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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1913
Page
7
A dated advertising notice lists bulk hat prices per unit with tiered discounts. Items include 650 hats for 3.25, 750 hats for 3.75, 1000 hats for 5.00, and 13.50 hats for 6.75, emphasizing low cost and bulk quantities.
Variety of fabrics offered at discounted prices including French organdies 50c and batistes 12%c to 25c. The sale features linen looking lawns and dimities with patterns, silk stripes, and foulards inspired by silks. Silk wash fabrics and pongee also advertised.
The Pulmotor gadget draws much attention in the Electric Shop window as curious locals view the life saving device. A Negro boy heckling about a dismal display prompts adults to intervene while two accompanying instruments are deemed curiosities yet useful for aiding breathing. Electric Biters: health tonic touted with testimonials from Mrs. Rhinevault of Vestal Center NY. Price and local dealer details included.
An advertisement highlights Crepe Ratine in white and desirable colors for 29c and Mercerized Dress Linen at 35c, pitched as strong value and moving quickly.
Local ad announces a May curtain stock sale with greatly reduced prices on lace curtains. Shoppers are invited to visit and choose from a full range of desirable curtains.
Eddie Rawson reports Lumpkin defeated Pounds team 11 to 7 at the Y M C A in an indoor baseball game. Burns pitched well allowing three hits with six walks. Cutler struggled behind thirteen errors. Cox led Lumpkin with four runs and three hits in six at bats. Next game Wednesday features Hodgson and Morris in the championship.
Special Weather: Fair conditions prevail across Atlanta and Georgia Tuesday. A disturbance over the Dakotas to St. Lawrence brings clouds and rain to northern areas. Temperatures slightly higher in the south and east. Duluth reports 38 degrees. <!-- local note about pawn shop ad -->
A sales listing offers white voile robes at 18 50 and 10 00 with heavy embroidery, blue and champagne variants, navy voile robes with Persian embroidery, plus embroidered flouncings and Bohemian embroideries. Also shown are lavender and pink batistes, natural linen Irish and white linens with English eyelet embroidery, all priced per yard.
Advertises personalized stationery with gold initial and matching envelopes. 48 sheets of paper and 48 envelopes offered for 25 cents. Describes classy correspondence cards as a new item and highlights low price for quality set.
Colonial design ice tea tumblers priced for quick sale. Each holds 12 ounces and sells at 12 cents each or 1.50 per dozen. Bulk barrels purchased allow selling at 8 cents or 96 cents per dozen.
The shop presents white skirts in reps, linen, corduroy, French pique, and English cloths, all exquisitely tailored by tailors. New two and three piece models arrive with prices listed as 150, 2, 3, and 4 dollars.
A Georgia Boys summer camp feature highlights the Major and officers stressing sanitation and disease prevention. The ad promotes Lintons Spring Water as pure, cooled to taste, fresh daily, and offered free as a safe summer beverage and year round option.
The Society for Electrical Development Inc selects Do it electrically as its official slogan. Winners hail from California, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey with entries from Athens and national interest noted.
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