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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
5
A local retailer announces an eight day summer clearance starting soon with savings up to 75 percent off. The sale aims to convert remaining summer stock to cash though the owners note a short term loss but emphasize a long term customer relationship. Readily available goods include various summer items with price cuts shown.
Fourard silks offered at 7 cents per yard with 49 styles of fancy silks for valets priced at 1.00 to 1.50. Colored taffetas at 6 cents and 85 cent quality. All black silks 20 percent off. All table linens napkins and towels 20 percent off. Entire stock one fourth off. Odd pairs half price.
Fragmentary OCR mentions waists and prices with unclear context and entities. Reading shows figures like 150 and 2.00 alongside currency symbols, but no coherent event or names to anchor a full summary. Unable to determine a clear headline or involved organizations from the provided snippet.
A lot of straw hats offered at 15 percent discount with wash suits 40 percent off for children and 50 dozen men's heavy socks reduced during sale. Men’s and boys’ caps best all wool knee pants tie and 41 00 per.
A string of visits and travels fills the page: Paul Codding returns from Findlay. E C Logan and H F Link travel on business. Mrs Charles Henry and Mrs Saran Kaier host visits in McArthur and Leeds. Miss Florence Craig returns from Chillicothe. Dr David H Biddle visits Haydenville. A W Smith moves toward a postal appointment in Cincinnati. Mrs Mary Statson Armstrong sings in the Methodist church. A C Brookins revisits Athens after 44 years. local officers updated in the Knights project. and various social outings, repairs, and notices accompany the week.
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