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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1909
Page
3
Davison-Nicholson Co announces this week's specials across multiple departments. Spring skirts in various shades, numerous lace and embroidery items, table linens, veils, and hats. Large selection includes ladies kimonas and boys blouses at substantial price cuts.
A sale listing offers 10 pieces Linen Sheeting at 50c per yard, 1,000 yards Fruit of Loom Bleaching at 2c per yard in 10 to 20 yard pieces, and 1,000 yards Bleaching at 8 1/2c. Long Cloth priced at 8 1/2c per yard, Cambric at 7 1/2c, 100 pieces Cotton Diaper Cloth at 60c per piece.
Readable lines show Percales Madras and Ginghams offered at 300 yards total. Center table display priced at 10 cents, with fabrics valued at about 12 1/2 cents. Sale highlights broad selection and notable discount.
One center table displays Linonette outfits and Chambrays at 15c per yard. We offer them this week at 10c. Cotton Suitings, 2,000 yards, would be excellent value at 10c per yard. Our special price is 7 1-2c.
White Goods Specials offer shirt waists children s lawns oxford check muslin madras and more at 10 cents per yard. Ladies skirts fabrics guaranteed not to shrink with a center table display featuring 000 yards of elegant material valued at 25 cents per yard, now sold at 15 cents per yard.
Bargain sale offers extensive shirt waists in cream and ecru net with lace and Irish edging. Items priced from five dollars to two dollars and fifty cents, with regular values listed as higher. Includes white and cream net and china silk waists at discounted prices, highlighting limited stock and savings.
A local ad promotes Spring Suits for women featuring Panama and Serge fabrics. Panama Suits in French Panama shades priced at 15 dollars, Serge Suits offered at 20 dollars, and White Lace trimmed options from 4.50 to 15 dollars.
Department store highlights include Linolette wash suits in pink blue lavender and white Mercerized poplin suits in blue pink lavender brown and white and white duck and linen wash skirts. Special values this week on Messaline taffeta drop skirts. Soft lustrous taffeta petticoats in in-demand graceful shapes and shades.
Linen fabrics advertised at low prices with wide ranges from Shirt Waist Linens at 19c to 50c for 104 Linen Sheetings. Includes 41-inch Linen Suitings in multiple colors and 36-inch linens at 25c. Describes soft finish and fast finishes, touting cheap rates and value in a round-up sale notice.
An advertisement touts handsome Tamise dresses in tan blue rose and green hues. The gowns are described as fashionable and are offered at special prices of 10 and 12.50 dollars.
A local merchant advertises an extensive silk sale featuring Pongee and Rajah 27 inch silks in natural and new shades, Bagdad rough silks, Shantung, Foulards in polka dots and Shamrock, and 1000 yards of Fancy Taffetas. Foulards priced 6 1 2 to 1.00 per yard. Stripe Messaline Satin and Stripe Messaline offered at 1.25 per yard in multiple colors.
Special list of toiletries with prices for Colgate and Colgate related products. Items include powdered borax, taleum varieties, shaving sticks, soaps, eau de quinine, colognes, vaseline cream, and glycerine lotion with prices ranging from 10c to 42c. Includes multi item deals such as 3 for 25c and 7 cakes for 25c.
A local listing advertises Huck Towels in bulk quantities with varied unit prices. 100 dozen towels priced at 10c and 5c with stated values of 8 1 2c and 18c respectively. An additional 75 dozen towels offered at 15c each with a value of 20c.
Silk Suits of Messaline Satin offers a complete line of silk dresses in Athens with prices ranging from 10.00 to 35.00. New shades available.
In a local sale offer 200 pair of Linen finished Sheets in full size measure 212 yards are priced at 69 cents instead of 85 cents. A stock of 100 dozen Pillow Cases with a true value of 50 cents per pair is discounted to 35 cents per pair.
售 Mercerized Soutache braids offered in pink blue tan old rose and white priced at 10 cents per dozen.
Rugs! Rugs! Stock replenished daily with new colors and patterns from leading mills. All wool Smyrna 9x12 now 22.50, Extra Heavy Axminster 27.50 now 21.50, Regular Axminster 25.00 now 20.00. Fine 10 wire Top Rug 18.50 now 15.00. Wool face velvet 27x54 1.49 and Tapestry Bug 27x54 0.85. Large stock of small Oriental patterned rugs available.
The ad promotes a large stock of window shades in all sizes colors and grades. It offers custom sizes without ordering delays and guarantees all rollers with high quality material for the money.
An ad touts Petrolene as the latest rug border material. The composition is harder than oil cloth and imitates a hardwood border for rugs. Sample to see and compare. It claims a hard wood floor cost at 1-6 the price of real wood.
The notice advertises matting services with various products and prices. 116 Warp White China Matting $11.50 laid, 116 Warp Colored China Matting $12.50 laid, 190 pound China Matting colors $11.50 laid, 160 Warp Japan floral $12.50 laid, 360 Warp Japan Matting floral and figured $17.50 laid. It invites customers to give a trial to showcase their work.
A furniture and home goods dealer advertises Ingrain Carpets at cost due to heavy stock. They urge customers to compare prices after trying others and offer a large sample line of draperies, rugs, and carpets. Mr. Sweet will meet customers by appointment to discuss room plans and suggest treatments.
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