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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1911

Page

3

Good Roads Spurs Farmers In Sumter County Georgia

Atlanta May 20 Good roads talk and interstate highway plans return to the fore. Georgia needs a dedicated highway department and stronger laws to coordinate work. In Sumter County three years of sand clay roads boosted land values from 15 20 to 40 60 per acre and doubled farm yields as farmers terrace plow and fertilize more, making corn reach about a hundred bushels per acre on some farms.

Atlanta Georgia South Sumter County Frank Sheffield Atention Sheffield Americus Sumter

Seed Crushers Meet in New York Agenda Released

President B F Taylor of the Inter State Cotton Seed Crushers Association sent Georgia members the convention programme. The gathering will be at the Hotel Astor in New York City June 7 8 and 9. Judge Henry Hammond of Augusta is highlighted among speakers and previously charmed the Louisville convention.

Atlanta B. F. Taylor Inter- State Cotton Seed Crushers Association Georgia Association Hotel Astor New York City Sosted Henry ©. Hammond Augusta Louis- Ville

Elegant wedding attire for all guests and couples

The store offers a splendid line of wearables for those married and those attending. Whether you attend or not, buy from a shop with reputation. Customers will find goods in proper style, high quality, and reasonable in price.

Our Ready-to-Wear Department Opens With Wide Range

The department offers smart suits dresses lingerie and evening gowns in many exclusive models. Prices are far below the garments real value and customers are invited to visit and see the enchanting displays and attractive prices.

Lingerie Dresses Displayed With New Line

Our stock of lingeries is complete featuring the largest and most up to date line ever displayed. Dresses are well made and daintily trimmed in baby Irish val round thread and clung some elaborately embroidered in colors. Prices from 4.98 to 25.00.

Bargain Foulard Dresses Hit Satin Face Trimmed Styles

Real bargains in satin face foulards offered at 10.00, 18.00, 20.00 and 25.00. Showroom choices feature shower yok foulards with dainty trimming and wearers urged to select swiftly before stocks run low.

Fashion in Linen and Silk Coats at Bargain Prices

Linen coats and large shawls with sailor collars described as well tailored priced from five to ten dollars. The line lists materials including satin and rajah silk with coats or shawls offered at economical rates for shoppers.

Wash Dresses at Low Prices in Various Fabrics

Dress sale offers wash dresses in Madras ginghams linen chambray lawns and foulards. Styles range from small to large and include colors. Featured dresses priced at 6.50 7.50 and 8.50 with quality construction.

Madras

Wash Fabrics This Week At Our Store Display

This week we present a wide wash fabrics assortment including 27 inch cotton voile priced 70c grade 10c, 27 inch cotton foulard 15c and 25c, 27 inch linen finish batiste with fast colors 124c, 27 inch lawn challies and white lawns 5c to 10c, and new Anderson zephyr ginghams 32 inches wide at 15c.

Batiste Anderson Zephyr

Boys' blouse and shirts sale in fine madras and gingham

Readable text advertises boys blouses and shirts priced at 50 cents each. Materials include fine madras and gingham with options for collars.

Madras

Underwear Sale Prices From A Local Ledger

100 dozen ladies fine gauze vests priced at 10 cents each beyond regular 12 and a quarter cent grade. Ladies extra fine lisle thread vests offered at 15 and 25 cents. Boys pajamas and pornsknit shirt and drawers 25 cents. Boys pajama union suits 50 cents. Men's pajama shirts and drawers commonly sold at 50 cents, now 25 cents per garment.

Hosiery Sale Promotes Wayne Knit Hosiery Range

Hosiery items advertised include gauze hose at 15c value and 10c sales for select pairs. Ladies and men's gauze lisle hose priced at 3 pairs for 50c. Men's silk hose with reinforced toe and heel offered at 39c from a 50c grade. Exclusive agents for Wayne Knit Hosiery, spanning ladies, men, and children, with prices from 25c to 3.00.

Wayne Knit

The Cotton Seed Oil Conference Speeches and Plans

Prominent speakers from Georgia include Hon Walter D Nesh and Dr Harvey W Wiley chief chemist of the United States who will address on The Oil Mill Superintendent and Cotton Seed Oil as a Food for Man. Julian L Brode of Memphis will discuss Foreign Markets for Cotton Seed Products and Henry R Towne will speak on Scientific Cost Reductions. Mayor Gaynor welcomes the convention in New York. Vice President Heflin of Texas will respond. Georgia delegates sail from Savannah June 4th to arrive New York June 6th for a lavish program.

Georgia Walter D. Nesh Taylor Harvey W. Wiley United States Wiley Julian L. Brode Memphis Henry R. Towne Manufacturers Association of New York City Gaynor New York Heflin Texas Savannah

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