Spring and Summer Campaign at Reduced Prices
The rush to our store over the past three months shows public demand for good goods at popular prices. We note that J. B. Murphy traveled to New York to buy a large dry goods and clothing stock while prices were low, and though much of the advertised inventory has sold, many of the best bargains still remain unsold at the listed prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Murphy
New York
Lipstinh & Human
Arlington Block
Postoffice
Gainesville
Georgia
Wide selection of fabrics and apparel advertised
An advertisement lists prices for textiles and clothing items including White India Lawn, White Persian Lawn, Figured Mull and Madia Dimity, Gingham, Zephyr Ginghams, China Silk, silks, Bleached Domestic, Athens checks, and various shirts and suits. Numerous yardages and prices show a bustling sale from 10 cents to several dollars, with emphasis on cheap offerings and imported goods.
Culinary notes and fish boiling cautions from early menu
Practical kitchen guidance covers removing bones and slicing salmon and halibut, boiling fish with onions carrots and spices, and serving with Hollandaise or seafood sauces. Also described are Oxtox Sour onion soup preparation and a note on bacon’s digestibility and origins of the word key used for many islands.
Fairs with a Par Exposition Buffet of Goods and Gadgets
A detailed survey of concession stands at the fair describes endless stalls offering everything from teas to telescope lenses, toys to textiles, and novelty gadgets. Corporations eager for revenue line up to supply goods with many paying a share of gross receipts, while hawkers and crowds create a bustling midways atmosphere with theaters, dances, and multilingual drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorave
Fie
Peare
Columbus
Ceylon
Cactus Plante
Wintypes
Daily Columbian Fox
Duke of Vexagid
Indh Panies
Chey
Barnum
Matty Brench
Paris
Vienna
Venice
Jerusalem
Midway
Bureau of Conditions
Chicago Herald
Georgia News Notes Highlights From State Agriculture
Georgia farmers show prosperity notes as Col James D Waddell reports broader supplies but limited cash. Rail lines dispute melon shipments. Augusta to New York rail link advances. Court ruling sets damages at six thousand dollars in Chicamauga park case. Negro Press Association meeting in Atlanta and Georgia Teachers plan Gainesville session outline. Weather and crops update notes variable rainfall, warm late week temperatures, grass growth, cotton lice, mixed yields for corn wheat oats rye and fruit crops across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro Press Association
Negro Press Association of Georgia
Atlanta
Provutor Granora
Negro Proas Association of Georgin
Sonda
Augusta
South
William J. Northon
Georgia
Aulants Constitution
Angnata Chronoit
Charleston News and Courier
Negro Press Association of Virginia
Georgia Teachers
Georgia Teachers’ Association
Gainesville
John A. Smith
H. W. J. Ham
A. W. VanHoose
B. Smith
J. W. Frederick
Marshallville
DC. Merry
Chas
H. Smith
Cartersville
L. A
Mchaughlin
Dalton
KR. J. Guinn
Fleming
R, Anthony
Crawfordville
J. B
Robins
D. D
White
Athens
Bradwell
Goy
W. J. McKennie
West Point
Otis Ashmore
Savannah
County Normal Institutes
W. Rt. Power
Marietta
J. BE. Witherspoon
Columbus
W. H. Woodall
J. Bi. Pendergrast
Newnan
Wm. Harper
American
Odd Trade In Paris Faces Pay Delay Strike
In Paris the macchabee men or fishers of dead bodies along the Seine threaten to strike over slow payments from the city. Pere Joseph, veteran ecumer, reports unpaid earnings after fishing 42 corpses last year for $3 each, and a current payday of $12 previously earned but not yet received, disrupting morgue work until officials fix the pay schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macchabee
Seine
Auteuil
Billancourt Bridge
Pere Joseph
Joseph
Inte
Paris Lotter
A Superstition About Trees in Japanese Tradition
A discussion of Japanese belief in ancient trees as living souls with intercessory power. People seek shelter beneath venerable trees to tell their woes, inspiring imagery in Japanese art. a legend says a cedar trunk bled when used to furnish a lord’s house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yamato
Demorest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dress Goods Department
White Goods Department
Gingham Department
Silk Department
Bainch Tenriottas
Pretich Serge
Car J
West Side Public Square
J. E. Murphy
Gainesville, Ga
Cleveland High School
Cleveland, Georgia
Albert Bell
Chas. W. Merritt
Clark, Bell & CO
Logan & Son
Key
New Jersey
Key East
Key West
Florida
Canat
South America
Westministee
Georgia News Notes
James D. Waddell
State Agricultural Society
Waddell
Wrtellieloh
Central
Augusta and
Manchester
United States
Newman
Scott
Chicamanuga Park
Syracs
Kera Sun
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