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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
3
We have stricken out previous prices on our already low priced merchandise and these prices are the very lowest they will be for this season. You cannot save money by waiting any longer. When we sell you an article for $2.50 from a former price of $5.00 you save $2.50. Don’t miss the half price sale in ready-to-wear.
Hand painted plates priced at 15¢ with 120 pairs on sale at 25¢, three pairs for 50¢. Men's silk hose $1 for 3 pairs, and gauze hose 10c. Embroidery sale 10c for Swiss Cambric edge and insertion, up to 25c. 72 inch table damask 50c, various dress trimmings and nets. All children's dresses 2.22, hats and bonnets included.
Austin reports Texas braces for a statewide prohibition referendum as the liquor issue pits prohibitionists against anti saloon forces in a bitter, nationwide level campaign. Mass meetings sweep the state with leaders like Governor Campbell and Governor Colquitt stumping from Panhandle to Gulf. Public sentiment seeks a clear settlement, but outcome remains uncertain until votes are counted.
Delegates from many parts of the country arrived in Milwaukee for the Gideons convention. The organization has placed over 80 000 Bibles in hotels across the United States and Canada during the past year. Sessions begin tomorrow with special meetings to be held in forty Milwaukee churches.
Preparations are complete for the International Railway General Foremen's Association annual convention in Chicago, with three days of meetings next week. Representatives from leading United States railroads as well as Canadian and Mexican peers will attend.
Rev H Stubenwoll of Allison Ta extols Dr Kings New Life Pills as a health essential. The verse urges use in every home and promises wellness after failed remedies. Pills priced at 25 cents at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Eons.
Athens readers note the Savannah Press editor Pleasant A. Stovall drew strong respect in Georgia for defending popular election of U S senators, preferring principle over political gain. The editorial lauds his steadfast stand and predicts continued influence in Georgia politics. It also references a Duluth regatta and rowing events on upcoming days.
President Taft will visit Manassas Virginia tomorrow to participate in the Blue and Gray celebration near the Bull Run battlefield. The trip follows ongoing national events and highlights Taft’s engagement with Civil War commemoration.
Dandruff is blamed on germs that attack hair roots and cause loss of life and luster. A Parisian Sage remedy, fifty cents, claims to kill more dandruff germs than any other agent and to banish dandruff, stop hair fall and itching with a money back guarantee. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and druggists nationwide.
New York July 20 heavy selling in cotton eroded bull holdings led by famed traders and New Orleans operators. Drought fears in the southwest, boll weevil concerns, and rising new crop movement kept sentiment bearish. August cotton closed around 12.92 cents, January 12.06, with talk of 11 to 10 cents amid favorable August reports.
London papers mark the centenary of the birth of Earl of Elgin, famed British diplomat. As Governor General of Canada from 1846 for eight years, he steered a tactful policy during a sensitive era and gained immense popularity. He later held the post in India until his death in 1863.
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