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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1915
Page
3
This week highlights a large, high quality ready to wear stock of suits and coats in Athens. The Davison-Nicholson Co offers the newest styles from fashion centers with reasonable prices and daily deliveries bringing fresh garments.
Fifty plus box coat suits in full flare with fur trim priced 16 50 to 25 00 appear in colors navy African brown Belgian blue Russian green and black. Sizes range 16 to 44 and the store markets these as the season s best values.
A busy Athens retailer launches Suit and Coat Week featuring 100 new coats and sport coats in lengths from short to full. Coats range from plain to fur trimmed and belted with sizes from 14 to 44. Shoppers save five to ten dollars on purchases during the event.
Bed coverings and blankets offered in a range from 98 cents to 15 dollars with warm lightweight comforts from 1 to 15 dollars. New separate skirts in corduroy serges and poplin appear in colors from 2.75 to 6.50.
Early fall wear boosts comfort with a wideMun sing underwear selection. Inexpensive to premium options in wool and cotton, including children's all wool 50c and ladies union suits 50c to 2.50.
Complete stock of rich cut glass and Chinaware offered at low prices. Cut glass from 1.00 and up, one fourth less than anywhere in America. Open stock China line available, buy one piece or a hundred with flexible set-building options.
Local Athens house furnishings offer a full line of nets scrims cretones rugs and linoleum. Free curtain and drapery work. Wizard polish mops and vacuum sweeper priced to attract. Shading estimates available with color shades 25 to 75 cents each.
New neckwear arrival daily by express features stylish ruffs from 50 cents to 1.25. Ostrich boas in colors and combos priced 1.50 to 3.50. Collar and cuff sets 0.25 to 1.00. Organdie crepe and net vees 0.50 to 2.50. Fur trimmed chokers 0.50 to 1.00. Crepe de chine ties 0.25 each.
Complete range of fur trimmings in all widths with prices from 25c to 3.50 per yard. If you need fur trims you will find them here.
These house dresses are neat practical and smart for house work. The Handy Dandy style slips on and off like an apron and adjustable fits any figure. Prices range from 1.00 to 2.75.
A Complete Line of Dresses for ladies and misses. We show many attractive dresses in serges, serge and taffetta combinations and plaids at 12.50 to 27.50. Our dresses span sizes from 13 through 46 including stout sizes.
This season features a full line of sweaters for the whole family. Children’s sweaters from 50c to 125, Misses knits and Angora 125 to 250, Misses silk fibre 125, Ladies knit 250 to 500, Silk fibre sets 500 to 750, Angora sweater coats 500, Angora caps 25c to 100, and Little Darling Sets with cap in red blue brown white at 250.
In this lot of ladies and men's bath robes many attractive colors and designs. Regularly they sell at 3.00. Our special price 1.98. Specials in children's bath robes at 1.00 each.
The University of Georgia Y M C A will send a substantial delegation to College Park for the Georgia State Mission League meeting at Cox College from November 4 to 7. Cox College hosts the league this year and delegates from most state colleges are expected. The Georgia State Y M C A association student division convention will be held as part of the league meeting, with the Athens quartet among those traveling to College Park.
Student Secretary R M Guess of the University of Georgia Y M C A notes several college men eager for work. Some seek any honorable employment for part time to help cover college expenses. One has railroad stenographic experience and wants afternoon work. two or three seek tutoring roles for grammar or high school students. others want coaching or tutoring hours at homes.
An advertisement urges parents to use California Syrup of Figs as a safe gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims quick relief from constipation improving mood, sleep, appetite, and digestion, and advises asking for a 50 cent bottle with clear directions on the label. Beware of counterfeits and seek the genuine product.
Atlanta records show a drop in burglaries robberies and similar crimes after Chief Mayo took office. The improvement reflects better organization cooperation between patrol officers and the detective department rather than a critique of Beavers administration. The city now enjoys higher police protection due to a more efficient and cohesive force.
Promotes daily scalp care with Parisian Sage described as bottled nourishment for hair. Claims quick improvements in appearance, cooling relief, and dandruff removal after two to three applications. Sold by H R Palmer and Sons and leading druggists.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct 26. The state board of accountant examiners says at least 100 Georgia accountants practice without licenses. Examinations will be held in Atlanta November 17 and 18. applicants are urged to file. Forty four licenses have already been issued. A bill to require corporate audits by certified accountants was discussed in the last legislature.
In Carnesville Georgia on October 27 the jury found for the Royston Bank in a malicious prosecution suit brought by L. J. McConnell seeking 30000 dollars. McConnell spoke in court. attorneys Worley Nall and Goode represented him. Bank counsel included W. R. Little Julian McCurry Sam Swilling and Claude Bond.
Special to the Banner Atlanta Ga Oct 27 caretakers seek three brave judges for the Better Babies contest as mothers dispute with praise for each infant. The piece humorously notes the courage required to turn away a mother and denies any easy verdict in Georgia’s famed baby-raising scene.
Mrs. Smith and Miss Irene Smith of Stephens and many visitors from Commerce, Winterville, Bishop, Center, and Atlanta are noted in city social pages. Announcements include illnesses, weddings, travel from Waynesboro, and plans to see Mary Pickford's ismeralda in Athens.
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