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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1877
Page
2
A winter health alert urges families to keep Boschee's German Syrup for coughs and lung diseases. The ad claims three doses cure, with sample bottles at 10 cents and regular size 75 cents, sold by all druggists in Athens.
Advertises a large dry goods sale featuring Brown Muslin at five cents, Calicoes at low prices, Bleached and Brown Muslin, Cottons, Jeans, Toweling, Crashes, Linen Table Cloths from twenty cents, towels, napkins, cloths, Cassimeres, Tweeds, Flannel by yard, and Swiss Lawns with broad price range. Includes many popular fabric items and cheap tones.
A department store touts huge discounts across mens youths and boys apparel. Heavy Cattonade suits from 2.795, Union Worsted from 5.00, Cassimere suits from 7.50 to 12.50, custom Cassimere at 16.00, cottonade pants 0.65, lined jeans 0.0, and a large lot of all wool Cassimere coats closing at 2.75, plus full youth assortments at the lowest figures.
Advertises a wide range of ready to wear items including gentlemen shirts of various fabrics, 1800 linen bosoms, ladies ties, handkerchiefs, lace and embroideries, suspenders, hoses, gloves, corsets and more. Highlights low prices on shirts, stockings, handkerchiefs, and kid gloves, with claims of worthier value.
Black and colored alpacas offered at 20 25 50 25 40 and 50 cents. Poplins DeBerge and Brogades. Black and colored cashmeres plain and fancy grenadines. Black and fancy silks cheapest in the county. White bedspreads in all qualities from 65 cent domestics to imported pique bedspreads.
An advertisement showcases an elegant Spring carpet range including Hemp and Ingrain Carpets in three ply Brussel options at prices from 18 to 1,00. Also listed are Japanese and Cocoa mattings, oil cloth widths, window curtains in various fabrics, and fixtures for home furnishing.
An elegant assortment of wallpaper is offered along with a complete selection of trunks and valuables at very cheap prices.
This ad promotes a department with custom and sale shoes including Ladies Serge Shoes from 0 cents, Ladies Kid and Morocco Shoes, slip ons, Misses and Childrens footwear, and a broad range of Men’s Boots and Shoes all offered at very low prices.
A local advert promotes a wide range of parasols from 15 cents to 1.00 and silk sun umbrellas, boasting 200 parasols and finer goods at 25 35 40 50 60 75 cents. The notice markets new styles and a variety of sizes and prices for every buyer.
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