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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1906
Page
3
Virginia Stanley Lee writes on the rise of hotel and apartment living in New York, detailing makeshift kitchens and labor-saving devices. She recounts Felice the actress demonstrating a magical dishwashing routine using borax and hot water, ending with a playful request to guests to try washing dishes themselves.
Local shop advertises 600 pieces of new ginghams at 8 to 12 1/2 cents per yard, colored madras 36 inch wide at 12 1/2 cents, and 36 inch percal es in latest effects at 12 1/2 cents per yard.
White Goods advertises a wide range of fabrics with varying prices per yard and per piece. Items include Persian Lawn Sea Island Batiste White Lawn Madras and Linen Finish Suitings among others with prices from 5c to 60c per yard and English Long Cloth at $1.25 per 12 yards.
There is nothing that pays better in this business than eternal watchfulness. It pays us and in paying us it is bound to pay you. Never a season known when the buying chances were better, caused chiefly by weather conditions. Many money saving opportunities in store for you tomorrow.
The advertisement touts a wide selection of Mattings, Carpets, Rugs and Curtains with Newest designs from China and Japan. Prices listed include Mattings at 10.00, 12.50 and 15.00 per roll of 10 yards, Ingram Wool Carpets 0.65 and 0.75 per yard, Taperty Brussel Carpets 0.75, 0.85 and 1.00 per yard, Ingram Art Squares 9x12 feet 10.00 to 11.50, Taperty Brussel Art Squares 17.50, Axminister Art Squares 25.00, Smyrna Art Squares 9x12 feet with various values.
We have selected several special lots for this sale all new and fresh and displayed on our centre counter for easy selection. Ladies gowns priced 50, 75, 89 cents, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 2.00. Chemises 42, 50, 75 cents, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50. Drawers 25, 35, 40, 50 cents, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50. Corset covers 25, 50 cents, 1.00. Children’s drawers 10, 15, 18, 25 cents. Children’s H and W waits at 25 cents.
A display of new laces including Italian Vals round thread Vals Potat de Paris Orientals Torchons and real Irish Cluny priced 4 cents to 1 dollar 50 per yard. Also Embroideries featuring belts buckles scarves veils and linen handkerchiefs at 10 15 and 25 cents and the best $1 kid glove in Georgia.
Local ad promotes colored warstings at 16c 20c and 25c a yard and plaid cotton busting in assorted pretty designs at 15 cents a yard. The offer highlights affordable fabric choices for dressmaking and home sewing.
A local advertisement lists varied linens with multiple fabric types and price points. Bleached table linens, damask towels, linens napkins, fringed doylies, napkins, towels, and bed spreads are offered in numerous sizes and per yard or per dozen prices for immediate purchase.
The Gainesville Midland Railroad has begun work on terminals at Foundry and Broad streets with a force of workers excavating before tracks and warehouses can be built. The new freight depot will face Broad Street near the old Dorsey house, routing into the city via Seaboard Air Line tracks, with both lines using the new terminals. Grading on the Athens and Jefferson end progresses rapidly and rail laying is expected to start within months. The line aims to be completed and in operation before January 1, 1907.
The article promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a definitive internal treatment that purports to cure catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous membranes. It claims the cure is constitutional, offers a one thousand dollar reward for unsolved cases, and references accompanying Hall's Pills for constipation while noting cars may replace railroads for killing people.
Yesterday afternoon Judge C. H. Brad heard arguments in a case involving alimony for Mrs. Leslie Bird against her husband Fred Bird of Gwinnett. Mrs. Bird is daughter of the late Rev. J. W. Spencer, a noted Methodist minister. MessRS Simmons, W. EK Messia, and J. W. Green appeared for one side with N. L. Hutchins for the other. judge Brand will decide the case later.
Mr D J Kirkland chairman of the Atlanta Credit Men's Association has begun a campaign against bucket shops in the state. A bill prepared by Kirkland will be introduced in the legislature this session and has the support of many commercial bodies across Georgia.
Summer School attendees enjoyed Dr Grant last week and now Dr Preston W Search visits Athens delivering a sequence of lectures. Monday through Friday feature talks on ideals, child growth, world pictures, differences in children, a Sir Walter Scott ramble, music in the Fatherland, and European schools, all presented by a renowned platform speaker.
Judge Charles H Brand yesterday affirmed bonds for Franklin County claiming funds for a new county court house at Carnesville. Judge W R Little represented Franklin County and after proofs of regularity, Brand issued the order validating the bonds. The long dispute ends and construction can begin. The piece also notes Athens labor woes and describes New Orleans employment bureaus offering scheduled day labor with guaranteed performance and a regular pay model.
A. M. Bruce of Farmville Virginia credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with ending a twenty year battle with chronic piles and malignant mores. The testimonial notes it cured both conditions and mentions price 26 cents at W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons druggists.
A comrade from Elgin Michigan near Washington fell ill with cholera morbus while returning from the Grand Army Encampment. J Houghland of Eldon Iowa says Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved him and he always carries it for travelers. It is sold by H R Palmer & Sons in Athens and W J Smith & Bro in Athens. Senator Tillman disciplined the Senate by recounting Mrs Morris removal from the White House grounds.
An eight month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Praither died after a sudden illness on Foundry street. The child was taken ill at seven and died two hours later despite physician efforts. Funeral planned for two o'clock this afternoon at the Praither home.
The piece warns parents that summer bowel disorders in children require prompt attention and recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy sold by local Athens merchants. It also notes a rumor that the Russian dynasty may dissolve, suggesting it could be beneficial overall.
A judge committee hears Maxim's gun claim and a surprising trial outcome. The ad notes Chamberlain's Colic remedy claims and sales in Athena and Athens. It mentions a new rate bill with proposed improvements and expected Democratic influence on reform.
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