20 May 1903
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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1903
Page
1
A local offer promotes open work lace hose in black and colors with dramatic cuts. Lot 1 features cotton hose in black at 10c, then 7 1 2c. Lot 2 offers open work cotton hose in black and colors at 15c, then 12c. Lot 3 presents lisle thread open work hosiery in black and colors, 25c then 12c. Lot 4 shows lisle thread lace designs in black, 50c regular price, 35c sale.
Special bargains on lawn and cotton waists with white and colored varieties. Prices range from $1.00 to $2.00, featuring sheer lawn with embroidery lace insertions and full sleeves, in assorted sizes and trims.
A catalog of dry goods and household furnishings with itemized prices. Bleach, cottonade, plaid mercery, sheeting, towels, pillow casing, damask, silkoline drapery, and bed spreads listed with quantities and changing prices. Items include 4-4 Lonsdale bleach, 10-4 unbleached sheeting, 60 inch damask, and white bed spreads with sale prices.
Fine American all silk ribbons 4 to 8 inches wide in satin satin and taffeta varieties. A rare assortment in every imaginable color suitable for hat trimmings sashes girdles neckwear and dress decorations.
Readable lines note corset sales from Dr Thompson Warner and other well known makes with Blac- Bbc and Gide brands offered at $1.10. Indicates a sale or advertisement for summer corsets in a newspaper page snippet.
Metropolitan millinery display promises summery sparkle with trims and untrimmed hats. Hats priced at 1.2 to 5.0 will be reduced to 1.65 and 3.75 respectively, offering savings versus elsewhere.
Embroideries with headings on Swiss Cambric and Nainsook in fine narrow and wide widths. Laces feature Valenciennes Fancy Cotton Cluny and Banil ings in assorted widths.
An expansive display of Wash Fabrics features Lawn 40 inches wide with fine sheer quality and fast colors at 5 to 6 1/2 cents then 31 Ditto Batiste and Dimity in striped dotted and floral designs priced at 7 1/2 cents. Se Batiste and Lawns 30 inches very sheer at 100 cents, then 7 1/2 cents. Dimities and Lawns in bright colorings offered at 15 to 25 cents with mercerized cottons organ dies and tissues priced around 17 1/2 cents.
The formal opening of the Young Men s Christian Association will occur next Wednesday evening May 27. A good program is planned with ladies decorating and providing refreshments. The gymnasium outfit has arrived and shower baths will be finished this week, making the facility ready for the opening. The M C A rooms will be an attractive place for townsmen, with State Secretary Mr Moorman expected to attend and participate.
The circuit court acquitted Will Hilton of murder in the Will Williams case while George Wood was found guilty of manslaughter in the Netherland case and sentenced to six months on the county farm after a crowd petitioned for leniency. Other trials covered include assaults, drunk driving, and whisky selling with varied sentences. a grand jury report criticizes county jail conditions and road maintenance, and calls for separate facilities for white prisoners.
Governor to fill the Lincoln district chancellorship after Judge Conn’s death. Applicants include T N Campbell Yazoo Senator Graves Madison Wm Buchanan Rankin W Calvin Wells Hinds Rh B Mayes Copiah P Z Jones Lincoln. Jones has broad bar support and strong local backing. final decision awaited.
Bob Taylor spoke last Friday at the Opera House to a large crowd after an introduction by I W Cooper of Whitworth College. The ex governor of Tennessee drew mirth and music from a spellbound audience and was praised for eloquence. A note ends with an ad for Woodcock Flour from Seavey.
McGrath and Sons reported a grand success from their May sale on the fifteenth with strong crowds and brisk activity across every department. The event showcased heavy demand and upbeat spending, marking a thriving period for the business.
Several hundred corsets to be sacrificed at attractive prices. Quality and make vary. White corsets offered at 50c, some leading brands at $1.00, extra quality at $1.50, cut to $1.25. Additional corsets sold by dust and other goods at half price.
A fragmented ad listing bulk stock of fast black ladies hose in full sizes at cut prices. Mentions boys extra heavy hose at 19 cents, lot deals on ladies and children's hose, varying cuts to 25 to 35 cents, with references to weight and finish.
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