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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1903
Page
3
SHOE SALE offers 500 pairs Ladies and Children low cut Oxfords and Sandals at 75c, 600 pairs Low-Cuts at 1.25, 150 White Laundried Shirts 1.00 to 1.50, 350 Men Draws 19c, 600 Suspenders 25c, 500 Silk Ties 15c, 500 Ladies Hose 10c, 350 Ladie's Skirts 25c, 500 Swiss Ribbed Vests 10c, 600 Lisle Vests 15c, 350 Ladies and Girls pants and more. Cotton goods line also promoted.
Inventory items listed including jeans 50 pieces at 25e, 25 pieces cottonades at 10e, 1 00 yards cheek muslins at 34¢ per yard, 5 000 yards shirting prints at 34¢, 2 000 yards percale remnants, umbrellas for ladies and men, 1 600 Jap fans, trunks and packing trunks priced below value, white goods assortment highlighted as best in market. Includes promotional claims on travel trunks and stock size.
The sale of the old fire department horse Rattler sparks reminiscences of W F Dorsey and Capt C G Talmadge. Dorsey helped found the paid fire department and opposed the purchase of Rattler, who proved to be the best horse. Rattler is now sold due to age though still capable on a run. The notice blends local civic history with a sale announcement and a separate advertisement for Botanic Blood Balm promising eczema cures with a free sample.
The Bald win street Sunday school teachers and scholars held a cheerful picnic at Athens park under Rev. E. D. Stone. The event boosts the Sunday echoe, a busy and growing local program aiding youngsters in the city. DeWitt's Little Early Risers advertised by Our Drug Co as a remedy for constipation and related issues.
Capt Jack Crawford, Irish born in 1848 and famed as a western scout and poet, appears at the city opera house Wednesday night. The 65 year old veteran is celebrated as the “Bobby Burns of the West” and famed for frontier exploits, poetry, and a camp fire persona. Also noted is a testimonial for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets by local Stillwater resident Joseph Pominville.
City Auditor John Zalleis of Newport Kentucky endorses Doan's Kidney Pills after three boxes relieved his backache and kidney discomfort. Ad claims amber urine health, cites Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as U.S. agents and H R Palmer & Sons as local sellers at 50 cents.
Southern Railway advertises a low rate package for the United Confederate Veterans Reunion in New Orleans with tickets on sale May 16–21 1908 and a final leaving date May 24 1903. Athens GA to New Orleans rate 11.40 per mile, deposit required, 50 cent extension fee may push return to June 15 1908.
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