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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1910

Page

3

Southern Bank Drains Capital and Home Investment Cited

Atlanta reports show Southern Life Insurance figures flag a financial folly with banks borrowing 25 percent of their $377.8 million capital from northern centers while Southern residents pay over $56 million in premiums to out-of-state companies. Georgia’s bank capital and premium totals are detailed along with state insurer data. A separate note covers church, education, and local politics in Atlanta.

Atlanta South North Georgia Georggia State Mutual of Georgia Legal Reserve

Michael's Store Promises Easy Choices for Brides and Graduates

This ad proclaims Michael's as the one stop shop where brides and graduates can find what they want when they want it. It touts a ready stock of new goods for May, offering easy planning for trousseaus and graduating dresses as a pleasurable task.

Michael's

Coats for Travelling and Autoing Feature Wide Linen Coats

Several attractive travel and automobile coats offered in linen and fine fabrics priced at 3 50 4 00 and 6 00. A selection of special coats is highlighted for quick attention.

Auto Coat Long Shawl Collar in College Colors

An eye catching auto coat features a long shawl collar and cuffs piped in red and black to match college colors. Made from heavy natural linen, noted as one of the season’s best styles.

Traveling coat promotion with price highlights

An advertise for a long pongee coat priced at 15.00, described as plain tailored with a collar finished in black bands. It invites readers to view other coats priced at 22.50 and 35.00, emphasizing style and usefulness.

Coat Suits for Travelling Featured in New Collection

A fashion page highlights traveling coat suits in blues blacks and new colors with alto checks and stripes. The sale lists prices from $10.00 to $25.00 for various styles and sizes. Most models promise comfort and versatility for the traveler.

Linen Coat Suits Sale Prices and Styles

Linen coat suits in blue and white solid colors, striped fast colors, and English reps offered from five dollars to ten dollars. Pure linen suits range from fifteen to seven and a half dollars with lace insertion, French linen rough and embroidered options up to seventy five dollars.

May brings the prettiest lingerie dresses of the year

May offers a broad assortment of lingerie dresses in white and natural shades including pink blue lavender. The piece notes a positive outlook for tomorrow with a leading item set to lead.

Price Range Teases Varied Goods and Deals

Clipped figures show prices 3.50 5.00 7.50 9.50 repeated. A note mentions items available here with a price span from 12.50 to 75.00, suggesting a sale or catalog listing with multiple tiers and options.

French Underwear Sets and Individual Pieces Prices

Beautiful hand made French undergarments including gowns drawers chemise and corset cover with delicate embroidery in soft five named fabric. Prices range from 12 50 to 27 50 for complete four piece sets and from 2 75 to 10 00 for separate gowns chemises and corset covers with multiple sizes and embroidered details.

La Grecque Tailor Made Underwear Catalog

Carefully manufactured garments that fit without wrinkle. From soft Namsook and Cambric, featuring combination drawers, corset cover, skirts, and princess slips. Ranges $2.75 to $8.50 with embroidery, lace, and fine trims offered.

Silk Underwear Kayser Silk Garments For Ladies

Italian silk underwear described as dainty yet durable. Includes pink blue and white colors with undershirts and drawers priced from 3.50 to 4.00 and up to 4.50.

Pretty Silk Dresses Appealing New Fabrics Shown

Beautiful dresses in foulard pongee chiffon crepe and other new fabrics arrive. Worth your while to see our showing at the store today with several elegant silk styles and fresh designs.

Prices Listed Include Various Ward Amounts

The notice repeats price points such as 15.00 17.50 29.00 and 35.00 and adds higher wards of 50.00 75.00 and up. The figure set appears as a catalog style price listing without further context or item descriptions.

Hat Sale Promises Quick May Purchases

The express wagons ran all week as a Hat Sale begins tomorrow with new hats discounted. $5 hats drop to $3.00, $7.50 hats to $4.76, $10 hats to $6.50, $12.50 hats to $7.97, and $15 hats to $10.00. Hurry before stock ends.

First Week of May Bargains From Cut This Out Bar

Advertising list of May bargains includes Aero Cloth 20c, Motor Cloth 15c, Figured Madras 12c, Silk Striped Poplin 18c, Panama fabrics $1.00 and 5c items, China Silk 39c, Baby Pins 18c, German Silver Chain Purses 33c, Linen and Linen items up to 42c, Bed Spreads $1.10, Sheets 61c, Linen and Ribbed Undervests from 6c to 18c, Percales 8c, Gloghams 9c. Contains many colored fabrics and dress materials with low prices.

Aero Motor

Wash Goods Bargains in 10c to 31c selections

Bargain section lists wash goods such as Hamilton Percales in fast colors nine 8 to 31 cents. Includes 12 12 Ginghams at 15 cents and sheer Mercerized Muslins and Lawns in abort lengths 6 to 20 yards, with regular prices 26 cents and up. Your choice for 15 cents.

Hamilton

Wash Belts First Complete Showing

Never have we displayed such a pretty assortment of Wash Belts. Some neatly tailored, some hand embroidered, in white and colors. Prices range from 26 cents to 35 cents and up to 1.50 dollars.

White Goods Stock Offer for Lawn Fabrics and Dresses

From the White Goods Stock listing details yard wide India Linen White Lawn priced at 12 cents and 10¢ per piece, French Lawn offered for dainty commencement dresses at 18 cents, with quality tomorrow at 25 cents and 85 cents for similar items. The advertisement emphasizes affordable fabrics for upcoming events with multiple price points.

Embroidered Swiss In Dots and Figures Dress Fabric

Imported embroidered Swiss fabric described as the prettiest white dress material. Prices listed from 25 cents to 1 dollar 26 cents per yard.

Curtain Sale Opens Tomorrow Morning

Sale starts tomorrow morning on curtains and curtain materials. Full size rugs advertised include 9x12 options with prices 7.50 5.50 9.50 and 16.00, mentioning matting, novelty damask, and Brussels rugs as part of the promotion.

Married in Atlanta A Week Ago Kept It a Secret

A well known Athens couple, Mr. B. Josey of Davison Nicholson Co. and Miss Hattle May Gallaher, wed in Atlanta last Sunday in secret. They returned to Athens and announced the marriage this morning in the Banner. They reside at 763 College Avenue and are active in their local business community.

Atlanta B. Josey Big Dayiton- Nicholson Company Athens Big de Bayment College Avenue Josey. Com Davison-Nicholson Co Gallaser

Fulton Representative to Introduce Saturday Half Holiday Bill

Fulton Georgia representative McElrath announced plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming legislature to declare Saturday after noon a legal half holiday for cities over 10 000 inhabitants. The proposal aims to promote the movement without making it compulsory amid strong local support and public fundraising in Atlanta.

Fulton Atlanta McElrath

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