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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1914
Page
3
Choice new suits expand last week’s assortment and make the display the city’s most interesting for women and misses. Beautiful materials and colors in black and blue emphasize authoritative styles. Suits priced at 15.00 17.50 and 20.00 showcased.
Exclusive evening and party dresses offered by request. Each model is unique with custom fit and style as if made by a famous modiste. Sizes vary to fit all figures. gowns shown only by appointment.
Elegant dresses from world fashion centers are on display at our store. Buyers chose well and our prices are unusually low for the quality offered. Dresses of costly appearance are sold at 7.50, 9.98, 12.50, and 15.00.
A millinery feature stresses hats as the final touch to a well dressed look. It dispels the belief that only expensive hats exist and promotes affordable, distinctive designs. The shop highlights hats priced at 2 to 6 1/2 dollars with exclusive designs from top designers available in store.
Fashion note describes shift from loose kimono sleeves to set-in sleeves with mannish lines and vests. Emphasizes masculine yet refined look, solid colors and plaids as trim factors, high back collars and V fronts cited as stylish. Prices range 2.00 to 10.00.
Wheat prices rose in Chicago on September 28 as export houses bought, despite softer Liverpool quotes. Market talk cited Canadian quality concerns, a adverse Russian crop outlook, and potential Russia Turkey tensions as boosts. Corn weakened then rallied with wheat, while sea island cotton faced low prices from fashion shifts.
A claimed simple inexpensive treatment removes all traces of hair without pain or injury. A society woman reportedly verified its effectiveness, calling it Mrs. s Wonder. The ad urges purchasing from H. R. Palmer Specks and warns of kidney trouble signs.
Our display highlights the store as a hub for the season's latest silks and fashionable fabrics. High lustre satins crepe de chine and novelty weaves reflect authoritative style favored by world fashion creators. Early choice recommended to enjoy the broadest color and pattern range.
Satin special offering yard wide satin in all colors with a low price. Regularly 1.25 per yard now offered at 1.00. Sale emphasizes quality and value to shoppers.
An advertisement touts crepe de chine fabric forty inches wide in new shades. This special purchase offers yardage at 1.50 rather than the usual 2.00, signaling a dramatic savings for shoppers.
The store promotes a wide selection of cotton fabrics suitable for patriotic outfits and more. New arrivals include a solid ratine crepe fabric with Roman stripe options priced at 25c for plain and 38c for stripes, with additional fabrics ranging from 10c to 50c.
B F E Overby clerk in the agricultural department recording office at the capitol is found unconscious after a gas leak in his bedroom Saturday night. The 66 year old, formerly sheriff of Oconee county, is being treated at Grady hospital as doctors fear for his life.
A dermatologist praises bold sulphur cream for rapid relief from itching and irritation in eczema. The text notes its cooling antipruritic and antiseptic properties, providing prompt relief and healing onset even in aggravated cases, though not a permanent cure.
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