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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1914
Page
5
An entire week from Monday April 27 to Saturday May 2 showcases our season’s newest Muslin Underwear at greatly reduced prices. Women are invited to browse dainty snow white garments displayed on tables ready for selection Monday morning.
Our Muslin Sale aims to surpass all prior efforts with a large variety of under muslins in the finest style and best prices. Garments are crafted by expert needlewomen in clean, well ventilated spaces with precise cuts, generous draping, and tasteful trimming to satisfy every woman of taste.
The ad lists prices for auto underbodies at $3.50, $1.50, and $2.25, highlighting a simple catalog of available components.
A brief shopper note highlights chemise and combinations bargains priced around 3.50 to 4.56. The item list emphasizes affordable undergarments and sale pricing to attract readers seeking wardrobe basics.
Readable text shows garments with lace and embroidery praised for lasting wear. Various gowns priced from one to several dollars, including pink and blue crepe items and hand embroidery, with many lines indicating discounts.
Advert reads 65c corset covers now at 49c and 75c corset covers reduced to 49c. Shoppers see price cuts on undergarments at the shop.
Georgia banks including National Bank Athens Clarke County Citizens Anderson and Clarke County Bank will close for Confederate Memorial Day. The post office will have limited hours 10 to 12 with full morning deliveries. rural routes proceed as usual.
Funeral held yesterday for Harry Johnson of Bowman and Moultrie who died in a Thursday motorcycle automobile crash. He was an assistant cashier at a Moultrie bank, son of Dr. Johnson of Bowman, and nephew of A L Deadwyler of Athens, once well known there.
Capt T P Stanley, expert road builder and civil engineer, reports great progress in road building plans across Spalding Hall Gwinnett Carroll and other counties for the Georgia prison commission. He travels from Harris to Clay and Leary, advising local county commissioners and assessing best methods to handle local conditions while receiving many appreciative letters from counties.
A reader critiques an April 23 interview with Fred J Baxter the Galveston Booster noting the piece embellishes without basis and questioning mention of commission government. The letter ends with an advertisement for Chamberlains Tablets and a general classified notice.
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