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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1905
Page
5
The Beas dry goods department promotes new silk and dress fabrics in multiple colors and widths. It highlights sale prices on Foulards, Panama cloth, and black dress goods, plus wash goods, underwear, hosiery, draperies, and accessories with numerous inexpensive item lineups.
The store announces a comprehensive Easter display starting Thursday morning March 30, featuring an elaborate line of dress hats and street hats. Buyers sourced ideas from New York markets, with improved materials and styles, and prices promised not to rise though many items are now more affordable.
The Ladies' Ready-to-Wear department reports arrivals of spring covert jackets. Lines were broken by heavy selling last week but have been patched up with a full stock at popular prices. Pretty covert jackets in box and tight fitting styles priced at 3.98, 4.98, 5.98.
Fashion decrees every well dressed woman should own one or two shirt waist suits. A large collection in plain colors and fancies from 9.98 to 30.00 invites inspection. New cotton shirt waist suits arrive quickly with notable beauty and style. Also a wide range of colored, linen, and white suits in linen and India linen at varied prices.
We present a large selection of girls dresses including white dresses priced from 1.00 to 5.00 and colored dresses from 0.50 to 2.50. Designs feature Russians and blouses in a desirable, quality line. Mothers urged to examine before sewing.
A new assortment of infants' dresses priced from 25 cents to 1.50 features white short dresses for ages 1-2 and up to 2. infants' skirts available 50 cents to 1.50 and a swell line of wraps. Cloth and pique reefers for one to four years range 1.50 to 86.00 with piques linens cloth and silk options.
About fifty coats are in the sale this season with 1 4 off regular prices. Our line of men and young men spring suitings is complete with the best manufacturers represented. New colorings include browns greys fancies and plain colors double and single breasted. Prices are moderate. Desirable neckwear shirts hosiery and wash suits for boys with prices from five cents to two dollars. Mothers urged to view the new waists Russians for children and blouses for older boys.
Local brief notes list residents and visitors including Miss Lillie Fuller in Rutland, E. Roy Lash in Pomeroy, C. H. Witham in Athens, B. G. Swope in Glouster, and many other acquaintances. Social calls, business trips, and hospitalities trace through Athens county with several stays in Columbus, Cincinnati, and New Orleans contexts.
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It includes endorsements from local merchants and doctors who assert F J Cheney is trustworthy. The ad promotes the cure taken internally and claims it acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Opera House Orchestra, the new musical group for the city, prepares dance and concert engagements with Herbert L. Pieement serving as manager.
An Ex-Sheriff James Scott of Scott County testifies from Scott City that he used eight boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills and found them effective for kidney disease. He notes the pills’ broad claims against Bright’s disease diabetes rheumatism and bladder troubles and says they are the best kidney medicine tried.
A local ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea from Cline's Pharmacy claiming to bring rich blood firm flesh and muscle. The notice advertises tea or tablet form urging readers to buy this month.
A concise local ad notes Carpenter Hardware offering washing machines. It promises quality and best value for customers seeking dependable home laundry units.
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