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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1898
Page
1
A large stock of tailor-made clothing from Samuel Gumpert & Co. arrives at 43 and 45 East Twelfth St New York and is offered at bargain prices in Boston. The sale features $100000 worth of garments designed for this season and priced about half of their usual. Bargains proclaimed with emphasis on value.
A local sale touts every garment designed for this season with notable variety and advertised prices. Buyers are promised refunds if items fail to meet stated value, claiming no greater money-saving sale in the city.
Regular prices 8.50 and 10.00 now cut to 5.00. Four-button sack suits in light plaids and small checks, all wool, sizes 33 to 44. Best value ever offered, with praise for the deal.
Our popular reader offer presents coats and vests at 7.00, trousers at 2.97 with low Boston prices for quality suits. Styles include 3-button cutaway frocks and single or double-breasted sacks. Fast color guaranteed and sizes for stout to tall men.
Advertisement notes cassimeres, cheviots and fancy worsteds equal to custom in quality. Offers sizes 33 to 42. Emphasizes latest effects and complete range for immediate wear.
Regular selling prices cited at 3 4 5 and 6 dollars for cassimeres worsteds stripes checks and plain and fancy mixtures. French Waistbands offer forty three patterns to choose from. Buy now for future needs at these prices.
An advertisement touts each clothing lot as fashionably cut nobby and stylish in appearance, honestly made and finished in the best manner possible.
Boys suits in cheviots cassimeres and black clay worsteds priced five to ten dollars. Latest Scotch effects shown with fully stocked lines. Save by buying now while stock lasts.
This advertises Middy Junior and Sailor suits for boys ages 3 to 8 in serges cassimeres ceviots and Scotch effects priced from 2.98 to 4.98.
An assortment for ages 8 to 16 features three-piece short pant suits in cheviots worsteds cassimeres and serges. Prices range from 4.98 to 7.50.
Advertisers tout patterns of cloth sold elsewhere for at least a dollar and two dollars more, with goods described as well made and popular. Prices for bicycle and golf trousers range from $1.75 to $3.50, highlighting the “Biker’s” opportunity.
The Hon. Henry Whipple, judge of Rhode Island's third judicial district, collapsed and died in his Westerly office from apoplexy. Former Washington county sheriff, his son captains Company C of the First Rhode Island Volunteers. Captain Whipple had been summoned from Falls Church, Virginia.
Washington reports the Senate confirmed Oscar P. Strauss of New York as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Turkey. Also approved were Massachusetts postmasters Althamer A. Chamberlain at Holliston and Thomas A. Hills at Leominster.
Funeral services held for Private Doherty of the Ninth and Privates Burnham Barthol of Camp Thomas pneumonia. The Monterey sails for Manila to aid Dewey. Reports say Santiago bombardment resumed, Merrimac sunk by Spanish torpedo, one officer and six sailors captured. Mines and torpedoes complicate actions at Cervera. Troops depart Florida for Santiago with 4000 men and fourteen batteries. Key West reports 143 prisoners taken on prize rolls.
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