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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
3
The Davison Nicholson Company promotes new light weight materials for hot weather garments and home cooling items. It pledges consistent service and high standards for every customer, claiming universal satisfaction and a busy store due to trusted service.
Thousands of customers already use Wayne Knit hosiery and praise the high class feel and perfect fit. Colors stay fast and wear longer than rivals at similar prices. Stock includes silk boot and all silk, with prices from 50 to 200 dollars and silk lisle and cotton from 25 cents up.
Our department features soaps toilet waters talcum powders and more with lower prices. Specials include Corylopsis talcum powder 18c Snowberry soap 25c for 7 bars Colgates toilet waters 25c Ponds peroxide and cold cream 20c Palm Olvie and Jap Rose soaps 10c 3 for 25c Cashmere Bouquet and Almond Cream 3 for 25c Melba line powders and waters 15c to 75c Talcum powders Colgates La France Cashmere Bouquet Jap Rose Corylopsis Dactyliss Monad Violet.
A full size dimity quilt offered at 98c instead of the usual 1.50 to 2.00. The sale price applies while quantities last.
In our millinery department the store offers expert milliners and a wide stock of shapes and trimmings. The shop claims the largest selection in Athens with lower prices and higher quality on fashion hats.
Silks that stand the test at Athens shop claim the largest stock and lowest prices. They advertise fancy silk voiles and crepe de chines 36 inches wide at 65c and 75c, chiffon taffetas 36 inches at 1.25, crepe de chines 40 inches at 1.25 and 1.50, and silk poplins at 1.25 per yard.
A special table offers sheer stripe and checked voiles piques madras novelty checks and organdies up to 35c a yard. Special price 15c a yard for these fabrics.
Exclusive agents advertise Niagara Maid Silk Gloves claiming top quality with double tip fingers guaranteed to wear. They offer short and long styles in solid colors and color stitched options, priced 50c to 1 25. They promise full shrinking service for fabrics before garment making.
The Georgia Manufacturers Association calls for restraint ahead of the 1915 legislature. Amid a national industrial low, they urge fewer and better laws to avoid burdens on vested capital and avoid drastic regulatory action that could threaten business and employment. They stress cautious, conservative reform.
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