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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1914
Page
2
The store on Clayton Street to Washington Street proclaims easy shopping with quality goods and prices "just a little lower." Departments claim to be filled with correct things and items of interest for every need and want at affordable prices.
The article promotes wedding gifts and home essentials available at moderate prices. It highlights cut glass, electric lamps from 3.50 to 6.00, statuary, scissors, and toilet paper, plus a Butterick fashions issue and a winter blanket lineup including Marsh Comforts with durable packing and year‑long wear.
Store showcases a large new line of kimono outings in various shades. Baby wrap fabrics use Duckling fleece with dog and bear designs priced at 19c a yard, with outings starting at 10c and up.
Handsome silk textiles headline a fall display with bright colors and luxurious patterns. Shoppers are urged to buy now to enjoy both beauty and savings when they reveal the purchase at home.
Daily arrivals bring exclusive novelties to the wash goods department in Athens. New cloths in solid colors and Roman stripes, striped poplins and kimono outings, crepes in solids and plaids. Fall suitings and robes for bath dressings feature prominently at low prices.
An article advises careful selection of corsets noting ill fitting garments cause discomfort. It highlights an up-to-date corset department with a competent fitter, new Thompson’s glove fitting corsets at $2.00, La Victoire front or back lace from $3.00 to $10.00, and a brocade model priced at $10.00.
There is no hose on the market that will give the service of Pony Stock ings. They come in five different weights at 25c the Pair.
Our stock of house furnishings is the largest in Athens with competitively priced 9x12 art squares, rugs, and Axminster options. Drapery fabrics, nets, scrims, and curtains are highlighted along with linoleum at fixed low prices and Hartshorn roller shades. Also marketed are vacuum sweepers, Wizard mops, and polish products.
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