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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1904
Page
13
A holiday suit sale offers garments deeply under value with price marks at ten twelve and twenty two dollars. The promotion highlights 15 suits at ten or twelve dollars and others around thirteen ninety with standout discounts across the collection.
Advertisement notes afternoon and evening waists suitable as Christmas gifts for female relatives or friends. Markets newest styles via fast express. Special sale highlights wool waists priced at 1.75 and 2.00 dollars, with a large assortment available.
A local advertises a broad fur stock with scarfs priced from 1.00 to 5.00 and furs from 7.50 to 15.00. It highlights gifts for men and notes a sale cutting prices on high class scarfs from 15.00 to 35.00.
A catalog of men’s gifts features superb neckwear with rich colors and quiet patterns priced 25 cents to 1.50, plus a wide range of gloves from dress to fur and golf styles, handkerchiefs, silk and cambric, linens up to 50 cents, Jap silk initials from 25 to 1, suitcase and grips from 1 to 15, and a large selection of colors and sizes.
I M Foster and Clifford Fulton visited Columbus on business. E R Walker spent weekend in Charleston. W K Scott visited family in Columbus. L P Bailey of Jobs was in Athens on business Tuesday. A birth announced for Clyde Cramner’s family. Various residents highlighted including Rev W B Bush visiting Pleasanton, Ambrose Davis in from Hampton VA, and Miss Jenmie Kurtz returning from St Louis and Columbia. Dance in the Cline Building, postmaster H A Brown in Athens. A G Poston and family moved to West Virginia. Several local visits to Columbus and Athens noted along with DAR meeting, deaths, guests, and social events.
The advertisement claims catarrh is curable in all stages through internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure constitutional disease and strengthens the patient, with a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. Testimonials and refund promises are included.
Mrs. Mary Hayson, born in England in 1847, died December 3 at her home in Carbondale from heart failure after a fall observed by her husband James Hayson Jr. Funeral services were held December 9 at the Carbondale M E church, with interment at Marshfield cemetery. She leaves a husband a daughter and several siblings.
An advertisement touts Aden's Lang as a cure for chest pain throat irritation and hard breathing. It notes the product contains opium and may be given to children and careful adults only.
A house party hosted by Mr and Mrs J K Cockier drew guests Miss Ella Osborne Miss Smythe Dr and Mrs J M Higgins and two children and Miss Minnie Cockier from Thursday to Saturday Attorneys C E Sparnow Logan L G Addison Columbus J H White Pittsburg and Jesse Ivers McConnelaville attended court cases this week A Cincinnati visitor A Cuninghame Lubrig Coal president toured Luhrig mines with Daugherty Zeke sae Veppe and associates in a private early visit to inspect mining property.
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