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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
8
The Wash Dress Goods Department offers 42 pieces on light ground calico at 21 4 c per yard with a 20 yard limit per person. There are 1,100 yards of white lawn at 7 c per yard and 14 pieces yard wide at 12 c. Sea Island Percales slightly soiled 34 c per yard with a 10 yard limit per person.
Very fine grade 12c White Lawn sold in short lengths from 5 to 10 yards at 2c a yard. 16 pieces White Ducking yard wide at 12c grade for 5c a yard. 20 pieces Check Nainsook small and large check at 3 4c a yard.
Foreign wash dress goods offered at deep discounts. 22 pieces 44 inches wide 20 cents per yard with fancy striped French batistes. 18 pieces 44 inches wide 20 cents per yard nobby stripe French marabout lawns. 14 pieces fine lace stripe figured French lawns 20 cents grade at 5 cents per yard. Large selection and variety promised.
The store lists ribbon varieties including 14 inch wide fancy striped Gros Grain at 2 cents a yard and Persian fancy ribbons 4 inches wide at 8 cents a yard. Latin edge silk Gros Grain 3 to 5 inches wide at 7 cents a yard. White satin ribbons Nos 1 2 and 5 are in stock to meet demand for white organdie trimmings.
Fragmentary listing notes linen dress fabrics with quantities and prices. Mentions 12 pieces at 12c yard and 14 pieces at 20c yard plus 10 pieces at 10c yard. Aimed as department fabric sale item.
Three auction lots of decorated willow baskets from the Indian Reservation offered at 25 cents on the dollar. Lot 1 features fancy round and square baskets with 16 cent choices. Lot 2 includes satin finished braided baskets at 15 cent choices. Lot 3 presents satin finished curled braid baskets with 25 cent choices. Economical sale intended for commencement.
Advertises assorted fabrics including 25 pieces of fine Check Lawn at 2 1 4 cents a yard, 16 pieces 20c Black Organ dies at 2 cents a yard, 14 pieces 15c Black Navita Ducking at 7 1 2 cents a yard.
All odd dress goods slightly soiled from handling placed on one table. Crown Lace striped lawn 12 pieces at 5c a yard. Speen 10 pieces at 5c. Dimities solid colors 33 pieces at 5c. Figured Grass Cloth Nera 33 pieces at 5c a yard.
An embroidery section advertises a new lot of finest Lawn Nainsook and Swiss embroideries with matching insertions. Items are divided into two lots Lot 1 at 5 cents per yard for a 12 and 20 cent grade and Lot 2 at 10 to 65 cents for a premium grade. Great choice for ladies.
Two lots of ladies sailors hats offered at sacrifices. Lot 1 priced at 7 cents each for white straw for black straw. Lot 2 features Latin straw sailors handsomely trimmed at 25 cents each. prices range 50 and 75 cents.
Household Goods 10 pieces Lace Scrim at 33c yard 42 doz Huck Towels 10c grade fringed white or checked 6 pieces pure Linen Table Cloth 30c grade at 16c a yard 40 doz Doylies Satin Damask 75c grade at 48c dozen Boarding Houses Hotels and good economical Housekeepers urged to view Linen Goods Department Stock includes Table Coverings Napkins Doylies in Latin Damask or plain Prices slashed to move stock for future purchases
Shoe department offers 333 percent off former lowest prices at our Broad Street store. Stock must move in three weeks or be packed with other stock. Buy shoes at less than half price under current conditions.
County department counter display offers a wide array of small wares and notions. Spools, fans, soaps, brushes, pins, buttons, combs, threads, sewing notions, and a 25 set knives and forks lot priced at 33 cents per set.
The Gwaltney case in Rome Georgia involved immorality charges against County School Commissioner J D Gwaltney. The county board, after a full day session, retained Gwaltney with a petition by most county teachers backing him. The justice court warrant against him was reportedly dismissed for lack of prosecution.
A Havana report claims a military leader funded a planned uprising with thirty cents from a merchant who sought favor with a future government and then leaked details to Americans. Also, Henry Burns underwent a jaw and nose reconstruction at Johns Hopkins, involving grafted tissue and a head to arm plaster cast for 28 days. A Pendleton cat killed two snakes, sparking fear of rattlers. A Nashville ad seeks a shrewd, reliable investigator for a cooperative detective agency.
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