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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
6
Johnston Bros Co of Johnston On A isle promotes a June clearance sale with end of season pricing from mills and manufacturers. The ad touts one third and one half value items including white goods at less than cost and guarantees accuracy of advertised goods with many bargains across departments.
An old line advertises linen and men's overalls of good quality priced from 25 to 50 cents. It notes boys' overalls in all sizes at similar low prices, with a focus on value and availability.
Local department store promotes straw hats at factory cost 2.50 and 3 hats with higher price ranges, plus pattern hats from Gage Bros. Half price on patterns. Also features linen skirts from 1.25 to 5 and all wool Panama and voile skirts with discounts up to 12. Fine chiff on Panama items noted.
A digest of short items: rail excursion plans across the South West region with dates in July and August, Chicago eyes a large autumn military tourney with 5000 troops at Washington Park, Paris reports a wild nest discovery and coring banana consignments, Barnsley veteran Corporal William Smith dies in England, Pompeii villa discoveries halt work and guard the site, Paris reports two men arrested for a deadly Monte Mart woods murder.
The article notes two men confess to killing a man for a penny and describes the London newsboys’ adaptability during a Bishop of Stepney address at a meeting of the childrens holiday fund.
Plan proposes deepening the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal to thirty six feet with room for forty six feet and doubling its width to enhance German naval movement. Locks will be larger than those at Panama and Salonika, signaling a strategic upgrade for future warships. The note mentions Thessalonica known as Baloniki and references Abdul Hamid’s deprivation in a distant royal context.
Classified note announces high grade coal for sale with contact work and telephone line 72 for inquiry. O Watson is the listing contact.
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