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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1911
Page
5
An ad describes Michael garments built for style and workmanship. It touts conscience in buying, detailed fit and elegance, and custom orders at moderate prices. It predicts sweaters begin in late summer nights and extend into winter with formal wraps.
New neckwear conceits arrive daily featuring lacey displays and single sided frills or jabots in wide variations. Prices range from 35c to 2.50, with an extensive Art Needlework section offering easy projects and Royal Society Package ideas. New centerpieces towels pillows and accessories also arrive for home decor.
Handkerchief line includes pure linen Armenian Madeira handkerchiefs with face edge and initial designs. Prices range from 5 cents to 6 dollars each.
A Hamilton Georgia letter to the mayor of Athens endorses Col John B Gamble of Athens for solicitor general. The writer lauds Gamble as a self made man from Harris County, cites his farm days and law school record, and urges circuit voters to support him.
Industrial Index notes 21 new corporations forming in Georgia and Alabama with minimum capital 4.534 million and seven new banks. Construction projects include churches, city halls, schools, bridges, jails, waterworks and sewers across multiple cities. Several industrial plants planned and land sales rise, with Albany Macon and Griffin among key locales.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy to restore kidney and bowel function and cure ailments. The item lists W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons as vendors. Other fragmented text mentions remedies and a toy or art show context.
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