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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
7
Crowded aisles show shoppers flocking to bargains during a three day sale. Cut prices in every department highlight this retail event with strong emphasis on limited time offers and wide product range.
An entire new line greets shoppers with Linen Coat Suits in White and Linen Shade and other colors. Prices shown include $5.00 to $15.00 ranges with varying markdowns. Some items list specific sale prices such as 2.36.00 and 2. $8.00.
Silk and satin dresses offered with substantial discounts. More than 45 silk and satin dresses sold last week. Remaining week long sale promotes 25 percent savings. Prices include examples from 11.25 to 24.75 for various dress values.
A clearance sale features Ladies and Misses skirts in white linen and reps, plus white tailored skirts with self material, and white shirts. Prices range from about 4 to 12 pounds, with sale items listed alongside regular prices and discounts.
An old ad fragment lists table linens napkins towels and various fabrics in a clearance style sale. It mentions 10 cent and 12 cent goods and references quantities and prices in a decorative shop notice.
Lingerie and wash dresses advertised with price points. Notes include multiple lots with prices such as 8.00 and 5.00, and a collection labeled LOT R408. Some lines appear garbled but indicate a liquidation or clearance of lingerie and wash dresses.
The notice reminds shoppers not to list every item on sale while highlighting a discount across merchandise except for Coat's Spool Cotton.
Storewide hat sale presented as an extraordinary reduction with various price notes and garbled characters. The readable parts indicate significant discounts but lack coherent details on items or exact prices and quantities.
Wool coat suits discounted with prices ranging from 15 to 20 dollars. Includes cream and white serge options. Ad notes savings and urges readers to shop, mentioning costs and locations.
A garbled sale advertisement outlines various waist prices from 1.25 to 10.00 dollars. The fragment hints at bulk offers and discount brackets with multiple lines unreadable in parts.
New York crowds gather at the Custom House for a bargain sale of confiscated dresses seized by authorities. Auctioned by Marshal Henkel, the first sale offers one trunk’s contents valued at over 50 000 dollars, including 22 princess robes and 322 lots. A second sale is planned for next Friday with 203 lots, followed by three more sales later in the month.
An old advertisement urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of kidney or bladder issues. It promises quick improvement and recommends starting today, with sales through all druggists.
The thirty sixth General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada opens in Hamilton Ontario with broad ministerial and elder representation. Major issue is church union, with the basis of union already agreed and the assembly to decide to accept modify or reject it. While noting the gathering, an unrelated ad speaks of Foley's Kidney Remedy aiding elderly men with enlarged prostate.
The report notes William West has been engaged for an important role in the production The Dollar Princess. Details emphasize his casting and the show's upcoming schedule.
The National Association of Retail Grocers opens its annual convention in Portland Oregon with delegates from twenty nine states. President C J Bramer of Tatue Reck Arkansas presides at the morning session. Officials report and committees are named as topics include bankruptcy act weight bill and retailer manufacturer cooperation. Colds lingering can weaken health Foley's Honey and Tar advertised for relief.
Detec tive Crawford of the local force arrested Max P. Emmerich of Indianapolis on a $14,000 embezzlement from the National Bank of Indiana. He used the alias Wilson and was nabbed at the Preval hotel with $800 on hand. The report mentions an unrelated note on catarrh cures and Hall’s products.
John Barrymore has been engaged for the cast of The Candy Shop. The casting confirms his return to a leading stage role as production plans unfold.
Mrs Nathalie Elizabeth Chauncey married Seth Low Pierrepont son of Henry Pierrepont of Brooklyn at Old Trinity church in New York. The couple will sail for Paris within a week where Pierrepont serves as Third Secretary of the American embassy. Also noted are summer rail and steamship excursion plans from Savannah to New York Boston Baltimore and Philadelphia offering return by October 31 1909. Mary Wainwright joins the Marie Doro company.
Atlanta reports say Judge Joseph Turner, chairman of the Posen Comm unes, is confined to his Eatonton home in serious condition after a recent illness. He attended a prison commission session in May, then grew worse on return. Once in Atlanta for an operation, the issue has returned, prompting concern among Georgia officials and friends.
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