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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
2
A catalog snippet lists women’s garments including white wash skirts in linen, silk slips with fine trims, ramie and Irish linen suits with tailored coats, panel skirts, and mohair bathing suits. Colors mentioned include white natural pink blue lavender navy and black.
Misses and small women’s wash dresses in ginghams perales linens and chambrays, sizes 6 to 18 years, priced from $1.00 to $3.00. Also available are girls and misses dresses with braided trims and attached blouses, and Norfolk style suits in blue tan and mixtures, sizes 14 to 18 years, bust 32 to 36, priced up to $18.50.
Dutch neck and button front dresses in chambray and gingham with checked trims. Wide color assortment. Prices from 98 cents to 1.65 and 2.00 for one piece tissue gingham styles. Sailor collar dresses with three quarter sleeves in pink blue and black also offered.
Catalog notes knox black button braid Sailor with leather sweat trimmed with grosgrain band priced 25c and 1.00, velvet flanged white chip hats 0.98, French Carl Ostrich plumes 2.49. Selection marked choice from New York makers.
The ad lists numerous waists including high and Dutch neck lingerie waists priced from 55 cents to 69 cents and up to 4 dollars. It highlights dainty laces embroidery striped patterns and fine silk silk waists with tailored Dutch neck styles and lace collars.
A newspaper snippet advertises children's cotton drawers, rompers, night gowns, and lawn caps with prices around 19 to 39 cents. It also lists women and men handkerchiefs in various styles and materials, highlighting small bundle deals and linen options.
Vintage ad lists night gowns trimmed with Val insertions and lace, silk Petticoats in messaline and taffeta, white Princess slips with Val lace, and seersucker petticoats with tucked flounces. Prices range from 39 cents to 1.58 dollars.
Readable ads show a Star Day sale featuring very small lots of children’s waists in sizes 2 to 9 years at 49 to 39 cents and a limited run of hygienic aprons. Brassieres and corsets from multiple brands priced from 34 to 1.50 cents with sizes predominantly 18 to 26. All fittings cancelled for Star Day.
Narrow widths of Irish lace edges and insertions plus odd lot Platt val lace insertions. Also listed are all linen lace bands in white and ecru for peplum waists and various val lace edges and cotton bands to match. Per dozen yards pricing noted in 5c 19c and 50c ranges.
Catalog lists cambric and muslin edges and insertions in widths up to 5 inches. Muslin skirts 118 inch with cambric edges and insertions up to 6 inches. Muslin flouncing 27 inch with eyelet patterns. Prices range from 10¢ to 45¢ per item.
Advertised sale items include Dutch collars in Venice lace and jabots, ruffles in white and ecru, sleeveless guimpes in net and shadow lace, and chiffon veils in various sizes and colors. Prices range from 15c to $2.50, with several neckwear pieces and embroidered collars highlighted.
Cotton wash belts feature showy patterns and narrow width described as inch wide. The listing notes a price cue of £2 4d and highlights trim accessories for dresses.
An assortment of silk gloves including Tricot Silk and Glace Kid styles with multiple clasps and finger tips in black white and ice. Mousquetaire wrists and Paris point backs appear in several items with price points from 29¢ to $2.50.
Wide ranges of ribbons and bows described with varied widths and finishes. Styles include satin taffeta and novelty corded effects in white blue pink lilac and maize with price points from 9 to 50 cents. Damaged phrasing limits specifics but outlines assorted decorative ribbons for dress and hair.
A catalog listing various undergarments including Swiss ribbed fine cotton vests, lisle thread vests, and cotton union suits. Items describe features such as low necks, sleeveless designs, hand crochet edges, and knee-length options with price points ranging from 25 to 65 cents.
Advert sees ribbed white cotton underwear at 19 cents, fine garments with low necks and sleeveless styles. It also lists boys’ ribbed underwear and balbriggan options with short sleeves, knee length for 12 to 25 cents.
Local ad lists various hosiery options with prices from 25 to 80 cents. Items include black cotton hose light weight with double sole high spliced heel and black silk lisle hose gauze weight double top and sole.
An old newspaper ad promotes children's hosiery at low prices. White cotton socks with fancy patterns and striped tops priced around 15 cents, black cotton hose with fine ribbing and double knee priced at 10 to 18 cents, targeting shoppers seeking inexpensive basics.
The listing highlights taffeta silk parasols priced at 2.00 to 3.50, with natural handles and desirable shapes. Options include plain colors, stripes, and border effects such as Dresden patterns, pongee and white finishes.
Listing of various fabrics with prices per yard or unit. Items include All-Silk Pong ee 24 in natural color, Perspiration Proof Black J ap Hat nutai, Dress Messalines 26 in all colors, Black Satin Dress Messaline 35 in, All-Silk Rough Pongee tan, Black Peau de Soie 36 in, and Dress Messalines Courne price quoted.
A compact catalog item lists all wool navy serge and English mohair fabrics with widths from 38 to 52 inches. Prices range from 35 to 68 cents per yard, including heavy serges and mohair varieties in grays navies blacks and rich black.
An early 20th century sale ad markets printed dress muslin and percal es at 9 to 61⁄4 cents, linnette and galatea cloths, Devonshire suiting, chiffon voile, and assorted fabrics with values ranging from 10 to 44 cents, noting colors and patterns for dresses and children's wear.
An old newspaper fragment advertises fabrics with linings at 15 cents, sateen at 14 to 14 1/2 cents, 36 inch width in assorted colors, plus perc alines at 25 cents and unfinished tailors canvas in black natural and blue.
The notice itemizes small hardware including wire hair pins extra heavy curved two boxes for five cents each at Clinton, safety pins sizes 00 0 and 1 2 for five cents, assorted pin cubes ten cents five cents, tan shoe laces thirty inches two for five cents ten cents, twilled tape ten yard pieces sizes etc, coat hangers seven cents to twenty five cents and thirty five cents, novelty shirtwaist braid six yard pieces slightly soiled.
Jewelry at 50 cents Lavalliers assorted styles to choose from. German silver mesh bags are kid lined with five inch fringe priced at 3.98.
A catalog style list shows white wash embroidered hand bags with nickel and gilt frames, oozed leather handbag options with silk cord handles, genuine leather bags with patent locks and silver plate linings, white calfskin belts, and silk cord girdles with tassels offered in various prices. The text reflects a vintage store display with multiple items and price points.
A vintage advertisement lists toilet chamois skins, peroxide hydrogen, talcum powders, perfumed talc, foot powder, hair brushes, and depilatories with prices from 10 to 50 cents. The ad highlights multiple brands and items, typical of early 20th century retail catalogs.
Advertises blue serge suits sizes 33 to 40 at 6.8 and 12.00 prices, flannel outing trousers from 2.50 to 3.00, blue serge trousers 30 to 42 waist at 2.45, and terry bath robes from 2.50 to 3.50. Deals appear in a compact retail notice with limited descriptive text.
A compact sale listing shows 50¢ blouses in assorted colors and sizes, blue overalls for children ages 08 to 14 at 37¢ to 50¢, and knickerbocker pants priced at $1.50 and $2.00. Wash suits with attached waists range from 79¢ to $3.00, plus sample Terry cloth bath robes for ages 6 to 18 at $1.90.
Advertises men s wear and white goods including neckwear suspenders shirts pajamas and night shirts with prices from 12 to 2 and white cloths such as white dim ity white crepe English longcloth and white poplin mercerized finishes dense text lists multiple items with assorted sizes and discounts across categories.
List of hosiery items with prices: Lisle and silk lisle hose in black 25¢ and 35¢, imported black cotton hose light weight 45¢ and 35¢, imported black silk lisle hose light weight double sole 19¢, reinforced heel and toe thread silk hose in black tan navy smoke 25¢.
OCR reads multiple listing lines for men's underwear including Balbriggan undergarments 38c shirts drawers and Otis cotton union suits with short sleeves and ribbed fabric. Text is fragmentary but indicates assorted sizes and prices in old catalog style.
Vintage glassware sale offers etched sherbet glasses six set for 60 cents, olive dishes with handle at 68 cents, water pitchers with light cutting at 75 cents, vinegar and oil bottles new shapes, mayonnaise sets extra fine cutting priced at 4.69, loafing discounts listed.
A period price listing shows TABLE SPOONS at 25c each, sugar shells and butter knives in silver plate, and various patterns. Rogers Silver Plate items include berry spoons, teappoons sold by the dozen, cold meat forks, and a bottle opener corkscrew with sterling silver handles. Prices range from 29c to $1.00 per piece or dozen, with several items in 37c to 75c brackets.
A patchwork of fabric prices and descriptions including white dress linens 36 inches wide at 20¢ and 30¢, ramie dress linen 45 inches wide at 60¢, table damask at 40¢ and 50¢, duz table napkins, renaissance centrepieces, huckaback and Turkish towels, antiseptic diapers, mosquito netting and related fabric goods with assorted prices and notes on quality and imperfections.
A catalog row of textiles lists bleached and unbleached cottons, sheeting, pillowcases, sheets, and blankets with various sizes and sale prices. Items include full bleached sheets, pillowcases, blankets, crochet quilts in single and double sizes, white woolen blankets with colored borders, and limited yardage quantities.
An ad lists aprons at 19 semis and 25 cents with fine lawn and dotted Swiss fabrics. It highlights 12 and 4 cent mentions, 24 cent percale and gingham styles, cut very full with pockets, and prices 24 cents.
A catalog note advertises 29c boxed writing paper with a special dome top and drawer box in gray tint. It also lists 25c blue white violet gold corner correspondence cards and 8c per pack bicycle playing cards.
A printer’s catalog lists mostly fiction titles with clothbound editions priced at 50 cents to 1.25. Highlights include The Adven turess Aladdin and Co Blindfolded Constance Trescot Garden of Lies Heart of the Ancient Wood Heritage of Unrest Jewel Weed Medal of Honor My Friend Prospero Peggy O Neal Vayenne Vergilus The Great Mogul and 86 others plus Lowney Complete Cook Book revised edition cloth binding water damaged copy offered at 1.25.
Classified ad lists various curtains and fabrics with prices from 19 cents to 4.25 dollars. Items include scrim and muslin curtains in multiple patterns, lace and satin trims, Sabbinet lace, Scotch lace curtains, plain scrim, and damped samples. Also offered are bamboo porch blinds, net hammocks with spreader pillow and valance, and silk upholstery goods by the piece.
Advertising copy lists iron costumers four double hooks phone stand and seat complete. automobile seat and bed outfit plant stand and various chairs, rockers, couch and mattress combinations priced from a few dollars to twelve. golden oak and weathered oak seating lines offered with leather fittings and brass bungalow beds as low as ten dollars.
Daily sale list shows straw matting per yard thirty cents and floor oil cloth in various widths. Leaking pricing notes indicate linoleum twelve feet wide slightly imperfect at fifty one cents per square yard.
A vintage ad lists kitchen items and home products with bulk prices. Items include a five pound box of Grandma’s Borax, white pearl soap, aluminum saucepans, glass shelves with nickel brackets, oval foot tubs, white enamel medicine cabinets, bags and suit cases, rattan suit cases, professional bags, and various framed pictures with bargain prices.
An advertisement lists a boys archery set priced 25 cents and three brass tipped arrows. It markets the Celebrated Game of Parcheesi at 65 cents and 3.75 dollars. Children’s tents for lawn camping 6 by 0 feet with ropes poles and stakes are 2.85 dollars.
Advertises guaranteed drop head sewing machines at 18 dollars each with ball bearings all attachments free lessons and delivery. Limited offer states only 6 at 9.90 and mentions no mail or phone orders.
Regular 30c varnished tile suitable for bath and kitchen offered in sale prices. Per lot is 60 cents.
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