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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1914
Page
1
Michael’s reports sales in recent weeks have created a larger stock of odd lots offered at even lower prices. Shoppers are urged to take advantage of the bargains to save money and avoid missing these opportunities.
The store highlights striped long tunic dresses in black and white and other colors. Prices are set to help you get that extra dress you want. See the Ready-to-Wear Department on the second floor.
A local sale advertises neckwear sets offered at 25 cents each to close out stock valued up to 75 cents. Buyers may choose a collar or collar and cuff set from a large assortment. The deal emphasizes popular price items and a limited closeout.
A shipment of about twenty hat shapes arrives featuring white felt sailor and crusher styles with black bands patent leather roman stripe silk and other trims. A new mannish effect and novelty prove popular. Also new small Panama hats trimmed with quills and feathers displayed in Millinery Dept on the 2nd floor.
The latest neckwear called the Dainty Made offers semi stiff laundered collars with wing flare Gladstone shapes and various pleasing styles. Priced at 25 cents each.
Four tables showcase deeply discounted wash goods. Table 1 offers 5c lawns and muslins formerly 10c. Table 2 features 8c muslins dimities and odd lots normally 10c to 25c. Table 3 presents 15c colored ratines and suitings valued 25c to 40c. Table 4 lists 25c flowers voile crepe and rice cloth typically 35c to 50c.
The advertisement promotes guaranteed luggage and a 25 percent savings on trunks and hand luggage. It emphasizes quality and protection for buyers, claiming the store sells the best luggage and protects purchases.
The last silk hosiery sale of the summer offers black white and colored silk hose in fine grades at 89 cents per pair. Values up to $2.50 are advertised with a special table price of 89 cents for each pair.
A new lot of Royal Society stamped pieces arrives including gowns center pieces children’s dresses underwear pillow cases towels and shirt wrists. The Royal Society’s output allows these goods to be sold at reasonable prices. Join the Royal Society.
A sale offers two sizes of mercerized napkins. The 59 cent lot is cut and hemmed, suitable for fruit napkins and saves on linen. The larger, heavier lot is also cut and hemmed, normally selling up to 1.25 dollars, now 79 cents per dozen.
Round and square neck undervests in five cents sale. Regular ten cent values offered at five cents each. Stock described as full table of taped undervests in various neck shapes.
Panatella and square shaped bags offered from an overcrowded stock. The listing notes bag values up to $2.50 now priced at 98 cents each as part of a July clearance sale.
A beautiful lot of white goods including flaxons striped reps madras and fancy white weaves. Values up to 40c a yard. July clearance sale offered at 18c a yard.
An advertisement touts delicate cut glass vases and comports priced at 18c each, contrasting with 25c and 50c elsewhere. The seller emphasizes a special low price for these decorative items.
Porch Shades proposes a low cost solution with the Coolmoor shade for porches. A salesman offers to install the shade, suggesting it makes porch use cooler and more comfortable without high expense.
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