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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
12
Saturday through next week offers on yard wide taffetas and messaline in black and new spring shades with changeable effects. Foulard and tafteta silk sits in stripes and small figures 30 inches wide offered at 59¢. Jacquard and Japanese silks 35e to 39c, all wool serge suiting 40 inches wide 488 per yard, and cream black blue serge 26 inches wide 48c.
Bargain listing for voiles and white goods with low prices. Mercerized striped and plaid dress voiles at 22 cents per yard. Fancy striped voiles, dotted swiss at 11? cents per yard. White and colored dress linens 36 inches wide at 22 cents. Flaxon and Sheer white batistes at 19 cents. India Linen and Printed Lawns 10 to 12 percent quality at 3? cents per yard. Bleached Table Damask at 29 cents.
Bargain textile list shows 12c and 16c dress materials in all colors at 9c per yard best quality dress gingham at 10c per yard 10c quality per calico Te Best quality Sea Island Domestic per yard best brand Calico 5c per yard.
A sale offers a wide range of ladies skirts at deep discounts. Regularly priced from $3.00 to $8.50, items include serge, whipcord, bedford cord, worsteds, linen and panama styles in cream, black, blue, tan, and white. Prices drop to as low as $1.56 to $6.50 with many selections under $5.00.
Ladies waists in voiles and batistes trimmed in lace offered at 98 cents. Higher value options in voile Marquisette and baiste waists embroidered and lace trimmed priced at 1.50.
Ladies Furnishings offers black silk hose at 25 cents, lisle hose two pair for 25 cents, gauze vests for 10 cents, knit union suits for 25 cents, and black and white silk gloves at one dollar per pair.
Bargain sale lists lace curtains and counterpanes with values from 1.50 and 2.50 reduced to 0.98 to 1.49 per pair or piece. Extra large lace curtains 98 cents. extra heavy white counterpanes 1.45. white counterpanes 98 cents.
One lot of pattern Hats priced at 3.49 replacing 7.50 value sets. Ladies hats formerly 4.00 to 6.00 offered at 2.00 to 3.00. New ladies sailors 50c to 2.50, children’s trimmed hats 4.26, 2.50 value hats 1.50, 1.25 hats 0.75, 0.65 hats, and flowers 0.85 to 0.50 per bunch.
One lot of Men s and Boys Shoes and Oxfords in gun metal vici tan and patent. Regular 2 50 values for 1 98. 3 00 values men s shoes and Oxfords all leathers for 2 49. Men s 4 00 Saif ti shoes and Oxfords latest shapes for 3 50.
One lot of ladies pumps and oxfords in tan patent and gun metal with high or low heels. Oxfords in white canvas tan patent and gun metal with welts and turned soles. Regular prices listed with sale prices and a Colonial style velvet tan satin slipper set. Buckskin boots and white canvas boots included with discounted prices.
Market notes warn of rising apple prices as weather concerns threaten supply. Bananas rise due to shipment safety from weather. Cabbage remains high but cooling. greens abundant and cheaper. Local market quotes, livestock, eggs, butter, lard, and field seeds listed with dealer prices and farm notes from The Herald.
Maury County sends four speakers to Vanderbilt University for the state medal contest. Preliminary morning rounds group entrants from Columbia High School C M A Howard Institute and Branham Hughes, with nine finalists to compete at 8 p.m. in the university chapel for the gold medal.
HYGENO promoted as a great disinfectant for farm use covering sheep hogs and cattle. The listing cites street address and company Martin Vaughan Co as distributors.
Rev M E Gabbard, formerly of this county and recently stationed at Gurley Alabama, has accepted a call to the Presbyterian church at Nisbet Mississippi and will move to the new charge immediately. He has served as a Presbyterian pastor here for several years and is visiting old friends near McCabe for a few days.
Rev. Baker P. Lee former rector of St. Peter's Episcopal church preached on the Titanic wreck. The sermon, praised for its diction, was published to accompany a photo in Los Angeles papers and copies have reached local friends.
In a military field contest between CMA and the High School, the game ended 2 to 2 after a ninth inning rally by the High School. Minor pitched well with nine strikeouts for CMA. McMehee and Witherspoon stood out for the High School as key defenders and hitters. Lockwood starred for CMA while Johnson and McDaniel highlighted the High School effort. CMA faculty praised the High School team as capable of defeating any Middle Tennessee squad.
Archdeacon Webber concludes a powerful eight glory series at St Peters Church, urging vestry and members to support the pastor. The service drew large crowds, with a heart to heart talk stressing church as God’s property and Sabbath sanctity, followed by a post- sermon gathering for personal assurances.
Publication of a four week notice in The Columbia Herald Maury County requiring W M Roland to appear in the tenth civil district Maury County at 1 pm on June 8 1912 to defend an attachment case. The writ follows an earlier attachment alleged for twenty four dollars due from Roland to plaintiff for hauling logs.
Nashville Tenn May 1 Officials of the order of railway telegraphers await strike ballots sent to union operators on the C and St L road With ballots expected by afternoon tabulation to follow and a decision on a walkout to be announced after counting The line remains at a standstill until ballots arrive.
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