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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
7
A persuasive note extols Linton's Spring water as pure and safe to drink. It contrasts dangerous acts with harmless choices and asserts the water is served freely to customers. No specific dates or people are mentioned.
A home furnishings department promotes rugs curtains draperies and shades with a complete selection. It urges readers to shop at Michael’s to save money during a favorable buying period and to enhance room appearance.
Mechael announces a linen and textile sale with advance pricing and direct row buys. Tables offer Linen Crash Scarfs at 29 cents, Linen Crash Centerpieces at 2.90, and Linen Crash Pillows at 29 cents, highlighting low prices.
Sale of white goods including madras muslins batistes stripes and fancies all white and in good condition. Not a yard under 20c and almost all 25c goods. Take your choice at 12c. Items available for a short time only.
Advertises white bed spreads and counterpanes in marsellles or cimity weaves. Priced at 1.50 dollars and up, with a 10 percent discount during the sale. Claims prices not advanced and urges shoppers to buy before the sale ends in four days.
A brief advertisement touts a limited linens sale offering table linens napkins towels linen sheets and pillow cases at old prices plus a 10 percent reduction. It claims savings exceed 40 percent and urges buyers to purchase now for the fall.
A promotion touts needlework as a sane pastime not a fad. The Royal Society Packages offer useful and ornamental pieces in many varieties. Visitors are invited to see the assortment, purchase, and feel satisfied with the results.
Four days sale features double width voiles and fancy fabrics with prices from 25c to 38c per yard. Tables display striped voiles, crepes, zephyrs, organdies, Swiss embroidery, and calico with bold discounts. Early purchase avoids advances, touting Devonshire and Madras lines and wide assortment.
By Special Request sale of shirt waists repeats after patrons returned from vacation. No waists can be returned or exchanged, and none sent on approval. Four days only with waists at half price. 98 cent waists stay at 98 cents. new autumn waists not included.
Lace Trimmed Scarfs and Center Pieces offered in a selection of 85 items all fresh clean and desirable. Year round sale price 75 cents. Previous white goods sale at 88 now reduced. Crochet dollies and doilies priced 18 to 60 cents for various sizes. Limited quantities 396.
Towels centerpieces cushions and pillows are sold as useful and ornamental items. Works by artists in their line are described as finished pieces gems. Buyers are offered choice items at half price from the Royal Society Art Needlework.
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