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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
8
A noisy ad from a local store touts sweet potato supplies from Nancy Hall to 20 thousand units, corn seed and beans for planting, insect powders, and fly killers. It promotes Nunnally’s Candy storage during warm weather, various face powders and lotions, and a new sundae at the soda fountain with crushed fruit toppings. The message urges customers to buy the right goods at right prices and to request unavailable items.
Local notices show Mrs G P Braswell of Villa Rica and Mrs FE Steed staying at Archer House.Many visitors arrive for shopping and social events. Fourth of July preparations at A and M Fair Grounds dominate upcoming week with demonstrations at Bradley's store and pageant plans in Carrollton.
The advertises women’s suits in cream wool serge tan serge and stripes from 15 to 20 dollars and 22 50 for linen sets 8 90 to 12 50 with a 73 dollar choice. Dresses in voile batiste and Swiss embroidery priced under manufacturers cost. Skirts whipcord serge panama blends 1 4 to 1 3 off. Shirtwaists voile marquisette black messaline and lawn 1 4 to 1 2 off. Childrens and misses dresses washable 48c to 98c, worth 1 4 to 1 3 more.
Local shop advertises large reductions on muslin underwear for ladies including underskirts gowns chemises combination suits corset covers and drawers in many patterns.
A local sale lists voiles and dimities up to 35c per yard, fine batistes and lawnettes at 10 to 12 1-2c, ginghams in many patterns 12 1-2 to 15c, percale 36 inch wide 9 to 12 1-2c, bleaching cambric 9c, and Lonsdale cambric 9c per yard.
Big stock mats art squares for porches and dining rooms. Rugs to match window shades and lace curtains all specially priced for this sale.
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