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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1918
Page
5
A thrift day sale lists cosmetic items including Hudnuts Violet Sec Face Powder 29c, Eclat Face Powder 39c, Lindbergs Arbutus Perfume 54c, Empress Hair Tonic 89c, and various cleansers, tonics, and ointments with reduced prices. Other items include Chamois Pad Nail Buffer 24c and Peroxide of Hydrogen.
The well known Royal Society Crochet Cotton is on sale at 7c per 7c ball during Thrift Day, with white cream or ecru colors available from the regular 15c balls.
Amber celluloid knitting pins offered at 33c per pair, with a promotion noting quality merchandise sold everywhere at 50c per pair. The item highlights best sizes for patriotic knitting and thrift day pricing.
Heavy oblong splint Clothes Basket regularly 1.25 and 600 selected Clothes Pins both 110 on Thrift Day for estais lok hele 10 Rolls of 5c Crepe Toilet Paper for 37c.
Thrift Day sale offers babies dresses priced at 87 cents. Dresses sized 1 and 2 years feature fine lawn fabric with embroidery yokes and ruffles, originally valued at $1.25.
Women's 35c hosiery offered at 25c per pair with double soles heels and toes and garter tops in size 814. Limited stock for Thrift Day, while supplies last. Regularly 5c value.
Thrift Day offers unbleached sheeting at 57¢ per yard previously 57¢ and 49¢, with 8-4 and 9-4 heavy quality selling regularly at 51/2a? and 49c per yard.
House wear shoe sale lists $2.98 price for soft black Vici kid lace style shoes with flexible hand turned soles and rubber heels in sizes 3 to 8. Described as especially good for nurses and maids. Regular price listed as $4.00.
Thrift Day special on new veilings priced at 42 cents per yard. Offers octagon and round mesh ceilings in black taupe brown and navy with latest motifs. Regularly 59 cents per yard, this sale emphasizes value and new styles for home decor.
White cambric muslin, 27 inches wide, suitable for many home sewing uses. Regular price 92 cents per yard. On Thrift Day offer: 12 yards for a special value.
The White Cotton Batting for comfortables quilts and infant pads sells at 15 cents per roll on Thrift Day with regular availability noted.
All wool imported auto or carriage robes in 60x80 inch size. Plain or with heavy fringe. Regularly up to 11.50, today only 6.48. Stock includes varied patterns and fringe styles. Limited quantities. Located at local Thrift Day sale.
Floral bordered curtain scrim in blue green red and pink to sell for 6c a yard in a thrift day sale. Regular price 12 4c per yard. Limited stock and colors may vary.
Misses and children's rubbers priced at 49 cents for 75 cent items and first quality rubbers in plain and storm styles. Sizes 8 to 2 feature a special price during the Thrift 49 Day sale.
A sale on Boys' Good Box Calf Shoes priced at 1.98 per pair, size range 1 to 2, features a broad toe last and lace Blucher cut, regularly 2.75. Limited to thrift day event.
Infants hosiery offered at 15c and 25c with 10c pairs and heavy stockings in black red and tan in a good size assortment. Prices usually 15¢ and 10c to 14c on Thrift Day for closing sale per pair.
Men can save on fine heavy wool sweaters with shawl collar or V neck designs. Prices cut from 3.50 to 2.29, with values listed as 3.50 and 3.75 in stock, highlighting bargains for Thrift Day.
Thrift Day offers men's khaki shirts at 59 cents each, including cotton shirts in all sizes with attached collars and pockets. A budget friendly clothing option highlighted by local store retailers.
Premium brown corn brooms with black polished handles advertised at one dollar each, a special price under Thrift. Includes promotional note and unclear extra characters.
A galvanized Coal Hod and a metal Ash Lifter offered together at a bargain price on Thrift Day. Regularly 59 cents and 49 cents respectively, the bundle totals 1.08 dollars but is advertised for a special reduced rate for this event.
White knitting cotton offered in three balls at ten cents. Regular stock priced at eight cents per bale, limited to four hundred balls in this lot. Sale on Thrift Day runs from eight o clock while stock lasts.
Thrift Day offers men's heavy wool shirts at 2.29 and double breasted all wool undershirts in all sizes. Regular prices run 3.00 on undershirts. The sale highlights value on core winter basics with notable savings for shoppers.
Fine long silk mufflers in blue green purple and black striped patterns offered at one dollar, reduced from three dollars. Limited quantity in the sale, while supplies last.
Thrift Day offers include 60c box Club Letters writing paper and 45c envelopes for men, 5c linen finished writing tablets, 19c Thrift Day only, 5c No. 2 lead pencils with eraser, 35c Lindmere Lawn Gold Edge correspondence cards with envelopes, box 4c grade, and 3 for slightly soiled paper perfect-Thrift Day at local store.
A thrift day special offers 36 inch wide silk Voiles in salmon white rose gold green and blue at 69 cents a yard.
In a vintage ad style the sale highlights Shepherd Checked Dress Goods priced at 90 cents per yard with similar items at 69 cents per yard. The fabric is 52 inches wide and promoted as suitable for skirts, suits, and children's school dresses, reflecting a mid century retail pitch.
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