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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1888
Page
7
Carters Shoe Store markets a $3.00 shoe described as made of calf quality leather with no seam vamp and top, button and elastic features, nude in color, in any style, claiming wear equals the finest goods and unequaled value on the market.
A farmer, urged by superstition and ambition, exterminates jay birds harming his crops and pities his riches after discovering a blooming Blue Jay Plant. The ploy backfires as birds multiply, seeds fail, and the farm descends into chaos with invasions of lightwood knots and sand, ending with the plaintive cry that he should have let well alone.
A Louisiana Courier Journal reader relates the dangers of shipping vinegar and elder in barrels. Heat and gas cause fermentation, leaks, or bursting casks. A merchant recalls sending cider to Sherman, only to learn the barrel and staves arrived empty while the cider stayed behind as gas.
Sumter County Georgia public notices list sheriff sale of real estate in Americus by Daniel Tommey Sr to satisfy a county court fi fa issued for Dr. Jas A Fort vs Daniel Tommey Sr and others. Property includes a house fronting Patterson Street and bounded by Mitchell Jordan and Anderson in Americus. Also administrator appointment notices for Elmon Shines estate and a separate sale of Mrs KE Carter property by order of the Dougherty court.
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