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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1906
Page
7
The listing shows dress fabrics and prices on the street floor including Venetian cloth 4.00 and 1.25 whipcords, imported gray suiting 1.00, English mohair 1.50 and 0.85, all wool serge 1.00, silk and wool poplin 2.50, black dress goods 59c, voile 79c, Panama voile 1.00, chiffon Panama 1.25, double lustre mohair, and more. The assortment emphasizes wide range of fabrics and costs for customers.
A local ad lists various silk fabrics with prices for floor silks 59c to 89c and fancy silks 1.00 to 1.25, colored peau de soie and silk remnants 19c to 40c. Includes odd lots and discounted ranges.
A shop advertises steep discounts on womens garments on the third floor and lower tiers. Items include chemises night gowns petticoats corset covers union suits and gingham styles with prices ranging from 25c to 8.50 for lace trimmed pieces and silk options.
A purchase list shows items including night gowns at 3.50, drawers at 5.00, chemise lace trimmed at 3.50, garments at 5.00 to 6.00, corset covers handmade at 3.50, and other pieces such as 8.50. The seemingly catalog style reflects a mid century department store display.
In Albany New York Lillian J Harry secretly wed Shelby Stollard a Wabash railway employee three weeks earlier. Stollard died after being crushed between cars at Decatur Illinois. The bride learned of his death at the morgue and disclosed the marriage to his family.
A catalog of ladies apparel and accessories with numerous items on sale or display. Includes dresses skirts waists suits linens hats and more with prices ranging from under a dollar to several dollars. Notable items feature embroidered robes lace waists bolero jackets linen stocks and trimmed hats.
A listing of children and infant clothing items with prices across various styles. White lawn princess dresses priced at 1.00 to 1.75, chambray and linen coats, Cloth of Gold coats, wash hats, and several dress varieties such as nainsook and dimity available in modest ranges.
A catalog of women's knit underwear items with prices across cotton vests sleeveless and pants. Includes silk and lisle blends, umbrella rib styles, and wrappers with multiple pricing options such as two for 1.00 and 3 for 1.00.
A list of fabric items and trims with varied prices including veiling chiffon nets edges and insertions. Items shown include chiffon veils drapery nets french lace and motifs with per yard and per dozen pricing to attract buyers.
A torn ad lists fabric ribbons with prices: 19c for Taffetas and Satin Taffetas 29c wide, 39c Dresden Ribbon, 69c Dresden Ribbon, and 98c wide Dresden Ribbon. Only fragment reads like a clearance or store display.
A fragmented price list shows items named parasols for children and women with various prices. Entries include 75 parasols and 69 women’s parasols, 3.00 and 5.00 high grade options, and a 10.00 high grade fancy parasol. The text references multiple quantities and prices without full context.
In Cincinnati on July 17 Alethea Foley a Black woman says she is Lafcadio Hearn’s legal wife and seeks his estate revenues in the United States and Japan. She alleges a 1874 marriage in Cincinnati and cites long estrangement after Hearn left the city.
Mrs Emmons Blaine a Chicago Board of Education member, wealthy donor, proposes to publish first five grade readers for public schools at her expense and sell them to students at cost. Any excess due to miscalculation would go to the free book and supplementary reading fund. The plan hinges on teachers writing textbooks next year.
Brandenburg and his wife have separated by mutual consent. Brandenburg remains in St Louis while Mrs Brandenburg stays in New York. She left 252 Fifth Avenue and plans no divorce now but will not live with him again.
A fragmented price list shows various women’s footwear including tan calf oxfords, bright kid pumps, patent calf Gibson ties, white canvas and tan canvas ties, blue and white oxfords, beaded Turkish slippers, and gun metal oxfords with prices ranging from 1.50 to 6.00. Names of styles and finishes vary with multiple entries for ties and pumps.
A historical shoe catalog page lists various men's footwear with prices in dollars and fractions. Tan Oxford bluchers and ties appear alongside patent colt bals and tan calf boots, plus canvas sneakers and satin lace boots.
The notice lists various footwear items with prices for children and misses. Tan Footshape Oxfords at 1.50, Kid Lace Boots at 1.50, Gun Metal Lace Boots 1.50, Infants Moccasins 35 to 75 cents, Strap Sandals 0.75, and related footwear across sizes and styles.
A short catalog entry lists corsets at 1.50 and 2.50, W B Nuform models, Princess P. N. Corsets at 69e, and boys’ suspenders waists priced at 10e. Includes multiple models with small decimals and fractions.
An advertisement lists silverware and clocks including sterling salt set tops and tea sets. It features prices for bread trays bread tongs alarm clocks and ornamental toilet articles priced at cost and less.
A catalog of boys garments with prices across washable items like knickerbockers sailor suits and woolen outfits. Includes long trousers outing suits and overcoats with varied price points from 0.25 to 8.95.
A catalog entry lists silk prices for different fabrics: 59c and 69c lining silk, 59c and 79c lining Latin, 79c and 1.00 ta ffeta silk, 50c English Venetian, 19c and 25c Italian silk.
A small classified snippet advertises embroidered flannel at 75c and white flannel at 89c plus German waistings 7c and Scotch flannel 39c. It mentions remnants priced 10c to 17c and table padding at 6% off.
A street floor display lists men clothing prices including outing trousers from 1.95 to 4.50, outing and business suits 9.75 to 20.00, blue serge suits 10.00 to 22.00, custom made suits 31.00, washable vests 1.50, and bath robes 1.95 to 3.50 as part of a catalog.
Readable listing shows knit four in hand ties priced at 50c and 25c, with assorted neckwear options. Includes linen handkerchiefs, leather belts, suspenders, and 2 piece bathing suits priced 1.00 to 1.65, reflecting a department store display.
A clipped price list shows various menswear items including negligee shirts and outing shirts with prices ranging from 0.55 to 2.50. The notes mention color options, separate cuffs, and differing size and fabric notes such as flannel.
A compact catalog style notice lists prices for eyewear and jewelry pieces. It shows Bird Glasses at 5.00, Field Glasses at 12.00, Silver Chatelaine Watches at 4.00 and 5.00, Silver Bracelets at 5.00, Gold Plated Bracelets at 0.50, Jewelled Neck Chains at 4.00 and 5.00, Neck Chain and Pendant at 2.50, Brooches at 0.50 and 0.75, and other small items including Dollar Supporters and Barettes with varied cent prices.
A fragmented catalog snippet lists various hat items including roll brim styles, Mackinaws, yacht caps, crash outing hats, and cloth golf caps. Readers see odd spellings and possible brand names, suggesting a merchandise page item listing with miscellaneous headwear.
The old frigate Constitution will shift from the Navy Yard near the White Star dock to Pier 9 marking its first movement since arrival from Portsmouth. Using a $100,000 appropriation the vessel will be rebuilt while furniture is removed and the hull braced to withstand dry docking. The current water pressure keeps the rotten hull from collapsing.
A listing of men’s hosiery including black cotton hose priced at 25c and 12c for fancy cotton, 50c for fancy cotton and lisle, 38c black cotton hose, 1.50 for black silk hose, and 1.25 for another silk option.
A fragmentary advertisement shows prices for shirts and drawers in various fabrics and styles. Items include Lisle shirts and drawers at .59 to 1.50, crepe shirts and drawers at 2.00, and union suits at .98, with additional line items indicating similar pricing and sizes.
Handkerchiefs on Handkerchiefs Street floor priced at 17 cents and 12 4 cents hemstitched linen. Women's line 8 1 8 cent item and men's 25 cent handkerchiefs. 17 cents repetition.
An OCR fragment shows various waist items including Peter Pan Lawn Waists, Ge 1.50 Lingerie Waists, 2.50 Embroidered Waists, 3.00 Lace Trimmed Waists, 5.00 Lingerie Waists, and 6.00 and 7.50 Lingerie Waists, followed by a stray symbol. The text appears as a disordered sale listing from a retail page.
Readable items include bed spreads 10 ringed priced 1.25 to etc. Gray blankets per pair 2.00. Cotton puffs 15¢ pillow slips 12: ge sheets bleached and rubber camping blankets 1.25. Listing appears as a passage of textile goods with varied prices and product names.
Prices listed include Pillows at 12.00 and 18.00 and stamped items such as Canoe Pillow Tops 50c, Stamped Centre Pieces 25c, Stamped Aprons and Kimonos 15c, and various items at 50c and 1.00.
A printed price list shows items including writing paper envelopes address books photograph rack blotting paper bon bons fountain pens bone paper cutters and related per unit prices with cents and dollars, reflecting a shop catalog. Prices range from 10c to 3.50 for various office items.
A fragmented catalog item lists various textiles including 1.25 silver bleach damask, extra heavy damask, Irish linen napkins and towels with per dozen prices, and linen crash items. Standalone price markers and disjoint phrases suggest an archival ad or sale notice for household linens.
No. 2 Brownie Cameras 2 Premoette Folding Pocket Cameras No. 6 Weno Hawkeye Cameras No. 3A Folding Kodaks No. 4A Folding Kodaks No. 2 Brownie Tank Developer 2 50 Assorted Card Mounts 100 9c.
On the fourth floor a sale offers slightly imperfect dinner sets priced at five to twenty dollars. Items include pieces described as odd or imperfect with prices ranging from .5e to 2.00 dollars for miscellaneous bits.
Bargain display features bowls pitchers and other glassware offered in half price deals. Items priced at five pence ten pence and twenty five pence attract buyers seeking discounted tableware and home accessories.
A fragmented list shows multiple curtain types and prices including Colbert Lace Curtains, Arabian Curtains, Irish Point Bed Sets, Embroidered Tambourd Muslin, and Figured Madras. Several line items mix prices with vague abbreviations and partial descriptions, indicating a showroom or ad insert.
Rug types listed include Kazakia Daghestans Shirvans Cabistans Derbends Moussouls Guenjes and Extra Large Kazaks with prices ranging from 0.75 to 50.00 dollars. Notable entries show various regional rug names and a general catalog format for a shop advertisement.
Upholstery fabrics including 50c and 60c cretonnes 25c silk tapestry and sofa pillows English cotton tapestry Holland prints mohair plush porch shades and varied remnants all offered at reduced prices percent discounts noted. Readable pricing with items and sale emphasis.
A basement catalog lists kitchen furnishings and household goods with prices. Items include coffee pots 79c, Berlin kettles 59c, jelly moulds 10c to 25c, baking tins 5c to 35c, corkscrews 20c, carving sets 1.25, nickel serving trays 50c, copper tea kettles 1.00, clothes baskets 1.25, straw suit cases 7.96, auto lunch baskets 5.00 to 3.50, lawn mowers, washing machine 25c, dry mops 49c, Mrs Potts Trans 9c, Alaska ice chest 12.00, Alaska Star refrigerator 9.75 to 8.50, sewing machine 45.00, and other items.
The Journal claims New York Central bid $18,000,000 for the Southern Indiana and Chicago Southern railroads owned by John F. Walsh. Walsh denies any such offer. Illinois Central and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul are also reported as interested.
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