27 Dec 1895
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1895
Page
1
Santa Claus Headquarters opens at the New York Store in Jackson to supply toys dolls candies apples oranges nuts and holiday goods for Christmas. The ad highlights a large stock said to outshine Atlanta options and urges early selections before stock runs low.
A reader is urged to write Santa Claus a Christmas wish list and send it through parents so that the letter reaches the paper in time and the wishes may be forwarded to Santa. The notice emphasizes timely submission and suggests that the paper will help ensure delivery of the desired gifts.
Country merchants are invited to inspect a broad selection of Christmas toys dolls confectioneries with ample stock to match city offerings. Special inducements are available to merchants who place orders.
The store advertises a cut price sale on dry goods clothing shoes and more to reduce stock before the annual stock taking on January 1. It expects heavy trade for three to four weeks and will add extra help to handle customers.
A cheerful holiday message from The New York Store signed by TOCOARMICHARI CO. Prop expressing merry Christmas and a happy new year to readers as a friendly closing note.
R. L. Garner reports from Ambrizette Angola as he begins a perilous expedition into darkest Africa to study native gorillas and complete an alphabet of the ape language. He promises rapid, surprising results before returning to New York, seeking insights into primeval man and the history of language.
The article notes a revival of the bustle in women's fashion with an eight by four inch pad to support ripple skirts, commenting on its adoption from the Louis Seize era. It also reports New York state purchasing 75,000 acres of Adirondack woodland, part of a total 600,000 acres owned, urging other states to follow.
A trust formed in the last two weeks includes nearly all carpet tack factories in the country and has driven tack prices up to almost double the previous rates.
Representative M A Dees proposes a radical excise bill assigning deputy sheriffs to oversee saloons in every locality not under local prohibition. Saloons would pay 1600 dollars for a license with 500 dollars to state, county and city treasuries and 100 dollars for a temporary deputy fund. The deputy must not bartend or drink, and may jail disorderly patrons in a temporary cell. If deputies fail, they are liable on bond and can be dismissed. Open hours limited to 12 per day with specific time restrictions.
Patrick Wood a 45 year old painter on Blackwell's Island suffers from scleroderma a hardening of the skin making him appear in a mail like armor for two years He left his trade and entered an almshouse after massage failed to help Dr Culver ordered thyroid extract and the patient shows improvement though paralyzed by lead oxide exposure and steel like skin remains a feature.
In New York two window displays draw attention. One features a man in a cigarette brand costume seated and smoking. The other shows a man in a lace sleeve coat with a paper crown and false nose seated at a Broadway tailor shop sewing on a coat.
A dubious account claims the British Jion seeks to seize lower Siam to curb appetite and potentially ease tensions with Venezuela, amid speculative imperial maneuvering and regional power plays.
The Bull Run battlefield was sold for under six dollars per acre, a price far below the usual quotation for historic battlefields, noted by the Boston Herald.
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