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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1891
Page
8
A sales pitch touts huge savings at a central headquarters store. It lists low prices on Satteen remnants, lawn, calico, Nainsooks, Shirting Calicoes, French Lawns, Mousseline, Batiste, Llama cloth, Sea Inland Sheeting, and Persian Lawns with quantities and per yard rates.
An extended sale advertises imported White goods and laces at deep discounts with pieces and yardage listed. Bleaching and sheetings offered, closing out Monday. Shoes moved to Dry Goods room due to store vacancy, large display in the left room.
Shoe sale advertises prices from 75 to 150 per pair for various ladies and kid shoes. Items include French Kid Dongola Baton Lace Opera and Common Sense styles with Morocco Ladies Lace Patent Leather Tip Satin Lined finishes.
Special sale offers men’s footwear with prices from 100 to 200 per pair. Stock includes 140 pairs of 200 Congress and Ball shoes, 125 per pair for 200 Lace or Congress or Calf shoes, 63 pairs of Dongola Lace and Congress, and more shoes in 250 275 and 350 listings.
You don’t want to be late. Come early to get your size.
The narrator states the dry goods and shoe business will be conducted personally with special attention until all is closed out.
A Banner reporter visits the college library third floor to view the museum’s dusty glass cases. Items include a Confederate flag from Dr. P. H. Meil’s regiment, a carved Sandwich Islands war club, a sea creature idol from the Wanderer wreck, an ebony carved Sandwich Island paddle, a Youba idol carved from elephant tusk, a vivid colored cloth from Central Africa once worn by a princess, and other relics gifted by Rev. T. B. Cooper.
An audience views a leather chief costume and a range of relics including a Siamese era Old Testament copy and a 1787 constitutional amendments draft. The exhibit, described as a brief school of history, features war relics, biographies, and artifacts from many nations.
Citizens urged to trust Dr. King's New Recovery for Consumption and Dr. King's Life Pills Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters. The firm Soyen Beamon & Co Wholesale and Druggists guarantees results and offers refunds if not satisfied.
Visiting ministers will fill the pulpits at two Athens Methodist churches today. Rev Robert Toon DuBose of the Chickamauga circuit preaches at Oconee Street Church at o clock and Rev W F Quilmo of LaGrange preaches at First Methodist Church. DuBose is praised for eloquent sermons and Quilman is recognized for long preaching.
An ad copy asserts that "That tired feeling" is overcome by Hood's Sanaparila, claiming it gives buoyancy and strength to the whole system.
A farmer was captured and the murderer of R D Drake was brought to the bay area following the Lawrenceville incident. Police say the suspect confessed to the crime and awaits arraignment.
The Athens police chief filed a telegram about an arrest. The detainee denies being Zack Farmer and will be held for further inquiry.
The Jackson county murder of Drake is linked to Alexander Farmer after a coroner's verdict found two gunshot wounds. Authorities pursued him from Jefferson toward Lawrenceville but he escaped from officers at his home. A telegram later questioned if the arrested man Elias Snider is Farmer, and observers warn more tracking until the next Jackson County Superior Court session.
The piece extols maternal influence on great figures like Augustine Newton and Washington. It also advertises 50 pieces of new matting at 15.00 per roll and fan cy Jointless matting at 8.00 per roll with warrantied quality. A help-wanted notice seeks an active reliable man to earn 70 to 80 dollars monthly plus increase.
A local ad urges shoppers to visit Davison and Lowz’s this week for white goods. It promotes discounts on appliances and urges quick visits to view stock and pricing.
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