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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
3
Announce a May sale on dimity quilts at Michael's, offering two sizes 63x90 and 72x90 inches in white. The special price is 1.48 dollars, noting crinkled light weight fabric and popular use as a bedspread option.
A sale advertises Turkish Bath towels with pink or blue borders at 39 cents each. Buyers are urged to stock up while the price lasts and kept on a safe table. Instructions for making combing tickets from Turkish Towels are available on request.
We present a complete stock of trunks including wardrobe trunks from 18.50 to 75.00 steamer trunks from 5.00 up and dress trunks at all prices. Many new wardrobe features accompany the latest trunk designs and we are ready to show them to you.
Victorian era style catalog notes grass rugs in all popular sizes for summer. Describes suitability for porch hall or dining room and highlights a range of new colorings and comfortable design.
The store presents new summer draperies that are light and airy among a wide stock. Customers can save money on curtains as part of the ongoing selection and value emphasis.
We list boys blouses in madras and percale at 50c each, while market prices run 75c in cities. Our offer, lasting while supplies last, sells at 60c each, aiming to beat makes and ensure quality for the little one.
Pretty sheer crepe in white pink and blue priced at 18 cents per yard. 27 inch width suitable for underwear or dresses. Stock up your tailor’s supplies at this low price.
Auto accessories advertise Summer Lap Robes in linen rubber lined twills and other fabrics. They claim to protect from dust, are lightweight and suited for any machine. Prices range from 1.50 to 10.00.
Mirror Candies in sanitary jars are advertised as fresh and free from dust or germs. They are described as absolutely pure and popular for entertainments, noted for being as pretty as they taste.
New leather and silk bags offered in varied colors including black. A line of mourning bags with oxidized frames and mourning linings is displayed. Stock is complete.
Local retailer touts fresh May dress values with savings of five to fifteen dollars on assorted summer styles. Buyers urged to visit early to complete wardrobes at lower prices, noting stock turnover and no obligation to purchase.
Toiletry items offered at cut prices including Pebeco Tooth Paste 50c size with reduced sale pricing.
Michael's introduces latest neckwear novelties in colors to match costumes. Fabrics range from light sheer to heavier coat collar materials. Special values noted from 25 cents to 3 dollars and 50 cents.
98c shirtwaists attract shoppers with many pretty copies of higher priced styles. Over fifty different designs shown at the same low price.
In May many light weight wool spring suits are discounted. Savings range from five to fifteen dollars per suit with remaining stock priced around fifteen dollars from higher values such as twenty two fifty. Michael’s presents style setters that promise comfort and value.
With leather prices rising manufacturers present luggage made of enamel duck and cane materials. The new line features lower priced durable cases in varied styles and is available to meet consumer wants.
Short lengths of French ginghams from 3 to 9 yards in plaids stripes and solids. Normally worth 18 or more per yard, but current conditions attract early attention. Priced at 15 cents per yard.
About 20 pieces of pretty volles 36 and 40 inches wide in stripes plaids figures and floral designs on a special table at 19¢ yard. Now is your chance. Some pieces are small for children's dresses others are larger all go at 19¢
Advertising copy claims Thodesme full fashioned boot silk H68e in black or white seen before the war can be bought at Michael's for 60c a pair, while similar stock elsewhere lists 50c to 75c. The notice urges customers to switch to Michael's for future purchases.
The Globe Tailor offers ladies knit combinations in all shapes at 50 to 65 cents. No. 444 comes in sizes 4 to 9 with prices 60 to 65 cents, a rate said to match last year and one third below this year’s prices.
Spisting amet outlines a neat fabric option described as silk like in texture and soft in feel. The item is 32 inches wide and priced at 58 cents per yard indicating a fabric sale notice in a historical newspaper snippet.
A new shipment presents a wide selection of colored voiles, touted as the prettiest line yet. Most fabrics measure 40 inches wide and are priced at 36 or 38 cents per yard, with many patterns to choose from for stylish apparel or home sewing projects.
A large shipment of Centemeri gloves has arrived with new styles and novelties. Prices are listed at $2.00, $2.50, and $2.75 per pair.
Hosiery for men women and children promises proper weight and reliable wear with a new shipment highlighting men’s stockings in best colors priced at 30 cents per pair.
A table offers wide silk ribbons at 250 the yard with satin maire and floral styles. The sale promotes 25c per yard on assorted colors and widths suitable for bows and decor.
Advertising copy promotes Fairfax Linen pound paper at 25c per pound with 10c envelopes and a higher quality Fairfax grade that pays 35c for. It notes availability at 250 per pound with matching envelopes, urging purchase for vacation writing.
Readers offered inexpensive fly swatters with felt protectors to prevent furniture scratches. The ad claims thousands sold and urges purchase for every room.
An advertisement pledges free water from sanitary coolers on each floor. It claims Linton's Bring Water is the purest in the section and warns against drinking impure water to avoid suffering.
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