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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1888
Page
7
Carter's Shoe Store touts unbeatable values with durable men and Planters' shoes. The $3.00 ready-made shoe features button and elastic, seamless vamp, and superior fit, while the $2.00 Planters' Shoe is crafted for plantation wear, described as easy to wear, strong, and durable with no equal in quality.
J C Mooman and brother Rev D D Mooman describe Cloverdale Botetourt county Virginia as the first canning factory region in the state detailing profits from canning peaches corn peas beans and tomatoes. They note costs of buildings gear and labor, risks of over production and advise farms to add tomatoes sweet corn beans peaches and to invest in packing houses while urging not to abandon traditional crops and urging multi crop expansion. A Worth County sheep owner I Sumner reports 700 sheep producing 2100 pounds wool worth 45150 in current market with 75 percent yearly profit. Frank Pixley opposes separate action by the American party and favors alliance with Republicans.
Colonel Dennett argues goats thrive in southern pine lands and cost half as much as mutton. Angora goats may do well. mohair markets rise and fall with Bradford fabrics. Pension vetoes, watermelon notes, and local farming updates fill the page with varied counsel and anecdotes.
In Ty-Ty Georgia a reliable source reports G McPhanl shipped forty thousand pounds of grapes from a nine acre vineyard, earning upwards of two thousand dollars. A neighbor reportedly has a lamp wick burning for four years with good prospects of lasting a fifth. The piece also surveys upcoming state elections and debates on tariffs and protectionism.
Legal notices outline a geese sale in Americus Georgia to satisfy a court judgment issued from Sumter County Superior Court and a guardianship hearing for Ray Eintary under the care of Tinton Huity. The sale lists property of Bo Bosworth in Lot No two bun treat and twenty-one with acreage and description. Also announces a guardianship application to be heard the first Monday in August and signed by the official.
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