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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1905
Page
11
It's a good thing to have a clock in every room and a second clock at home. A wide array of parlor hall kitchen bedroom and alarm clocks is offered, all guaranteed. Handsome Simmons watch chains showcase design quality and workmanship in display cases.
A long row of social notices describes bridge parties hosted by Mrs. Paul Smith and Mrs. Hodgson, with about sixty guests and an elaborate menu. Other items note lectures by Miss Rutherford on Nazareth and the Sea of Tiberias, the Sophie Brumby Missionary Society meeting, travels of Mrs. C. B. Griffith, a dental paper in Atlanta, and several local social visits and city news.
Davison and Lowes advertises extensive specials on towels soap linens and wash goods including 100 dozen Huck towels at 75c per dozen 110 dozen at 1 25 and 1000 cakes toilet soap 50c per dozen plus 1000 yards tap printed matting at 15c extra values on rugs millinery and novelties with various discounts on leatherware silks linens and dress fabrics.
Ad reads a May sale at Michael Badd Co offering white lawn shirt waists with embroidery at 1.25, silk shirt waists 2.25 to 5.00, walking skirts up to 10.00, linen silk shirt waist suits 1.25 to 17.50, plus yardage deals on white India lawn, batistes, organdies and silks. Also promotes parasols, neckwear, hosiery, gloves, girdles and a Chamberlain product ad for stomach and liver tablets sold by local stores.
Local ad promotes Huggins China House as the place for best English and American porcelain dinnerware. It claims the largest variety and the lowest prices in town.
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