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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1905
Page
6
Called to our new line Wresse Soie Underskirts this popular back skirt range features stylish make up. Prices $2.25 and $2.50 with special bargains on New Fall Ginghams, New Fall Percales, and New Fall Calicos.
A list of fabric and apparel bargains including 1000 yards Linen Crash at 8 1-2c, 1000 yards Fall Percals 10c and 12 1-2c, Ginghams 10c and 12 1-2c, 100 baby Caps white 25c, 1000 lace embroidered Handkerchiefs 10c, 1000 Ladies Undervests 5c, 100 Tooth Brushes 5c, six cakes of soap 25c, Bailey's Violet Talc Powder 15c, plus hats and walking hats for ladies.
Large stock of Counterpaines sizes up to run special at $1.25 value $1.50. One lot at $1.50 worth $2.00. New trunks suit cases and wallses arriving. Trade in strong due to low prices. Protect your child's feet. closing out odds and ends at cost. Undervests for misses and ladies at reduced prices 5c 10c 12 1 2c 15c 25c.
Queen Quality Oxfords offers a special sale with price tags of $1.95 for select black, tan, russet and champagne oxfords. Also highlighted are black oxfords valued at $1.50 and $1.75 with complementary black lace hose.
State Normal School officials seek more scholarships for the coming year to finish funded students. General Education Board gifts expired. friends in Georgia and other regions provide some funds. Americas Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy has given a scholarship for the next year.
A Frederick, Maryland episode from 1862 centers on Mary Quantrille the flag waving patriot who bravely faced Confederate troops in front of Patrick Street. Soldiers mocked and trampled the flag but an officer removed the offender and Mary saved a second silk flag continuing to wave it as marchers passed.
Column analyzes Joe Blackburn s enduring popularity and the political pairing with McCreary, detailing how the Beckham machine backs Judge Thomas H Paynter to oppose Blackburn s renomination The piece notes fusion in Louisville and Jefferson County and hints at McCreary s strategy to leverage a future bid while contrasting Blackburn s impulsive style with McCreary s calculated approach
Holman Deadwyler & Co improve Athens mule and horse trade site by purchasing a large lot, remodeling stables, and adding a grand office. The firm claims the region’s best market with capacity for nearly five hundred animals and plans to buy more mules in the west. Also promotes Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for home use.
Atlanta August 12 Hon Dudley M Hughes of Twiggs county will retire from Georgia Agricultural Society presidency at Albany August 23 and seek Congress from Georgia's Third district challenging incumbent Elijah B Lewis. J J Conner of Bartow county slated to succeed him as president with little opposition. Hughes long linked to agricultural interests and regarded a strong Third District figure, with support from friends statewide.
Gainesville officials report a broadening of the Gainesville Midland railway from Gainesville to Jefferson and Jefferson to Athens is now highly probable. A Gainesville and Athens Construction company will oversee work, with bids to be let by competitive contractors. The plan raises capital to 550000 and issues one million dollars in 30 year bonds to fund expansion and modern equipment.
Patronage by the people of Athens and surrounding country will ensure a successful fair. Amusement and racing committees promise attractions and record expenditures for field crops and livestock displays. The October 3 opening features London Hippodrome shows requiring a 300 by 600 foot space and 1000 incandescent lights, plus a grand fireworks display and "The Fall of Port Arthur" spectacle.
Fragmentary item notes Russia ready to offer Japan a division of territories but warns indemnity and cession terms must be favorable. Mentions Nicholas and a six month window for a decisive stance, reflecting a tense postwar tone.
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