05 Apr 1914
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1914
Page
1
With Easter only a week away Michael's unveils astonishing values sure to attract shoppers from far afield. The promotion emphasizes deep discounts and appealing offers designed to draw in customers seeking seasonal bargains.
A local retailer promotes a week long pre Easter sale on a large suit stock. Models in various colors include items valued at 18.50 20.00 and 22.50 offered at 15.00 each with many sizes unavailable in some models.
Readers urged to visit Monday for special dress offerings. The ad promises remarkable values on dresses for occasions, with prices around 7.50 to 18.50 and note of limited time to shop. The copy emphasizes affordable fashion and exclusive selections for upcoming events.
The article highlights new neckwear shapes in spring fashion. Crepe and chine ties with square collars are shown in various materials and colors. Fabrics include maline and nepe with festive Easter time appeal and popular touches.
A special sale offers white crepe at 15 cents per yard, marked down from typical prices of 20 to 25 cents. The material on display features a seersucker crepe with wide and narrow stripes.
Lancaster gingham children’s play dresses and aprons offered at a price below cost. Extra special price of 19 cents each.
A local shop highlights a varied stock of silk and cotton blends, mercerized cottons, solid colors, stripes, and small floral figures. Voiles, batistes, dimities, mousselines are shown in good colors, with many options to suit any use.
The article notes the largest silk stock in the history of the business, featuring Crepe de Chine, novelty crepes, and Egyptian and Chinese crepes. It highlights staple colors and new shades such as tango, duck blue, pigeon blue, violet, and foxglove, available for silk costumes.
About fifteen pieces printed flowered brocade silks sold in full yard widths. Comparable to $2.00 silks in quality. All good colors available. Price set at 75 cents per yard.
A vendor proclaims success in securing a large supply of human hair switches and offers them at half price and below usual costs for equal quality. The notice emphasizes unusually low pricing to attract buyers.
An item described as Lot No 1 offers switches and transfors with sizes 20 and 22 inches and boots priced at 3 and 3.80 dollars. The ad claims typical quality priced at 350 dollars but lists a new price of 1.48.
Lot includes switches in fades listed at 1.98 dollars with regular value around 5. Descriptive phrasing notes Beleas fine spit lone creats as the item.
Fragment describes Lot No 3 with a price of 3.98 and mentions potential buyers or bidders. Details are incomplete, hindering full identification of item, provenance, or outcome.
A newspaper ad touts a belt with three stems offered at 4.98 dollars, claiming it is the greatest switch offer seen in Georgia and noting normally priced 10.00 to 12.50. It invites customers to view colored wigs and to mail sample hair for matching.
The Millinery Parlors launch their busiest week of the year with Easter season mood and a vivid hat show. Models from Europe and America join daily creations from the workroom, with hundreds of styles priced at 3.50, 4.50, 5.00, 6.50 and 7.50.
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