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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
8
Our opening sales were limited to two days but proved too short for all who wished to attend. We have extended the sale to seven days with advertised specials replaced by others of equal value if they run out. Dozens of unadvertised lots will also be available.
Carefares offer refunds on round trip carfares for out of town customers with minimum purchase per city. Railroad tickets and coupons shown to floor walkers. Free deliveries within 300 miles with $5 purchases prepaid for distant places. Furniture delivered by our trucks to the entire State.
Trade item listing notes 15 cents per yard for percale fabric 36 inches wide. Customer prices presented as a yard rate.
Fruit of the Loom, Hill and Lonsdale fabrics offered in 36 inch widths with regular 11c pricing. Specials include 10 yards for 69c. Long Cloth full yard wide valued at $1.39, 10 yards for $5. Bleached Muslin 86 inch wide, soft finish valued 10c per yard, 10 yards for 59c. Berkley Cambric full yard wide for underwear, value 10c, 10 yards for 9c.
Messaline fabrics in all shades including black 36 in wide priced at 0.75. Black Pallette Messaline 36 in at 0.89. Black Satin Duchess 36 in valued 1.50 now 1.19. Black Satin Duchess Moussel 36 in at 1.40. Black Taffeta 36 in. Corded Silk Robes Pierre navy and tan 27 in wide at 0.85.
Dress goods on sale include woolen dress goods in black and white checks at 39 cents, blue serges and black serges at 48 cents, wool poplins 42 inches wide at 69 cents, and Prunellas and Serges 44 inches wide at 93 cents, with a range of up-to-date shades from foreign and American manufacturers.
Leather covered items with metal frames offered in shopping bags priced at 89 cents each. Leather covered frames valued at 1.50 dollars are on sale at 1.29 dollars.
Advertises large writing pads reg 25¢ now 18¢ and large pads reg 20¢ now 15¢. Boxes of paper 45¢ now 29¢. Crepe paper packs 10¢. Fancy napkins 25¢. Note books 4¢. Leather bound blank books 15¢. Cloth bound bookkeeping books 59¢. Webster's Pocket dictionaries 15¢. Arnold’s chemical writing fluid 4 pt stone jars 100 ab-Se.
In Women s Mission Wood handle umbrellas good quality valued at 1 25 to 1 50 for men and women gloria silk umbrellas valued at 3.00 now 2.00 lace curtains Nottingham lace in ecru and white offered at 669 cents odd lots of curtains one two or three pair at half regular price silkoline reg line 154c now 10c window shades 25c shades now 19c curtain Swiss 9c a yd special 11e a yd
Castoria 35 cents at 24e Piso's Cough Remedy 19 cents White Pine Cough Syrup tar 15 cents Hoods Sarsaparilla 19 cents Horlicks Malted Milk 39 or 79 cents Ipan Tablets 5 cents Romo Laxative Quinine 19 cents Sal Hepatica 19 cents Seidlitz powder 17 cents per dozen show dramatic cut prices across a broad health aid catalog.
A list of discounted items including peroxide Lamps? No, Lambert's Listerine, Ivory Soap, Ponds vanishing cream, Savoy Cream, woodbury's soap, tooth brushes and other toiletries with reduced prices. Contains reg prices and sale prices for multiple brands. Items span personal care plus cosmetics with dateless context.
Women's tailored serge suits priced down from 22.50 to 15 with heavy grey double faced coats at 20 for full length seal plush look alike. Also featuring polo coats, tailored coat dresses, skirts, dancing frocks, silk petticoats, lingerie waists and other styles at reduced prices across the department store.
On sale on the Main Floor are blankets in six lots with sizes and finishes. Lot 1 55 by 72 inch soft woolen finish regular $1.00 sale $0.69. Lot 2 62 by 76 inch white fleecy finish regular $1.35 sale $0.88. Lot 3 72 by 84 inch white large pink blue bordered regular $1.75 sale $1.25. Lot 4 64 by 60 inch white pink blue borders regular $2.00 sale $1.45. Lot 5 55 by 80 inch white soft wool nap finish regular $3.00 sale $2.00. Lot 6 72 by 80 inch white eiderdown finish ribbon bordered regular $3.75 sale $2.55.
An itemized display of heating stoves and ranges notes several Beauty Oak models with prices from 5.75 to 11.75, plus three Big Specials in ranges including King Beaver Monarch Beaver and Magic Beaver. Each unit details lift off nickel high shelf pipe and oven capacity. Total figures show 16.48 for one line, 26.50 and 25.00 for others.
Infants knit sacques in pink white blue white and plain white. Special at 500 and 790. Infants knit caps in assorted colors 25 cents. Green burlap pillow top and back stamped with a daisy design for carnation braid.
French character dolls, each attired in pretty costume, offered at 50 cents. An excellent bargain ideal as Christmas gifts.
Advertisement lists ART EMBROIDERY items including French knot work eyelet work and various damask centre pieces towels corset covers and silk banding with extensive price reductions. Hardware and furniture items are offered such as Golden Oak tables chairs and parlor furniture with prices ranging from 21 cents to 16.49 dollars and up.
Advertising listing lace edge net with lace edge ruching and plain net ruffling retailing at 19 cents per yard or per box. Includes Crepe Leise ruching in white and colors, box Card and Tourist's ruching, tailored ascots in white, lace stocks in white and black, and jabots lace trimmed, all originally valued 25 cents.
Advertises seven day fitting period for overcoats and suits including long gray stripe coats, cashmere and worsted suits, and boys wear. Highlights prices from 1.98 to 18.00, notes free knife with boys suit and free gloves with men’s suit, with size ranges for 7 to 16 and 8 to 16.
Catalog style itemization lists various fabrics and ribbons with widths from 1 inch to 7 inches. Includes Warp Prints in light shades and patterns, Lingerie Ribbons with block patterns, Taffeta and Moire, and printed scarves in floral silk Mull with discounted prices. Prices show regular and sale amounts with numerous color and width variants.
An old styled ad lists discounts on men’s hosiery including 15c to 25c half hose in various fibers, neckwear 17c, silk four in hands 25c to 50c, underwear 30c, fleece lined shirts and drawers at 39c, sweaters 88c, Oxford white shirts and trimmed varieties, and 750 shirts 38c with sizes and regular values noted.
Mesh veillings in black and colors from 19c. New fall patterns line up. Regular 1.00 corsets with latest models for 0.89. 50c brassieres trimmed with embroidery lace edge at 0.39. Limited stock and low prices aimed at shoppers.
Children's heavy and fine ribbed cotton hose in all sizes with regular values of 15 and 19 cents offered at sale price of 11 cents. Ladies heavy fleece ribbed vests and pants in all styles and sizes valued 29 and 39 cents available at sale price of 22 cents.
A partial 19th or early 20th century price listing shows oil cloth and cork linoleum items with varying widths and patterns. Entries include 1 yd wide oil cloth at 28 cents from 35c, 13 yd wide at 45c with 33c sale, 14 yd patterns at 5c or 65c per yard, and multiple pattern sizes priced between 50 and 98 cents. Also lists 2 yd wide cork linoleum running yard prices from 1.20 to 1.95 with discounts to 1.00 and 1.20 respectively.
Street wear women’s shoes priced up to 3.00. Satin suede and velvet slippers in all colors offered with 25 percent discount. Men’s Goodyear tied brands on sale at 9.50. Fine solid leather boys’ and girls’ shoes offered at 1.00.
Catalog style notice lists women's apparel and home goods with deep sale prices. Outing flannel gowns, skirts in stripes, drawers with hems and embroideries, chemise with lace trim, corset covers, and combination suits offered at reduced rates. Also features water jugs, berry bowls, oxie handle items, cut glass shakers, all priced to clear.
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