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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1884
Page
8
The speaker asserts confidence in their goods bought for cash and promises refunds if needed. They emphasize careful selection and urge skeptical buyers to consider quoted prices, noting bargains like 15 cents worth for 10 cents and 50 cents value for 25 cents.
In Columbus Georgia on April 98th the semicentennial of the Columbus Guards was celebrated. The Guards received the famed cannon Red Jacket back from Mr. Godfrey of New York before a competitive drill that featured the Guards and the Montgomery Blues. Judges Col Wiley Capt Branch and Capt Carnes awarded first prize to the Guards and second to the Blues. Capt Sneed Capt Garland and Lieut Lomax lauded both sides. Also reported is a massive natural gas strike at Wellsboro near Wellsburg West Virginia with a deep 1287 foot well that released gas forcefully demolishing the derrick and prompting ongoing efforts to cap the tube and control the flow. The Wellsboro find is described as potentially the largest gas well known, with Wellsburg already operating three wells.
April 29 ignition at 30 o clock touched wooden blocks around S J Bier herd. Pulaskis saved two brick stores while two lines of hose fought the blaze. The fire, ruled incendiary, destroyed East Jackson street structures from Schneider Starowski to Watson Lewis. Losses totaled several thousand with multiple insured properties including liquor and grocery firms.
An unreliable advertisement fragment touts Parker’s Balsam as stopping hair loss and restoring vitality to faded hair. The jagged text mentions Mr. Gough and nonsensical phrases, reflecting a damaged OCR excerpt without verifiable claims.
The firm moved from its longtime Cotton Avenue location after a March 26 fire. It has secured the former J. W. Harris & Co. space beside Waxelbaum’s and plans a rapid reopening. Some stock damaged in removal, fully insured, to be sold at a great reduction.
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