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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1888
Page
7
An advertisement for Garter Shoe Store promotes men’s shoes priced at 3.00. The copy touts a lace button and elastic style toe in calf leather, seamless vamp and top, and a perfect fit that will wear like the finest woods.
Georgia items report Whitfield County debt free with treasury surplus, 3000 acres planted in Mitchell County, Dalton to build water works, and a joke tale of a 15 year old hen in LaGrange. Other notes mention a Brunswick hotel, Jones Tift case revival, a panther sighting, and a plowing caricature at Sylvania by Col Oliver.
A letter from Tomas E. Allen in Aracnk Agency New Mexico Territory April 7 describes heavy snow, harsh conditions, and mixed views on Indigenous people. He recounts an incident where white and Indian forces pursued drinkers leading to a skirmish resulting in two Indians killed and three wounded, with one likely dying. He adds personal reflections and ends with a cordial request for letters.
Israel Mathewson rose from a poor Sacramento man who found a bank bill and earned work, to becoming a bank lookout in Montreal. He kept the original $2 note as a relic of his hopeful start, nailing his past to his present job the day after his first break.
In Stanker Ohio April 7 a skeptical guide reveals how fruit tree agents with glossy pictures tempt buyers into costly misfits. He explains tree farming methods, market changes, and the risk of fraudulent labeling, urging purchases from trustworthy local nurserymen over distant sources to ensure true to name fruit and a live tree.
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