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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1907
Page
6
Ten thousand dollars worth of dress goods and silks are offered in the clearance sale. Odds and ends include rugs drapers draperies and table covers with stockings gloves knitwear shawls cloaks and children's wear also in the sale.
Read list of holiday gifts including handkerchiefs gloves hosiery furs petticoats silk waist nets cloaks tailored suits shirts winter underwear and more. Shoe department features slippers and holiday goods while millinery and home furnishings stock a wide range. Cut price room sale aims to reduce stock with many odds and ends discounted.
Gossip on department store playgrounds attracting shoppers and mothers. rising tipping norms across bartenders cabmen boot blacks and others. shoppers headache among women. Montreal type cars on Madison and Fourth avenues. Bronx Zoo lion Sultan strikes at teasing visitors. Singer Building towers above surrounding blocks. growing roller skating and sidewalk hockey across all ages and classes.
An old warning cautions against seeking home remedies for coughs or colds due to unknown preparations. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a genuine cure for coughs colds and pneumonia prevention, sold in a yellow package with a note to refuse substitutes.
Local druggists advertise DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve with a buyable claim to effectiveness and availability in stores. The short promotional item urges readers to purchase through their familiar pharmacy suppliers.
The piece surveys costly furs with heavy trimmings and varied coats, hats, and gowns. It lists favored furs mink caracal broadtail fox seal skin and ermine, plus Persian paw and other cheaper furs. It notes wide stole backs, large square muffs, cutaway coats, and Japanese sleeves falling from fashion, with rich evening gowns and vivid hat colors. Florence Fairbanks cites trends and a domestic note urges readers to return home for advice and a medical tip for colds.
Friday night at the residence of Mrs. E. C. McEvoy the Allo Class of the First Methodist Sunday pol held their regular monthly business meeting. Officers for the ensuing term were named as follows: President Parks Johnson re elected. Vice President Russell Patterson. Treasurer Alban Reed re elected. Corresponding Secretary Frank Miller. Recording Secretary Paul Holliday. After the meeting the class enjoyed refreshments.
It states that vitality comes from digestion and proper assimilation, praising Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to invigorate digestion. The claim includes improved appetite, strength, endurance, and mental clarity, with a 25 cent price and free samples. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and others in Athens, Georgia.
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