The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

doctors advertised in the early sixties, as showing 2 sidellght on the professional ethics of ante-bellum days. I am now going through the Dadeville Banner, pub lished three score years ago, with purpose of getting a line on the other current advertising which claimed the att tention of our fathers.
 It was the day in which the general store held the germ of the great mod ern department stores, but none of the merchants in those times used space as freely as is the custom now. and not one of them illustrated even their dis play matter, and the statements of the Tad" writers were. to say the least of 1t, more restrained.
 I noticed modest corset reader in which it was spelled "corsett." both in the headline and in the body of the mo- tice. 4 millinery advertisement, instead of speaking of pattern hats" or "pa- .risian. .creations,' merely said, We have just received a very large stock of bon nets, and bonnet trimmings. Also misses and children's hats" No chance to get tkem for misleading lads"
 
 Here is one which 1 give in full: "A large assortment of hoop skirts, of the most approved kind. just received and for sale at reduced prices. Hoop supporters, a very complete, beautiful, very useful article" I am sure that this will bring up tender memories to some dear old grandmothers, but personally I hope the balloon variety of skirts will not return.
 
 was interested in the advertisement of an iron foundry at Tallassee X speciality of gin gear. from the eight to the four teen-foot wheel, used by planters in the prairies, will recall the old way of farm CTS ginning and baling their own cotton. furniture store in a. postscript to their main announcement state country pro- duce taken for furniture" On account'o 'of friendship for some funeral directors, l will merely give the following without comment: Wooden collins of every va Iriety, made to order, at prices varying from sl5O to s25."
 The proprietor of a hotel, in calling attention to his hostelry, informs the pub lie that "he is better prepared to treat them in hospitable manner than here to- ing, but when he gives as his reason. having now attentive servants, he can assure his customers that they shall all receive careful attention if they favor him with call' may not be boasting. but | it is certainly a chapter out of the past. and could not be lived up to at present.
 
 1 In a column given to the praise of the Grover & Baker sewing machine, I ran across the following testimonial, which shows that machine agents threescor- years ago never overlooked any bets when l it came to marketing their machines: Mrs. Jefferson Davis presents her com pleasure in saying that she has used one i of their machines for two years, and finds | it still in good order, makes beautiful stitch, and does easily work of any kind This was given during her residence ir Washington, D. c. Wheeler & Wilson also carried an advertisement.
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 1 It was the day of warehouse and com mission business, and I wasn't surprised to find quite few of the Columbus ant Montgomery factors bidding for trade fl the columns of the Dadeville Banner. ran across one notice which passetl my comprehension. for 1t said: An as received" Does any mere man know wAa garment is meant? I thought the worc was mispelled, but it reads the same II the headline and in the text. So far as know, it stands for a "kimono' or z l '.Mother Hubbard or just dressing sack.
 1 It appears that the nearest marble yart was at Columbus Ga, but 1t wa equipped with American and Italian mon uments, tombs, tablets and vases. Jew elers used the paper. and an ambrotyp artist solicited patronage. The Tallapoosi Institute for Young Ladies gave notic that it was intended to be a preparator. department of the "Le Vert Normal Col lege for Young Ladies' which was seek ing incorporation before the legislature o Alabama I was struck with the asser tion, ''We intend that our graduates shal be competent, in case of necessity, to turl their education to profit Remember. tn, was threescore years ago, when southerl girls were not expected to make thel own living.
 A wetumpka concern. in nearly a hal column, sings the praises of it's books handling family Bibles, hymn books school books and feast of fat things. II looked over the list as set out. an give a few to show the best sellers be fore the war: "Potiphar Papers, Wash lington and His Generals Napoleon an His Marshals. . '.Tupper's Poems. '.Tii comb Letters Prince of the House C David" Nothing to Wear stephen.
 Methodism," 'Fwo Ways to Wedloek,
 Pillar of Fire" Life in Washington,
 Lalla Rookh,' "The Lady of the Lake. "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table.
 Not very exciting list for a twentiet
 century reader. but no doubt an appea ing one to our fathers and mothers.
 One Montgomery firm advertised clotf
 ing only. which evidences the fact ths leyen before the war there was a tendenc i; Ito specialize in certain lines. Much spac was given to the advertising of grocerfe
 land it was the custom for grocers