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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
3
Wolf's in Rowe advertises a massive sale with high attendance in Boston as customers flock to buy suits at markedly lower prices. The copy asserts savings of 3.50 to 5.50 over competing stores and claims meticulous verification of the price advantage.
The suits are hand-tailored throughout Tobias, Greenthal & Mendelson's meticulous process. Customers can select from wool worsteds, cassimeres, and Scotch mixtures in checks, stripes, plaids, and new brown, gray, and olive shades.
Tobias Greenthal Mendelson offered wholesale price higher than our selling price and absorbed the loss. Each suit is cut and tailored in up-to-the-minute style with new gray stripe and plaid effects and cinnamon browns in broken plaids, with options for cuffs and lining styles.
These suits would be bargains at $15. No store outside Wolf's can sell such suits in the regular way at anything like this price. Fabrics are wool worsteds in common patterns, browns, olives, grays, and mixed effects rarely found under $15.
Acting Governor Draper plans to appoint three Chelsea residents to the new commission. Mayor John E. Beck is named for a short term seat, with 1910 municipal elections to refill it. Other Chelsea candidates include Highway Commissioner William M. McClintock and George H. Dunham, while John L. Bates and James J. Storrow are tipped for two outside seats.
William Blest 11 of Forest Hills was found unconscious on Washington street near Whipple avenue after jumping onto an outbound car with a companion. The car did not stop. he was treated at home by Dr Leard and transported to his residence. He is expected to recover.
Georgie A Bacon, energetic chairman of the local biennial board, was elected president of the Massachusetts State Federation at a South Congregational Church meeting. Mrs Julia Ward Howe attended. Miss Marion Hay sang. The federation grew to 36 639 members across 239 clubs with 11 000 in treasury for the Boston biennial preparations.
The ninth annual convention of the Massachusetts Branch United National Association of Postoffice Clerks opens in Springfield tomorrow with Mayor William K. Sanderson delivering the welcome. Delegates celebrate Congress approved $1200 grade boosts and greet Senator Crane for championing the amendment. The Boston Plan retirement bill is to be presented by the Boston branch.
Mrs. Presber established a lavish social scene at the Hospital for the Insane at Mendota entertaining local professors who studied in Germany and notable German visitors, making her entertainments the town’s talk for their extravagance.
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