A Wonderful Skirt at a Little Price
The ad touts an all wool panama skirt at 3.98 instead of 36.50, claiming top quality and latest styles. It notes cloth valued at 1.25 per yard and suggests calculating the 34 yard length price.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1910
Page
4
The ad touts an all wool panama skirt at 3.98 instead of 36.50, claiming top quality and latest styles. It notes cloth valued at 1.25 per yard and suggests calculating the 34 yard length price.
Two special numbers described. One silk item priced at 10.50 with others asking 15 and 18 for inferior quality. The second near silk item priced at 7.50 and 10.00 and 12.00. Claims a considerable saving for buyers.
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