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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1916
Page
7
Tuesday at Michael's highlights a fresh season showing with dressy and casual dresses in abundant quantities for street, afternoon, party, or formal wear. Evening dresses exceed previous displays with pride, featuring char meuse, taffeta, crepe de chine, serge, Georgette accents, and extensive embroidery across the collection.
The ad touts silk and wool sweaters as indispensable wardrobe items. It claims global demand and urges early orders with supply sufficient for the city and nearby counties. Prices range from $1.50 to $12.50 for adults and $1.50 to $3.75 for children with various color options.
A old advertisement touts Michaels Hosiery offering the largest assortment in the city with brands such as McCallums Kaysers Onyx Luxite and Hole proof. It claims better values than competitors 50c boot silk priced at 59c elsewhere 1.00 hosiery selling for 1.10 to 1.25 and apparel for cotton lisle 25c to 65c silk 50c to 15.00 children’s hosiery 10c to 35c.
New shipments arrive each week keeping this department in fine shape. Once shown in New York the items are rushed here, offering plaid Georgette crepe and other novelties. Crepe de chine waists in white and flesh, with mourning varieties in regular sizes.
Blankets remain scarce and costly in many markets but Michael's claims lower prices than last year due to large orders placed months ago. The retailer says their stock is sizable and orders were placed early to shield customers from wholesale increases, promising larger stocks, lower prices, and high quality.
The cotton market shows renewed strength with active months hitting new highs as trade interests buy and cover. December touches 17.72 and January 17.71 amid improved spot demand and expectations of stronger southern markets, while reports of weather disruptions temper gains.
Atlanta, Oct 16 The Georgia railroad commission will hear petitions from carriers seeking a general revision of intrastate rates. The schedule lists October 17 baskets or hampers forest products and related items, October 18 dry goods and cotton wastes, October 19 barrels minerals and stones, October 20 ores bauxite manganese and livestock including horses mules and cattle.
Cotton futures in New Orleans show Jan, Mar, May and other months cited with highs and lows, while spot prices across U S cities and Liverpool futures indicate firm to steady demand. Chicago grains and pork, lard quotes reflect a broad commodity snapshot with Open High Low and Close figures.
About 3000 to 3500 members of the Jovian Order of the United States gather in Indianapolis for theOctober 17 20 convention. The finale features A Night in Bohemia with 60 vaudeville artists and a 160 piece band. Noted speakers include Henry Lane Wilson Samuel M Ralston and Robby Starnes amid nightlife and motor speedway events. Thomas A Wynne serves as Reigning Jupiter as the order initiates fifty new members.
Washington announces a Federal Farm Loan Board hearing in Macon on October 27 to gather data for dividing the twelve federal land bank districts under the new Federal Farm Loan Act. Georgia farmers and farm groups are invited to share needs, rates, and credit barriers while cities may submit bank location claims.
The bill’s aim to vilize and equalize interest rates and aid farmers attracts broad support. Over 100,000 inquiries have reached the treasury department for information. Secretary McAdoo says banks will be established and ready to issue loans early in 1907.
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