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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1899
Page
8
The note hints at a 33 1-3 percent discount sale by marking goods below advertised prices, about 50 cents on the dollar for that day. The fragment suggests a clearance or salvage sale strategy as a possible exit from current trouble.
An advertised sale offers Indigo Blue Dress Prints at 6 cents a yard, Shirting Prints at 5 1 4 cents, Figured Dimities at 10 1 4 cents, Plaid French Organdy. Colored Dimity and India Lawn price 10 and 3 cents per yard respectively. 10 cent French Batiste and Finest Corded White Dimity also listed. Yard-wide Sea Island Sheeting at 2 bales per yard, Bleaching at 4 cents per yard.
A wartime era sale lists yardages and items including 5000 yards short lengths, 300 dozen ladies and children hose in tans and blacks, 1000 yards cheese cloth, 500 yards crinoline, 250 dozen men's half hose, 1000 pairs men's gray mixed half hose, sewing thread, pins, needles, fringed towels, 500 ladies skirt lengths, and assorted dress goods. Items priced from 2c to 24c, with fabrics like organdies lawns batiste and fine embroideries amid remnant offers and sample hosiery. Sale begins Monday with deep discounts across many textiles and accessories.
A long list of fabric, notions, and household items advertised at low prices. Items include 4c silk thread spools, cotton and linen textiles, lace curtains, damask tablecloths, towels, gloves, corsets, stockings, embroidery, hooks and eyes, and assorted linens with prices ranging from a few cents to several dollars. Strong emphasis on bargain terms and wholesale-like quantities.
The wash goods department features the latest novelties of the season newly arrived within the past week.
A sale offers 12 to 14 yard lengths of French organ dies and Madras at drastically reduced prices. New near silk linings in multiple colors, plus white duck and pique fabrics offered at low per yard rates. Quantities limited as the sale features best quality fabrics formerly priced higher.
Readable text shows a clearance listing with many items and deep discounts. It mentions 36 Men’s all wool sample spring suits valued at 10 dollars now 4 90, 18 extra fine spring suits worth 12 50 to 15 00 at 2 75, 25 tailor made bicycle suits at 8 00, 50 pairs all wool spring pants at 2 00 to 3 00 grade, 5 dozen cassimere pants at 1 48, 2 dozen working pants at 38 cents, 2 dozen jeans pants at 25 to 48 cents, and boys knee pants at 18 cents.
A fragment from a sale notice mentions two dollars worth of goods from the Mc Call Bazar Paper Pattern and preparations for the event. The text is incomplete but indicates a pricing or item sale context.
An Atlanta correspondent reports a massive merger in April 18 between the Consolidated Street Railway Company and the Atlanta Street Railway Company. The deal may extend to the Chattahoochee line and is described as one of the city’s largest consolidations with further terms possibly pending.
Rome Georgia April 13 Lieutenant Marrast Perkins of Rome noted in Australian cablegrams about the am bush is from Rome. His father served in the Mexican war and was a friend of General Grant. Perkins spent years at Mare Islands naval yard San Francisco and was recently made captain of the marines on the Philadelphia.
Dr Joannes Raffel former president of Apia Samoa municipal council arrived in Berlin and held talks with German foreign office officials. An interview printed by the Lokal Anzeiger quotes him blaming Chief Justice Chambers for ruling for Tanu citing Mataafa’s Catholic faith while Tanu is pro English missionary.
Justice Pardon C. Williams dismissed the indictment against Roland B. Molineux charging him with sending poison to Harry Cornish that caused Mrs. Adams death in New York last December. The case is resubmitted to the grand jury for consideration anew. The article notes carbolic acid poisonings and mentions an antidote using alcohol per medical reports.
The Imperial Cafe changed hands yesterday with Mr. M. H. Skalowski the new buyer. He brings his brother Rudolph Skalowski to Athens to operate the business and plans to supply a large stock of syrups to satisfy patrons.
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