Crochet Towels Selling At Two Cents Each
A listing notes about 688 Crochet Towels offered at 2 cents apiece. The terse notice highlights bulk sale pricing and quantity for potential buyers.
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
8
All Day Woolen Blanket Sale Promises Limited Quantities
Public sale urged with urgency as stock is limited. Deals include selections of White Woolen Blankets priced from 1.50 to 2.00 per pair, plus large Australian and world renowned blankets from 4.50 to 7.50 per pair, emphasizing on early buyers to secure best picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Johnson
Olympus
Mt. Chasta
Cyclone Shoe Sale Discounts Irregular Sizes
A Cyclone Shoe Sale offers a large assortment of odds and ends with irregular sizes but overall fit options available. Prices show heavy reductions around 40 percent with items ranging from 60 cents to 1.35 dollars, similar to Capes offerings.
Cyclone Dress Goods Sale at 35 Cents a Yard
A local advertisement touts a cyclone reduction on dress goods. Includes 7 pieces all wool flannel 54 inches wide at 45 cents per yard, 2 pieces black wool skirting 56 inches wide at 50 cents per yard, remnants of all wool brilliantine in black blue and green at 15 cents per yard, 10 pieces wool mixed figured brilliantine in all colors at 124 cents per yard, and 5 pieces wool mixed Tamise for wrists at 18 cents per yard.
Hosiery and Small Ware Clearance at Low Prices
A cyclone reduction on hosiery and small wares lists 10 dozen children and misses wool hose at 16 cents per pair from a 36 cent value, 5 dozen ladies extra heavy black fleeced lined hose at 15 cents, 20 dozen ladies black mercerized hose at 10 cents yard, belted black belts with gilt aluminum buckles at 25 cents, and 12 dozen bleached swiss ribbed ladies underwear once 75 cents now 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Lot
Cyclone sale cuts deep on heavy cotton dress fabrics
A cyclone reduction applies to heavy cotton dress fabrics with several fabric lots listed at reduced yard prices. Items include blue figured percale remnants and calicoes, flannelettes, madras cloth, Gingham, Percales, and bleached fabrics with marked sale prices per yard.
Fatal Collision on Canadian Pacific Express and work train
Sault Ste Marie Ontario December 26 A local express and a working train on the Canadian Pacific railroad collided between here and Webbwood while at full speed. Four or more killed and several severely wounded. The work train crew were from Michigan. Engineer Christopher Fireman Miller Conductor Gould and the baggage man on the express were seriously wounded. A medical train was dispatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste Marie
Ont
Canadian Pacific Railroad
This Place
Webbwood
Michigan
Blood and Fire Trail on Christmas Day in Shreveport
Shreveport reports a violent Christmas with three killings all of African descent and a major fire destroying about $70,000 in property. Victims include Jack Ryan and Heft Ewell, shot by unknown assailants, plus a male body found in Wilson alley. Coroner notes a bullet wound. no arrests made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Jack Ryan
Heft Ewell
Charles Bell
Wilson Alley
Fire Destroys Steamer Sun at Memphis Wharf
The sternwheel steamer Sun burned to the waterline at its Memphis front wharf after arriving from Fulton with 15 passengers asleep aboard. Two passengers are missing or dead, D N Rainey of Old River Tennessee and Mrs G M Tims of Richardson Landing Arkansas. Charred remains recovered. child of Mrs Tims is missing. Fire likely sparked by seed cotton pile on boiler deck. Vessel valued at 10000 with half insured. cargo 27 bales cotton plus seed and freight destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stearher Sun
Memphis
Sun
Fulton
Tenn
D. N. Rainey
Old River
Tennessee
G. M
Christmas Gifts for Corpses Nephew Discovers Tragedy
Fort Wayne Indiana December 26 two are dead and one dying from asphyxiation at the home of Geo Schaeffer a wealthy retired grocer on Broadway George Schaeffer and Anna James are dead Henry Anderson is not expected to live The nephew arrived with Christmas presents, forced entry found bodies in the upper house The chimney flue was blocked and burning gas filled the tightly closed residence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Geo. Schaeffer
Broadway
George Schaeffer
Anna James
Henry Anderson
Schaeffer
James
Anderson
Eight Men Lost At Sea On Schooner Parkhurst
Eight seamen are believed lost with the schooner Eliza H. Parkhurst of Gloucester after the vessel sailed from the Bay of Islands Newfoundland November 24 with six crew plus one passenger Lawrence McDonald. The missing crew were aboard when it reportedly foundered with a cargo of herring after a storm or mishap near December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkhurst
Gloucester
Mass
Eliza H. Parkhurst
D. McKinnon
Bay of Islands
Newfoundland
Lawrence McDonald
Wild animals in flames hit dining car show near Macon
At a rail line junction near Macon Georgia the dining car of the Guy Caufman trained wild animal show burned yesterday endangering several lions confined inside. Firemen saved the animal car and prevented a broader disaster. The incident caused a local sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Caufman Company
Macon
Guy Caufman
Raib
Eity
Ije
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Lucien
B. Flatow
Corner College Avenue and
Clayton ST
Max Joseph Mercantile Co
Canadian Pacific
Jene
Chamberlain
R, Palmer & Sons
Smith Ba’ Orng
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