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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
3
The advertisement promotes summer items to keep readers cool including dresses coats piece goods fans and parasols. It emphasizes readiness to furnish readers with everything needed for comfort during hot days.
A sale of comfortable house dresses featuring Electric Brand models priced from 1.00 to 2.50. Includes Handy Dandy double front dress, adjustable styles, pretty net and organdie dresses for misses and children, and linen, crepe, and ratine options with marked savings from 6.50 to 15.00. New white skirts in garbadines and corduroys offer belts yokes and pockets from 1.00 to 5.00.
A wide range of skirts in golfine corduroy silk and wool are priced from 2.25 to 11.00 with varieties like Silver Bloom and mixed wool. Silver Bloom sport dresses priced at 8.50 feature striped jackets and solid skirts along with matching accessories.
New curtain materials displayed on Clayton Street window. Nets and scrims priced 10c to 60c per yard. Kirsch flat sagless curtain rods shown in white and brass in all lengths. Special sale on short lengths offers real money savings.
Large stock of glass and china with many values. GoldBand china cups saucers and plates 10c each. Ice tea tumbler 5c. Ice cream cups 10c. Vases 5c to 51.00. Cut glass 25 percent less than elsewhere. Wash goods patterns many prices 10c to 1.00 per yard. Athens store offers the largest complete stock and reasonable prices.
A local offer lists over a dozen night gown styles in fine fabrics with rising market costs for yard goods laces and embroideries. It promotes twenty five summer parasol styles at 98 cents, kids parasols from 25 cents, ladies items up to six dollars, and new neckwear collars and cuff sets at 25 cents and up.
Rug suppliers warn of shortages as dye and wool costs rise dramatically. We secured a large stock at old prices and offer rugs 25 to 60 percent below current value. Buy now to avoid bigger increases before fall.
Our toilet articles department offers lotions tooth pastes powders and cosmetics from Melba Luxor Mme Isabelle Colgate's and Babcock's. New Danderoff hair tonic cures dandruff priced at 0c per bottle Colgate toothpaste 20c Pedesc o toothpaste 45c Romanza soap 10c per cake six for 25c Colgate shaving stick 20c toothbrushes eight for 10c and powder puffs 5 and 10c.
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