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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1914
Page
3
Special sale features Easter suits priced at 18.50 and 25.00 with a wide, fashion forward selection. Suits originally 25 to 55 now 18.50 to 25, in navy, tan, brown, blue, Copenhagen, taupe, red, green, black and checks. Fabrics include crepe, poplin, moire, and silk blends. Easter is near. visit the store today for stylish ensembles.
Promotional note offers embroidery items and brocade silk petticoats at 98c with a medallion card system. Customers receive a free reproduction of any photo after trading $10.00, tying purchases to card benefits.
Innovations and delights await women as Spring styles are showcased in a display described as "A Unique style Show" featuring a special Easter hats showing from 3 50 to 10.00 and others up to 7.00. Miss Murray's service is available weekdays but not Saturday due to peak workload.
At a Grocers and Butchers Association meeting last night the group voted to rename to Retail Merchants Protective Association to admit druggists, dry goods firms, coal and wood dealers and other retailers. The change aims to strengthen finances and enable accurate ratings and broader credit information exchanges with major national groups. Also notes promotion of Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and M. A. Stuckney’s Arnica Salve claims.
At the Baptist Tabernacle of Athens Ga a presbytery examined J H Strickland on April 1 for full gospel ministry ordination. The board endorsed ordination after a thorough exam and announced plans with Bomar Neighbour Edwards Stillions Parrish and Flury directing the service. Strickland to preach the ordination sermon and depart Saturday for South Carolina for special work.
The Central Manufacturing Co of Dayton Ohio offers 100 beautiful cards and a free self filling fountain pen for 50 cents postpaid. Many cards are rare and have sold singly for higher prices, with quick action urged for lovers of nature and rare art pictures.
Special to the Banner from New York reports railroads say post office data show underpayment of about 20 million dollars annually for mail carriage. The 24 railroads operate 218600 miles, led by Ralph Peters of the Long Island Railroad, citing rising post office revenues and parcel post impact without adequate compensation.
Several hundred copies of a special Athens Banner edition promoting the Trade Day excursion were sent to Commerce and rural areas. W A Sanges led distribution, aiming to attract Northeast Georgia shoppers. The edition showcased Athens firms and emphasized persistent newspaper advertising as productive for merchants.
The United States Geological Survey says mineral rods for locating underground wealth are fakes. A Birmingham man claiming government employment and sharing half its finds prompts the inquiry from Vinemont, Alabama. The survey notes magnetic effects only on iron nickel and cobalt, dismissing other metals as undetectable.
Policeman John F Short of this city used a bogus Alabama deposit slip to cash a forged check from the Fourth National Bank of Montgomery. The supposed deposit tied to Short’s name proved worthless, unraveling months of trouble for the bank and exposing the scheme as a clever but failed forgery.
J H Scott from Blun Ga extols Foley's Honey and Tar as infallible for coughs and colds, calling it the best remedy he has ever handled. H R Palmer & Sons advertise mineral rods, warns that claims of government endorsement are deceptive and should be reported.
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