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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1909
Page
3
Johnston Bros. Co advertises a season of linen goods with discounts of 10 to 50 percent. Highlights include white linen 36 inches wide from 25 to 75 cents per yard, 90 inch linen sheeting at 75 cents to $1.50, and various plain colors and striped linens priced 20 to 50 cents per yard.
Local shop offers hand finished embroidery in hamburg swiss and adinsook styles for skirts flouncing waists and underwear. Stock ranges 5e to 1 50 yard with two special lots cut 1 1 2 inches to 10 inches wide valued higher but sold at 10c and 15e per yard.
In the wool dress goods department we feature exclusive stripe patterns in new spring colorings. The store maintains its bargain reputation with prices from 50e to 1.50 per yard.
We offer styles in voile panama and serge with savings of 25 to 50 percent. All wool voile skirts range from 4.98 to 25.00, plain or trimmed, and all panama and serge skirts from 3.98 to 15.00. On second floor.
We promote superior grade muslin underwear with careful workmanship and well finished seams. Drawers sell up to 1.098, gowns up to 2.98, skirts up to 4.08, corset covers up to 1.50, chemises up to 1.08. Let us show you on the second floor.
A clothing ad offers mens and boys suits with new stock bought cheaply. Pure worsted suits in greys browns blues and black priced from 4.98 to 16.59. Boys knee pants knickerbocker suits all wool 3.08 to 4.98. Fancy worsted boys suits 6 to 16 1.49 to 3.95.
The Job Department offers 50 percent off on white lawns, brocaded madras, nainsook, checked dimity, ginghams, and more. Irregular remnants from mills are priced at half or less, with items like white lawn at 10 cents, white madras at 10 cents, ing nainsook at 5 to 10 cents, and English long cloth at 10 cents. Ranges include poplins, dimity, and overalls at reduced prices, all at ready display with price cards.
Washington dispatch reports DC suffragists prepared to press for equal footing with men if Congress grants party suffrage to men only. Four DC groups unite under Equal Suffrage association with leaders Miss Emma M. Gillett and Mrs. Jessie Waite Wright steering a decades-old campaign.
The immigration bureau's information division, led by Terrence V. Powderly, traces a revival in employment as factories reopen or expand hours. Powderly verifies reports by contacting management, noting many plants had previously sought extra workers but had applications withdrawn after the election.
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