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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
3
In Cedartown Georgia black man Bell is held after a violent attack on 65 year old Mrs J O Lumpkin at her Lampkin home. Bell choked her and struck with a sledge hammer as crowds mobilize to prevent lynching while a special court term is set for tomorrow.
The Grand Army of the Republic posts in Columbus refused a floral wreath from ex Confederates for union graves. The committee explained the emblem showed a Confederate gray arm above a blue arm, prompting protests from members who opposed the design on the grave marker.
Southern Progress notes tradesman list new industries across the South for the week ending June. Reports include brick work in North Alabama coal mines in Virginia and West Virginia large cotton mills in Georgia and North Carolina two cottonseed oil mills in Georgia two in Mississippi one in North and South Carolina and two in Texas electric light plant in Alabama flooring mills in the Carolinas and Tennessee a hay press factory in Arkansas a mill in Alabama knitting mills in Kentucky and South Carolina lumber mills in Florida Mississippi and West Virginia a $50 000 paper mill in Georgia stove works in West Virginia and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers mentioned in the piece.
Special cut price sale of ready made garments featuring 350 ladies percale waists with pretty patterns at 18c, 275 waists at 25c, and 200 waists made from fine percales and cheviots priced at two dollars each, all offered this week as cost-saving values.
A local retailer advertises heavy discounts on ready made skirts and related apparel. Skirts in various fabrics and colors priced from 25c to 3.98 with many items labeled as below value, plus a spread of ready made suits and women’s wrappers offered at reduced prices. Key items include 100 crash skirts 25c and 150 black wool skirts to close out.
Special sale this week on table linens napkins towels and linen crash Turkish bath towels and white quilts. Clearance sale of rugs lace curtains chenile and damask portiers window curtains and table covers. Dotted Swiss draperies silk aline draperies and furniture damask. Sale of window shades mosquito canopies and netting. Just received a large shipment canopies with netting in sizes small medium and large.
Sale of baby gaps offers 350 caps and bonnets lawn and Swiss in new styles, nicely trimmed at cost this week. Sale of neck chains lists 100 chains in corral and turquoise 2c worth 50c, one lot fine bead chains 50c worth 75c, and one lot bead and pearl chains 75c worth $1.00.
Large shipment of men's boys girls and infants hosiery in cotton and lisle thread. Prices range from 8c to 75c for socks and hose with assorted ribbed vests and lisle vests offered. New lot of children’s stockings in red white tan and black promoted as best line in the city.
New stock includes silk and children fans in multiple colors, umbrellas and parasols for men women and children, neckwear bows ties ribbons chains shirt waist pins and head ornaments. Kid gloves open work insessions trimmings wallaces insersions for collars and ceilings with 500 remnants half price and 200 pieces white silk ribbons offered at 15c per yard though valued at 25c.
Tooth brushes all grades hair combs and pompadour side combs offered. Vasaline large size 5c Mennens talcum 19c hair brushes tuck combs best Amenia 8c talcum powder 5 10 15c white Vasaline 5c.
A city closing out its summer stock offers various soaps and cake items at reduced prices. Included are Turkish Bath 1c cake California Fruit 3c cake Apple Blossom 5c cake and many more, with items like Tar Soap 24c cake and Pears 11c cake among the discount lineup.
Notions include rubber hair pins at 5c per dozen, tortoise shell back combs 10c, 25 dozen high back combs, ladies cuff buttons and shirt waist sets at 15c, spring hooks and eyes silvered 23c per card, beauty pins 1c each, Jap medal pins and ash trays 10c, coin purses 3c each, nickel safety pins 3c per dozen, hair pins 1c per paper, 100 gross pearl buttons per dozen, satin ribbon 25c per bolt, children's ribbed lisle hose 15c, children's trimmed hats 25 35 and 60c, embroideries 5c 8 or 10c.
Ladies and gents handkerchiefs offered in large lots with deep discounts. 100 doz hemstitched sheer linen handkerchiefs priced at 8c, 50 doz embroidered at 10c, 100 doz imported cambic handkerchiefs at 74c with others asking 12c. Belts in white kid black tan and colors 15 to 50c plus elastic and beaded belts. Fancy work includes pillow shams scarfs and tidies in a new lot sold cheap.
Readable price list shows discounts on Percales Lawns and Battist 5c. 74c for Percales Lawns Cheviotts Maddras cloth Organdies. 10c for Printed Pique Welts Organdies fine Ginghams Maddras. 123c for Imported Welts Dimities Organdies Battist. Silk Ginghams 123c, worth 20c.
A local sale lists lawn fabrics in multiple prices from 5 to 50 cents per yard. White pique welts, remnants, check muslins, white check dimities and plaid striped lawns are offered at reduced rates with several price points and quantities detailed.
Remnant silks advertise a sale offering 500 yards Grenadines and Eturimes at 18c each with typical values 25 and 35c, 500 yards Printed Silk Muslins at 25c valued 50c, 600 yards Printed Silk Mouslines at 35c from 65c. Wash Silks 25c, Swivel Silks in black white cream 25c val 50c. Let Remnant Silks at one half price. Fancy Silks for Waists and Trimmings reduced.
Black goods in light to heavy weights and fancy weaves are offered at reduced prices. Colored dress goods in plain and fancy weaves also discounted. Evening dress goods and silks included in the sale, with all items marked down.
Appointed agents advertise P N Corsets in white black pink and light blue sizes for slender medium and stout figures with prices ranging from 50 cents to 2 dollars and 50 cents.
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