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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1906
Page
12
The ad promotes affordable carpets and rugs with prices from 18c to 70c per yard for ingrain, Axminster, Tapestry, and Body Brussels. It touts quality, warns against cheap imitations, and urges early purchase before the busy season. wall coverings offered with prices per wall or by the roll and room rugs including 9x10 and 9x12 sizes.
The store reports strong sales in wash goods with new arrivals and a larger stock than before. Highlights include high grade wash goods from 35 to 50 cents, sheer cloths at 25 cents, plain silk mull at 18 cents, polka dot and floral lawn at 10 cents to 15 cents, and batists with floral designs across colors and checks.
The spring opening showcases hats with eastern-inspired patterns, high quality workmanship, and moderate prices. Ready-to-Wear and Tailored hats range from 1.15 to 1.60, muslin undergarments feature well-cut garments, extra special long muslin skirts at 89c, and a selection of spring jackets for styles and fit.
Friday's specials advertise linen discounts and textile remnants available to customers. Items include Steven's Crash linen at five cents, Turkey Red Table Damask at twenty two cents, and brown Muslin at five cents per yard, all offered at Friday prices.
Chas J Warner, longtime local general contractor, has bought the concrete block plant of McKinery & Parker and will concentrate on manufacturing concrete building blocks. The Daily Express notes a shopper crowd moment as a book fell from the press, drawing murmurs from observers.
Advertises affordable shirt waists in white Swiss and China Silk with prices from 98c to 5.00, plus embroidered patterns and skirts. Promotes wall paper lines and a Silk Department with bargains on Clifton Bond Taffeta, Changable Taffeta, and Black Taffeta. Notes specials for Friday and next week, and a 50 cent yearly standard pattern by mail.
Sealed proposals due April 21 1906 at the Athens Village Board of Education for a 60000 par value coupon bond issue to fund a new school building. Bonds total 84 with varied denominations and maturities 1912 1947, interest 4 percent semiannual, bid security 5 percent by certified check. Bid right reserved. Copies available from Clerk C M Copeland.
Court petitions Charles Davis seeks partition of four fifths in two tracts totaling about 69 acres in Rome and田 Athens townships. Defendants include Porter Brooks and others with residences unknown. answer required by April 15 1906.
Provincial Constable Wm Thomas Lanergan of Chapleau Ontario reports catching a severe cold while pursuing a burglar in a forest swamp last fall. He tried Chamberlains Cough Remedy and after two small bottles he says he was completely cured. The advertisement touts the remedy as especially for coughs and colds and faster than other treatments.
Lorenzo D Wilson files for divorce from Sarah Wilson in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio alleging willful absence for over three years. The petition seeks a divorce and is set for hearing after May 17 1906.
The article reports the marriage of Selwyn D. Jackson to Minnie B. Jackson at the Methodist parsonage on a Monday in April 1906. Dr. W. L. Slutz officiated the ceremony, and Minnie kept her surname. Mr. Jackson, described as an enterprising young man from Chauncey, married his bride and took her to their home.
The semi annual election of Assembly Club officers was held Tuesday night in their club rooms. Ned Wolfe was installed as president with A J Laverty as first vice president Orland Culloms as second vice president Carl Neff as secretary Chas DeMolet as treasurer Edward Swett as sergeant at arms Arthur Wolfe Dr W B Dailey and Charles Cameron named trustees.
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