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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
3
The Wooltex line presents high class tailoring and style for Easter wear. The three elements of quality, style, and material justify Wooltex as preferable to other garments. The spring showing features all new Wooltex styles with prices up to 55.00.
The display features gowns in marquisette, voile, lingerie, silk, satin and net fabrics in maroon and other shades. They are well made with dainty trims and priced from 5.00 to 45.00, offering a range for different budgets.
Women are urged to visit for spring suits priced from 15 to 22 50 with best wool fabrics and satin linings. The display features well tailored garments in the latest weaves and styles, promising satisfaction for all shoppers.
Our sales on embroideries the last few weeks have been great. Some of our best numbers have been sold out and we have already duplicated them. They came here by Monday's express. Now is the time to buy while the stock is complete. Swell showing of imported voile lingerie and Swiss flouncing. All prices.
Import fabrics offered in 27-inch chiffon lisse and plain voile in multiple colors. Cotton foulards 27 and 45 inches wide priced 15 to 35 cents, plaid voiles per yard 20 to 75 cents.
Athens adds an auto truck to its fire department fleet signaling a modern upgrade. The piece quotes J W Foley’s April Popular Mechanics verse contrasting old horse drawn service with mechanized apparatus and the nostalgia of the horse era.
The banner reports a record turnout in North Dakota as voters from both parties participated in the first statewide presidential primary. Early dispatches note heavy participation, with Roosevelt and LaFollette vying for Republican endorsement. Officials warn results may be delayed until tomorrow if the race tightens.
George WwW Koons of Lawton Michigan reports that Dr Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism greatly helped his wife who could not move her hand or foot for two months. After starting the remedy she improved rapidly and by Wednesday could dress and walk to breakfast. Sold by Citizens Pharmacy at Grayon and Jackson Streets.
More than four hundred music supervisors from across the states attend the fifth annual convention of the National Music Supervisors Association in St Louis. Local teachers arrange daily programs for visitors with sessions on singing training and music in schools. Tomorrow includes school inspections and a social, with a concert by the Symphony Orchestra and 500 St Louis high school students Thursday night.
St John New Brunswick March 19 The question of a uniform Dominion marriage law is one of the principal matters to be considered by the New Brunswick Grand Lodge of Orange Men in annual session here. The grand lodge met this morning and will continue its sessions over tomorrow.
Milwaukee March 19 Manager Hugh Duffy with a large squad departs today for Cairo to get into condition for the coming season. The Brewers of the Milwaukee American Association will train abroad to build fitness and team cohesion. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended for lingering colds and is sold by all dealers.
The Athens fire department is lauded as a symbol of city growth with its history tracing from bucket brigades to a modern force. Capt. Reuben Nickerson is celebrated as the founding hero who led the early defense, inspiring a community fundraiser and the acquisition of a hand engine that started the present department's legacy.
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