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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
7
The Cloak and Suit Department showcases summer wear at attractively low prices. Featured items include wash suits jackets skirts linens muslins light kimonos and dressing jackets plus lace waists white dresses for girls and dotted Swiss pieces. Notable discounts include lace waists reduced to 3.07 4.07 5.97 and dresses down to 1.25 to 4.50.
This ad touts low prices on Spring floor coverings with a vast stock of cotton, all wool, and Brussels carpets. It promises designs from bright to conservative and claims prices are a few cents lower than competitors. Opening week in June highlights deep discounts on Brussels remnants and graded yardage.
Druggetts offers a 9x12 tapestry rug in popular patterns newly available for fall at 10.25 dollars, down from 15.00. Custom sizes offered without extra charge, plus special values on matting by the bolt and linoleum and inlaid flooring at reduced rates this week.
Attune to the Season with a surprise display from the Millinery Department showcasing summer wonders. The note invites visitors to see what the season has wrought and promises a grateful greeting for all who enter.
From the Dry Goods Department comes a list of unusually low priced items. Ploven Lace Robes for gowns and matching fabrics go for half price with several price pairs shown, including $17.00 slashed to $8.50 and $22.50 to $11.25, plus two lace coats offered at half price.
The right kind of clothes question is solved for hundreds and ready for hundreds more. Four words guide the selection style durability fit and lasting shape. Prices range five to twenty two dollars for better clothes from expert tailors.
Numerous brief visits and guests are listed: Clyde Edmundson of Pomeroy with James Edmundson. J W DeWees visiting in Columbus for lung treatment. George Ginn of Ashland formerly Buchtel schools supervisor and University student. Hattie Carpenter with brother Fred in Columbus. Miss Fay Baker with parents in Albany. Lena Duncan and Virginia Gatewood of Gallipolis guests. D D Fuller and A T Lawhead visiting Amesville. B O Higley and son Brewster in Middleport. Jessie Weiss to Columbus hospital for appendicitis. H H Wickham and wife returning east from the west. L T Rhodes of Nelsonville on business. H A Hatch returning from Circleville and Columbus. Grosvenor P Needham of Glouster visiting after fishing. Herbert H Hunter visiting his mother. Ned Wolfe visiting Glouster. Mrs W B Golden returning from Logan. Mrs Robert Swett called to Parkersburg for mother’s illness. Clarence Murphy of Columbus visiting Frank Murphey. Mrs R Rowland visiting Columbus then Danville Ill.. M J Duffy hosting Margaret Burns and Belle Hopkins of Corning. C B McCune of Amesville on business. W E Day preparing to move after selling College Street property. Sadie Stoneburner of Nelsonville visiting here.
A list of names of persons with advertised letters including D. L. Alexander Laura B. Chase Isaac Chesser Samuel Grimes Blanch Gillogly Ella Morgan Frank Nelson Dr H Osman John Pritchard. Unclaimed letters will be sent to the Dead Letter office on June 11 1906 by John Finsterwald P M.
Rev. Thos. L. Lowe delivers a memorial sermon from II Chronicles 32 8 arguing that America’s victory depends on being with God not against him. He praises justice and patriotism as core national duties and cites battles from Lexington to Appomattox to claim God’s guiding hand in history.
Bartlett Athens and June dates mark a horse buying bid for animals four to twelve years old. The buyer will visit each location on the listed dates to inspect stock with fair size and good flesh and purchase at favorable prices.
Ohio classified ad offers Scotch Collie pups for sale. Contact Edward Evans in Nelsonville for details dated May 17.
In Cincinnati on May 2 percent, Warden Buttenweiser collapsed and died of heart trouble while delivering the last prayer at a funeral. He had served for years as cemetery warden and seldom spoke at services. In Cleveland on May 29, the schooner Mabel Wilson sank near the breakwater after a lake storm. one sailor drowned and seven crewmen were rescued.
Clarence Massie of Okey, Gallia County, was bitten by a copperhead on May 29. His life was saved after receiving liberal whisky doses and walking for 24 hours to aid recovery.
A reader notes the Ohio Central offers outstanding cafe service, highlighting attentive staff, quick service, and quality menu items that enhance travel experiences at the station.
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