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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1904
Page
1
The Silk Department offers a large new wares assortment with 500 yards of wash Habuti Silks in designs at 87.4 cents a yard. Also 27 inch black, white and colored China Silk at 80 cents, Pin Check Silks at 75 cents, Foulard Silks at 75 cents, Samson Lining Silks at 69 cents, and Taffetta Louisine Duchess and Peu de Soie silks from 75 cents to 1.00 a yard.
The article advertises a seasonal stock of dress fabrics from global markets, highlighting Voiles, Crystals, Crepe Egypta, Canvas Cloth, Crepe de Chine, Mohair, Brilliantine, Peau de Soie, Drap de Alma, Serges and more. It cites prices such as 5000 yards of Voiles at 50 cents per yard, 40 inch all wool Voile at $1.00, and 25000 yards of Poplin de Soie at 35 cents per yard.
The Democratic executive district of Georgia meets in Athens on March 12 1904 and adopts a plan for a congressional primary in each county on April 20 1904 to choose a Democrat for the 59th Congress. A district convention in Elberton on May 24 1904 will nominate the candidate and appoint district officers.
A. H. Davison offers sixteen acres on the outskirts of Athens suitable for farming or cheap building sites. Will sell or exchange for other property.
An ad styled note promotes a wide assortment of goods described as the best made and highly varied. It emphasizes quality and beauty, claiming extensive coverage and unusually low prices for the period. The fragmentary text highlights showy footed novelty items and foot coverings as top offerings.
A local store announces a grand sale of white goods with new stock and discounts. It highlights Dimities, Piques, Persian Nainsooks, Batiste Clair, Mercerized Fancies, white lawns, Indian linens, and Irish linen waist fabrics priced from 25 to 75 cents per yard.
A city catalog promotes a swell assortment of belts at 25 85 50 and 75 cents lines of hat pins shirt waist sets stick pins belt buckles and neckwear such as stocks turnovers Windsor ties and lawn ties also highlighting New Pampadonr side and back combo ruching ribbons hosiery and handkerchiefs Sheer linen lawn priced at 0 75 and 1 00 per yard.
Merchants in Athena Georgia sign to close their stores every afternoon at 6 p m from April 1 to September 1 1904 with Saturdays exempted Talmadge Bros Co Talmadge Hardware Co Fleming Son Bondurant Co Abney Brothers Co Arnold Grocery Co J King Co W A Mallory Co George H Hulme Athena Hardware Co Griffeth Implement Co Webb Crawford Eppes Wilkins Co Dearing Hardware Co endorsing the plan plus a public note about a historical tale and a patient testimonial for Chamberlains Cough Remedy sold by Palmer Smith & Bro and W J Smith & Co.
Donahue of Yale has been engaged by Auburn students to coach the football team next fall. He has served as sub-quarter at Yale for two seasons and is noted for game knowledge and effective instruction. Auburn hopes to beat Georgia in Atlanta on Thanksgiving Day. Georgia aims to prevent that outcome.
A note on mistaken identity fears for Mr Fred Beusse amid rumors of marriage. Also an ad section reports P A Danforth of LaGrange Ga cured a six month leg sore by Bucklen Alpha Salve in five days. John Blount recovers from rheumatism after Chamberlains Pain Balm failed. Ads praise local druggists H R Palmer Sons and W J Smith Bro.
A local store promotes a wash goods sale featuring ginghams, dimities, batistes, embroidered Swiss, percal es, and mercerized fabrics. Prices drop to 8 to 25 cents per yard, with 2500 yards of ginghams at 8 cents and 1500 yards of lace stripe fancies at 19 cents, highlighting new weaves and patterns.
An elaborate display features ladies walking skirts in black navy grey tan and Oxford priced from 4.00 to 8.50. Long skirts in flaked voile and new weaves offered at 5.50 10.00 and 12.50. The largest line of shirt waists including white Madras from 0.85 to 3.50 and linen waists at 2.00 2.50 3.50. Silk waists priced 4.50 5.00 6.00 and 8.50.
The 87th Senatorial Democratic Executive Committee votes to hold a meeting in Athens on March 19 at the city hall to fix a date for the senator primary after Chairman B. F. Holder Jr. resigned and Secretary A. B. Harper issued the call. The notice includes Holder’s letter resigning as chairman and lists initial committee members.
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