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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1905

Page

3

Glove Sale Draft at Bargain Prices This Week

G. Thompson's Glove Fitting offers W B and other well known makes priced from 1.00 to 2.50 each. Entire lot choices this week available for 50 cents each.

Lab Beads and Fabrics Sale Listing Items

Silk and Linen Voiles 15¢ to 2.50, White Embroidery Waists 98c, Embroidered Waist Patterns white Lawn and Linen 95c to 2.50, Black Lawn Waists, 500 Baby Caps 15c to 1.75 each. New line includes Belts Ribbons Neck Ruchings Collars Handkerchiefs Gauze Lisle Stockings Umbrellas Bags Veilings Fans Hair accessories.

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Big store offers new ornaments and summer footwear

The notice lists new popular items including ornaments neck chains stock collars neck rufflings and sleeve rufflings. It advertises 500 pairs ladies oxford shoes 185 to 300 depending on style and mentions Queen Quality shoes 200 250 and 300 with color options. Also highlights 1000 yards ginghams and percales at sale prices.

Ennis Shoes

Local Linen and Accessory Sale Featuring Towels Hats and Powders

Big shipment includes napkins towels and crash toweling priced 8 1 2c to 12 1 2c per yard with Davison Lowe linens on offer. Ready to wear hats for ladies and children 25c to 3 50, school hats included. Toilets waters extracts fancy soaps talcum powders 15c Mennen Colgate Bailey talcum 10c per oz. Also hair brushes and tooth items.

Mennen’s Colgate Bailey

British food supply and trade shifts in the 1900s

The piece analyzes Britain's war era food security, noting a decline in US grain exports and a rise in domestic milling. It highlights Britain sourcing meat and dairy from Argentina, New Zealand, Denmark, and Canada, and warns that liberal reciprocity treaties may be needed to maintain commercial power. A second unrelated section reports on George Blake’s confinement and alleged hypnotic influence by Maud Freitag, who is near death, with the case suggesting dual hypnotism.

Great Britain United States Canada Russia Argentine England Liverpool Minneapolis Tle New Zealand Denmark Australia Germany Cal Congress Blaine McKinley Cincinati Enquirer Maud Freitag East Twelfth Street

Lawyer Blake in Sanity Trial After Mental Decline

George D. Blake, famed Pacific Coast lawyer, is on trial for insanity in Los Angeles after weeks of mental decline. His professional work has collapsed and authorities have placed him under care as the case unfolds.

D. Blake Pacific Coast Blake

Great Ribbon Sale Opens Monday at Nine Thirty A.M

Turner & Hodgson announces a vast ribbon sale starting Monday May 15 at 9:30 a.m. The window display features 10,000 yards of ribbons in spring shades including white black and satin varieties. Ribbons range from 4 to 9 inches wide and were valued 15 to 35 cents, now offered at 10 cents.

Turner & Hodgson

Cheney’s Expectorant Cures Coughs at Local Stores

A generic patent medicine called Cheney’s Expectorant is advertised to treat coughs colds and croup for 25 cents a bottle sold at all drug stores.

Indiana University Jawbones dance raid ends with jail bid

Bloomington May 13 Sheriff Hough and four deputies disrupted a Jawbones fraternity dance at Indiana University. Cowboys dressed guests, reckless shooting led to arrests and jail. Bond posted and luncheon interrupted revealed the prank, sparking potential lawsuits and parental censure. Also ad copy promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism relief.

Bloomington Ind Hough Indiana University Jawbone Brothers Stion Claude Malott

Excursion Rates to Savannah for Grand Lodge Meeting

The Central of Georgia Railway offers round trip tickets from Athens to Savannah and return for 55 cents for the Grand Lodge I O O F of Georgia meeting in Savannah May 23 to 25. Tickets on sale May 21 22 and 28 with final limit May 29. For details contact L E Poley agent by phone 16.

Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. of Georgia Savannah Central of Georgia Railway Athens L. E. Poley

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