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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1913
Page
2
A long list of discounted fabric, ribbons, papers, leather goods, shirts, undergarments, and textiles with prices. Items include editions and library materials, ribbons in various widths, correspondence cards, writing paper, leather handbags, men’s shirts, underwear, robes, and robes, trunks and bags, aprons, and home textiles like sheets and curtains. Multiple named brands and price points appear throughout.
A catalog snippet lists Cluny Laces in linen and venise allovers in various widths with prices from 19 cents to 75 cents. Embroidered voile robes and hand embroidery shirt waist patterns are shown, with lace remnants also priced.
19c Mercerized Foulards 27 7 12¢e inches wide. Printed Batiste 28 inch. Zephyr Gingham 32 inch 10¢. Silk Stripe Voile 40 19¢ inches wide. Natural Color Linen 45 inches wide. All remnants of foreign and domestic wash goods reduced from 1-2 to 1-3 former prices.
Remnants of linings including silks satins Venetians sateens percalines canvas and crinolines offered at a discounted percentage price. Limited quantities. Purchase window noted with availability through local seller.
Readable text lists spools and basting cotton 28 yard 10¢ per dozen items, rhinestone trim buttons 2 dozen 15¢, large pearl buttons 50c to 75c per dozen, pin on adapters and elastic items priced around 10¢ to 50c. Includes miscellaneous fabric notions and carded items.
Ivy juice smeared on students in Portsmouth caused several absences from the new town school. Parents blame authorities for ivy in the yard, suspect a conspiracy to end the term early, and seek medical bills coverage.
The Post suggests New England homemakers study Uncle Sam's new cook book in next Sunday's edition to cut costs by using mutton recipes.
Harvard's eight will resume practice this afternoon after a three day rest following the Ithaca two mile race against Cornell. Coach Wray plans a shakeup as he shapes the crew for the four mile Yale race on June 2 at New London.
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