10 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1918
Page
1
A selection table offers cre tonne, curtain madras, scrims, art draperies, lace edge marquisette and other novelties. Prices shown indicate many items sold at reduced rates with no item under sixpence.
A display of curtain fabrics including cretonnes scrims madras and drapery materials. Prices range from 45c to 50c with new season prices promising greater savings. This table presents the pick of the stock and urges choosing now.
Table No.4-49e presents cretonnes and drapery materials once 65c and higher now offered at 49c. Exquisite marquise sets, nets and other fabrics are priced 75c and 85c, with a variety piled high on a single table for easy selection.
Advertisement notes imported Japanese designs for cre tonies and solid color silk draperies priced as low as 9c to 10c cotton. It urges buyers to stock up while prices remain reduced and highlights many items valued at 85c to $1.00.
An advertisement touts a sale of nets cretonies and drapery fabrics at low prices with items previously sold as high as $1.00. It urges customers to attend early to save the difference as prices are rising.
A table of mismatched lace edges and insertions remains unmatched until after the war. Imported laces in narrow widths with edges or insertions separately, including Valenciennes round thread. Laces once selling at 10c per yard are offered at 2 yards for 5c, with buyers choosing from the lot.
A local retailer touts a special purchase offering the prettiest shirtwaists at 98 cents each. The ad claims prices far lower than past items and compares the waists favorably to a $1.50 table, inviting customers to choose among a table of bargains.
The ad touts special lace tables with lines from 5¢ to 15¢ per yard. It promises excellent values on 7¢ and 10¢ tables, featuring matched sets and dainty patterns, urging early view before items sell out.
The store offers two neckwear tables with deep discounts. Collars formerly selling 50c to 75c are 19c each, some mussed but fixable with an iron. A second table features collars from 89c to over 1.25 at 48c each, most single items, promising strong bargains as new stock arrives.
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