06 Sep 1889
Page 5
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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1889
Page
5
A lengthy ad lists prices on chocolate creams at 25c per pound and bulk groceries. It touts Durgeas Big Lump starch 4 pounds for 1 755 and 40 pounds Higgins Laundry Soap for 7.00, along with a wide range of soaps, fruit baskets, mackerel, cheeses, hams, cocoa, and Irish potatoes and onions at 25c per peck, aiming to attract heavy trade.
E D Wansley and local merchants note a busy fall trade. Visitors include Mr Wm Hooks, Mrs Mercer, and Mrs Mize. Reports cover illness, fevers, a worm/bug invasion, cotton yields, a Cordele funeral, court sessions, and tributes to Rev G C Gardner.
A visiting Americus businessman advocates paving streets with Nicholson cypress blocks as a durable, economical solution. He argues against wooden and stone methods, cites Memphis and Jacksonville examples, and outlines a plan to begin with one block a year, with railroad contributions and local support, to end street dust and improve commerce. He warns against outdated views and urges city leaders to consider the proposal.
The Eagle Shoe and Hat Store offers men's, ladies, misses and children's fine shoes cheaper than any house in America with warrantied pairs. Fresh drugs arriving daily at Hall's Drug Store, and no old stock.
John Hartz of Macon identified and recovered his stolen watch taken during a July theft alongside his vest. He and Chief Lingo received thanks and a gold headed ebony umbrella as a token, with Hartz promising future communication. The item’s owner was located after police traced the thief, John Parker, and the incident remains a notable local tale.
The contract to build the street railroad was awarded to Thomas Murray & Co of Jersey City. J D Murray arrived to begin laying track on Jackson Street and the work aims to progress quickly without delaying sewer projects. A force capable of laying 1000 feet per day will be used. The city nears completion of the electric light plant and machinery is ready for installation.
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