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Newspaper
Brenham Daily Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1902
Page
4
The city hosts festive events from Maifest Bale at Cather and Buster's beginning Monday May 9 with clothing and footwear specials. Local shops like City Retail Co feature discounted drinks and items while residents attend sermons and markets, trading goods, and planning playoff basketball games amid a bustling shopping day.
A fragmented advertisement lists white and colored fabrics with prices per yard and per piece. Items include White Ladia Lawn, Victoria Lawn, and various organdies, Chambrays, and mousselines with grades like extra fine and 35 to 71 cents per yard. Also noted are colored wash goods, batistes, lawns, and printed linens with diverse patterns and costs. Names of fabrics and approximate costs provide a snapshot of textile pricing and catalog language.
Market notes describe colored wash goods including chiffon and crepe like fabrics in various grades. Mentions 52 inch and 65 et 45 widths, Madras and organdics in evening shades, with small lot pricing and stock details.
Numerous silk fabrics listed with varied grades and prices. Black and colored Marin Silks at 75 cents per yard, White and colored Packed Taffeta 1.00, Liberty Satin 1.00 and 1.25, China Silk in all colors, Black Pean de Sait extra 1.25, colored Taffeta 1.25 and 1.50, by the yard.
An OCR fragment lists table linen items with various widths and prices. It mentions table linen in multiple sizes, napkins and towels, with prices ranging from around 19 to 98 cents, and references items like Turkey Red table demoalle and down to 1.2? cents.
A damaged OCR listing shop items and prices for linens towels napkins and fabrics. Items include Turkish bath towels linen Huck towels cotton towels and various textiles with unit prices and quantities. The text mentions staples drops and miscellaneous fabric names with uncertain spellings and units.
Sale presents men and boys footwear including Conte Jowrent patent kid items with cloth tops and lace, priced from 82.50 yd and 1.00 to 32.50 for varied styles. Also offers satin calf options and low-cut Oxford rovedale styles for men and boys, advertised with date references and price ranges.
The garbled text lists shops and products—Cream siena pastry, pastries, cosmetics, perfumes, and drug stores—mentioning locations in New York and various business names. It reads like a street directory or ad page with scattered vendor names and items.
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