft light dainty patterns and a few Fancy Stripe Silks. Also Foulards and Plain Taffetas, plus other silks. All these and more offered at 290 yard.
The advertisement promotes Axminster rugs at $23.50 this week, down from $30. It features two smaller sizes priced at $3.50 and $2.25, emphasizing rich designs and top-grade craftsmanship to attract buyers.
Bargain notice highlights Belt Pins and Belting in black navy and brown wide elastic belting at 65c and 75c per yard. Belt pins described as beauties priced 35c through 1.00.
Twenty dozen linen Huck towels offered hemmed and ready to use with colored borders in extra large size. Regular price two dollars per dozen, sale price one dollar seventy five cents per dozen this week.
One lot of linen damask towels with fancy borders on front counter. All towels are clearly marked with plain figures and could not be duplicated at 25 percent more than the asking price.
Nearly one thousand bales of cotton were weighed in by Americus warehouses on Saturday, totaling 947 and almost doubling any prior daily receipt. Growers from nearby plantations began early as weigh-ins continued into the night. Prices held firm, merchants thronged, and banks felt the rush as cash flowed to liquidate debts, with a promising start to the fall season in Americus.
Letter to L D Lockhart highlights Devoe long wear in Florida. D G Smith of Madison, Florida reports his mother's house painted 11 years ago still looks better than nearby homes repainted after 3 or 4 years. The note argues Devoe uses fewer gallons and offers favorable cost ratios, emphasizing longevity over initial price.
Mr G O Loving sold his residence on Brown Street to Dr SS McKee for 3000, as investment, planning to move to a larger property. As administrator of Arnold Godwin's estate, J Randolph Logan offers the 400 acre Americus farm at public outcry, four miles west of town, with half cash and balance in one year at 8 percent.
Stanford Bailey, a Lee county negro farmer, traveled to Americus for medical care after a white county resident assaulted him in the road. Bailey, who owned a large plantation, says two white men attended a local barbecue and one attacked him, firing shots and beating him with a clubbed pistol and buggy whip. He faced threats if he reported the incident.
Mary Lee of rural route 8, Zanesville reports her husband James Lee was saved from severe lung problems by Dr Kings New Discovery. She says the remedy restored his health and offers the product as a throat and lung remedy with quick relief. Trial bottle free and full sizes at Eldridge Drug Co. priced 50c and 1.00, guaranteed.
The Americus Creamery is nearly finished with a spacious modern building on Hampton Street, one block south of Church, ready within days for a butter plant installation. Superintendent Work oversaw construction emphasizing high quality and the facility will house state of the art equipment, costy machinery has been ordered and operations should begin within the month. The plant aims to produce the finest creamery butter for domestic and foreign markets.
East Poland Maine resident W Stone recommends Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for sore feet and a variety of skin troubles including burns, sores, cuts, and abrasions plus piles. Sold with guarantee at Eldridge Drug Co for 26 cents.
John Hugh Robinson, son of the farm superintendent, had his hand and arm badly lacerated while working about the ginhouse at C L Ansley residence Thursday. His hand was caught by saws while clearing motes beneath the gin and cut severely. The full extent of the injury was not available yet but amputation may not be necessary.
A vintage ad touts Ely's Dream Balm as a safe remedy for nasal catarrh caused by climate changes. It claims no cocaine or mercury, promises relief from sneezing coughing and throat drip, and notes availability from druggists for 60 cents or by mail from Ely Bros., New York.
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