Silk Hose Offer From A Bold Vendor
A sales pitch extols silk hose offered at 50e with heavy fabric, high spliced heels, and double feet to appeal to buyers. The brief boasts the product’s appearance and durability to entice customers.
22 Jul 1916
Page 1
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1916
Page
1
A sales pitch extols silk hose offered at 50e with heavy fabric, high spliced heels, and double feet to appeal to buyers. The brief boasts the product’s appearance and durability to entice customers.
If Your Old Suit Case Or Bag Is A Little Too Shabby To Take On Your Vacation We Can Save You Money On A New One We Have Some Remarkable Values To Show You.
An advertisement for hot weather clothing urges readers to wear cool outfits. The copy touts a collection described as the coolest seen, emphasizing comfort and style during high temperatures.
Our White Goods Department offers a season’s stylish white materials. Choose whole dresses or shirt waists with prices from 25c to 40c per yard, with some 60c and 75c Organdy options.
A brief item notes Eclipse Soisette shirts available at one dollar each, described as suitable for hot weather. The short notice highlights affordability and fabric suitability for warm days.
Jacob Whittle leads a bid to break Barnabas Beagle’s bus monopoly in Sand Low. The council plots a public transit plan, hires rivals and a village band wagon, and endures mounting losses as Beagle defends his rate control. In the end Beagle reveals hidden profits and the council concedes.
Professor J Joly and Professor Dixon report on experiments with clothes wearing in sea water. They find that clothed drag is small after removing clothing and that wearing fabric against the skin reduces heat loss, potentially keeping a person warmer in cold water.
The piece discusses how surnames emerged from trades, places, and personal traits as populations grew. It cites examples like Baker Carver Smith and place names such as French Scott and Washington, plus signs used by merchants and nicknames reflecting color, height, or deeds.
A customer in Louisville asks a shopkeeper to open a sealed ointment jar to check for a fly inside. The clerk questions the unusual request but complies, noting the jar is sealed. The exchange highlights concern over product safety in a local marketplace.
A discussion on the cent’s value and composition notes its evolution from a copper unit to bronze. It explains the alloy by percentages, recalls the 1857 act ending copper coinage, and covers the nickel cent era from 1857 to 1861 plus the prior copper half cent.
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