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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1918
Page
5
A local clearance lists Rogers silver plated items with substantial savings. Tea spoons drop from 2.00 per dozen to 1.76, dessert and table spoons to about 2.98 and 3.19 per dozen respectively, berry spoons to 0.98 each, salad forks to 0.38 each, and medium forks to 3.49 per dozen. Filigree bowls and other novelty pieces priced from 0.49 to 3.75.
Clearance items include 40c Notions sale with assorted hair pins and buckle, dc package deals for Nair Curlers two for 5c, 12c white bias seam tape, 20c seam binding silk 5x4 at 11c, 20c dress belting per yard at 1c, 3c cotton spool items, Ball’s Dexter’s or Morse & Kunley white knitting cotton at 10c per dozen, snap fasteners per dozen 4. set, black or white cotton elastic and silk elastic in multiple colors, 25c trimming buttons per dozen in 60 styles.
A compact sale list shows assorted toilet goods with prices: Aubry Sisters Beautifier at 60 cents, Carylopsis or Rose Talcum Fo at 50 cents, Babcock's 20 cent can, Calder's Dentine at 39 cents, Albadon Dental Cream at 21 cents, See Face Powder at 0 cents, Melba Skin Cleanser at 49 cents, Le Toilet soaps for hard water at 4 cents, Castine Peroxide Bath Witch Hazel at 4 cents, and heavy red rubber Hot Water Motties priced around 88 cents.
Men’s fibre silk shirts in colored stripes regularly 2.00 at 1.50. Leather belts black tan brown 50c at 29c. Shirts in odd sizes colors 85c at 59c. Four in hand and bow ties 25c at 10c. Yale Janeway union suits 3.98 at 2.98. Khaki flannel and grey shirts discounted to 2.69 and 4.98 respectively. Night shirts 8c at 89c. Boston garters 25c at 20c. Suspenders 25c quality at 17c. Silk mixed mufflers 1.00 at 75c. Cotton pajamas 1.25 at 1.10. Cotton shirts 0.59. Grey sweater coats 3.50 value at 2.75. Silk mufflers 2.50 at 1.98. Grey knit shirts and drawers 98c.
Clearance in art goods includes knitting bags at 69 cents, all linen center pieces priced to 3.50, 1.19, 1.98, 1.75, and 0.68 for various sizes and styles. bureau scarfs and cords offered at 1.19 to 1.75. Royal Society embroidery threads, crochet cottons, yarns, and table scarfs also discounted with multiple prices across 8 cents to 89 cents.
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