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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1906
Page
3
A collection of women's suits and skirts grows more attractive daily with new arrivals. The display emphasizes style and quality showing beauty of design and workmanship. A prominent line features ladies silk underskirts in black solid colors and pinks.
Linen towels described by size and price per dozen, including 18 by 26 and 19 by 36 Huck Towels with red borders. White crocheted bed spreads noted as crib bed spread value. White linens, carpets, rugs, art squares, mattings, curtains and linoleums offered in new designs with restrictive pricing.
Prestley's week promises special public prominence at counters with devoted promotional events. The notice hints at broader engagement and evokes a promotional push as readers are invited to participate in upcoming promotions and offerings.
Linens offered in a growing linen business emphasize sturdy general use pieces and a wide variety of prices. Highlighted items include 66 inch damask at per yard and 72 inch bleached damask at varied weights and finishes, plus matching napkins priced at $3.00 per dozen.
The new belt collection debuts in a thorough variety from 25 cents to 2 dollars and 60 cents, highlighting the season’s leading fall designs.
An immense line of ruching stock collars and Windsor ties is on display for the new fall effects. The shop invites patrons to view the updated assortment and choose from the latest fashion neckwear.
Dr. Lyndon plans to build eighteen cottages on property near his Hoyt street residence in Athens. Eight eight room houses awarded. ten more contracts to be let. A new street will connect to Seaboard Air Line tracks, extending Jackson street. The Banner urges others to invest in new residences to meet demand.
The Gainesville headline reports false news that the little daughter of J C Hood in Nocoochee Georgia is dead. Indignation runs high as residents await September 10 for the legal execution of a named black man amid a brutal incident.
The mayor fined Charlie Reese fifty dollars and costs or offered six months on the streets after he cursed and vowed to continue allowing rides for any passengers on a Central Railroad train. Reese, a longtime porter, resisted orders to stop letting colored women ride to the Y and back, provoking his arrest and the mayor’s warning about causing trouble with his language.
The board outlines eligibility for promotions including diploma holders from Normal Colleges and teachers with one year approved experience. It adds two supply teachers paid 20 dollars monthly plus existing per diem, reports required daily, and repeals prior salary rules. Also notes salary ladder adjustments contingent on board approval. Well Worth Trying. W H Brown lauds Dr King New Life Pills. 26c at local drugstores.
The jury could not reach a verdict in the murder case against Henry Wood and Pattie Watkins, charged in Linton Williams’s death near Hull. They were dismissed by Judge Holden and will return for a new session with another jury after the long circumstantial case without an eyewitness.
In Huntsville Alabama on September 8 W E B Hensley died after drinking thirteen gin spiked Coca Cola. Coroner’s jury found immediate cause to be the concoction. The report notes a fatal reaction after being intoxicated and sleeping. The article also contains unrelated advertisements for DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and a Bryan political line.
The Colonial theatre in Athens will open on the nineteenth of the month with Miss Florence Davis in the play Player Maid. Seats go on sale at Pal mer & Sons at nine o clock, priced one dollar and fifty cents for the first floor and two dollars for box seats. The owners promise a strong season with top road attractions. The notice also covers Chamberlains Cough Remedy praise and County police proposals with local bailiffs offering patrolling aid.
Hot Springs Ark September. The Southern Cotton Association executive committee urged members and cotton growers to not sell below 10 cents per pound citing crop deterioration and rising living costs. The resolution calls for slow marketing and withdrawal on declines, naming Walter Clark E D Smith J A Brown and F A Maxwell as signers.
A mass meeting for education is planned at Pierce Chapel next Sunday at 3 PM. Directed by C A Wingfield and R Matthews with Bishop Henry M Turner, the event features talks by Mayor Dorsey Dr I B Hopkins and Chancellor D C Barrow. White seating is provided and invited. The text notes a forthcoming hotel issue as Athens advances.
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