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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
3
The notice lists numerous umbrellas with dramatic price reductions from original amounts to new lower prices. The entries show varying discounts from $6.00 to 98 cents, with several items moving to under $2.50 and some as low as $1.26.
A job lot of over a thousand linen silk lace chiffon and ribbon collars is available. Prices are discounted from 25 to 35 cents down to 15 cents and up to 75 cents per piece. Quantities are limited and buyers are urged to act quickly before the assortment is picked over.
An old newspaper ad showcasing fabrics including organ dies muslins polka dots and chiffon at prices around 19 cents now cut to 13 to 19 cents. Mentions embroidered Swiss and a limited stock opening for the season with promotional pricing.
New silk patterns feature stripes for Eton outfits, Shepherd plaids, Pongee silks, and Paabr designs. Black options highlighted as part of the latest silk collection. Visit to view the range for any silk need or apparel project.
In our curtain department an elegant assortment in plain and dotted Fishnet Point de Paris and the one drape Bonne Femme in Arabian and White. It is a pleasure to show you these dainty room refreshing drapes.
Fashion notes from New York describe embroidered white belts, handbags, and trim edged with scallops. Articles cover evening frocks in chiffon and taffeta, pale blue gowns with pink rose borders, and hats from motor to soft chip styles. Childrens wear features white pique dresses with gingham bands and sailor collars, while accessories include delicate handkerchiefs, parasols, and fan ensembles.
Governor Peabody issues call for a conference of textile manufacturers and labor representatives from the cotton states. Nashville will host on October 14 1907 to discuss child and female labor in shops and factories and to adopt uniform laws.
Fragmented OCR advert text promotes Dr King's New Life Pills guaranteed by W. J. Smith & Bro and H. B. Palmer Bons. The garbled lines imply a claim of steady performance like the sun and warn of liver and bowel regulation.
Our pride department offers an elegant moonlight mixtures selection for early fall suites including Panamas veils in many colors and weaves. Mosquito canopies and Summer Parlor canopies promise cooler veranda nights with less heat and flies. Ready to attach to wooden or metal beds, prices range from 2.95 to 3.50.
Washington Aug 10 Anacostian Island once a colonial beacon on the Potomac is recalled for its historic role as a social and political center. The piece traces Mason’s Island and Maidsland history from 1632 through its rise as a leisure and society hub, its later neglect, and use as athletic grounds, with notes on notable figures Washington Jefferson and James Madison connected to its past.
Passengers arriving by steamer report Moorish and Arab forces retaliating after bombardment in Tangier. Streets filled with decaying corpses and fear of epidemic as looting killings and burning occur on all sides. A Jewish man under British protection killed and his sisters assaulted and taken. French and Spanish soldiers are praised for acts of heroism.
Fitzgerald Ga August 10 During a heavy rain and windstorm at about 3 am lightning struck the nen Bulce building which had walls to the top of the third story causing the entire 70 foot front and 60 feet of the main wall to collapse The front will be rebuilt from the ground up The red pressed brick structure stood on a main corner and housed three stores many offices and the Elks rooms The load falls upon Contractor Graham who will rebuild as rapidly as possible.
A brief ad promotes life insurance for twenty five cents covering the family against bad outcomes from colds and diarrhea. It touts Chamberlain's Cough and Diarrhoea Remedy as a life saving medicine and lists sellers including H.R. Palmer & Sons and Warren J. Smith & Bro in Athens Georgia.
James M. Rogers, a Virginian by birth with Missouri ties and years of Georgia residence, is named Dean of the Agricultural Department at Toccoa Falls Institute. He will actively canvass for funds for immediate use as the school opens in October, with confidence in his diversified farming expertise.
A Concord Georgia resident Sam I Gwin credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life during a measles complication. He praises the product and endorses its sale by local merchants including Warren, Sl Walls, P. Canning, Menvor Company, and Athens area retailers.
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