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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
5
Odd sizes and remnants from a large hat department lot offered at half price. Garments and patterns are good with greys browns and blacks. sizes are broken but fitters are sought. Priced to move at 15c to 85c and 25c per item, a sharp bargain for bargain hunters.
The store promotes Princely Shirts in sizes 14 to 17 with prices 65 and 75 cents. It notes many shoppers wait for seasonal underpricing of wraps and cloaks and highlights a mild fall. It urges ready purchases before winter to save, emphasizing style and quality and large discounts over the next 15 days.
Most of these suits carried over from last season. The entire lot is priced to move at five dollars, with even the skirts worth more than the total package. Buyers are urged to act quickly before stock runs out.
The article discusses target practice aboard ships, detailing how records of each shot are kept, the role of gun pointers under an officer, and how accuracy determines extra pay. It explains the firing setup, targets, range adjustments, and use of smokeless powder with cheaper cast iron shells to cut costs.
A village postmaster questions a nondescript dog claimed to be a good watchdog. Rastus responds the animal is valued for its company rather than guarding. The exchange highlights buyers’ reluctance to watch during economic hardship as cited by Lipincott's.
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