08 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
1
The ad touts Styleplus Clothes as the clothing wonder of the age offering $17.00 suits with quality fabrics, patterns, and workmanship rivaling $20 and $25 grades. It promises $3 savings for those paying $20 and $8 for $25 buyers, with loom-sourced patterns and guaranteed fit and finish backed by manufacturer guarantees.
Serviceable suits from top makers in blue black and fancy styles. Blouse sailor Norfolk and double breasted cuts. Priced from 2.00 to 8.50. Unusually large and varied stock. Russian
A newspaper ad lists dozens of footwear items from Queen Quality, Dolly Madison, and Rice & Hutchins. Lot details include about 50 pairs of summer oxfords and pumps at 95c, plus 45 pairs in various leathers and styles, many sizes, with other deals on hats, white waists, wash suits, skirts, voile, and men’s Walkover and Douglas shoes at discounted prices.
An advertisement promotes corsets from Neme and R. G. Corset Co and Ferris Waists, highlighting low prices from 50 cents to $3.50. It emphasizes High School Corsets for growing girls without side steels for comfort and lists sizes from 18 to 25 and 81 to $3.50. The copy stresses widespread selling and value for women, girls, and children.
Fashion notes the Summer shoe season grows whiter with white shoes expected to be in demand. Prices range from 1.25 to 3.50 for white canvas options and buckskin styles marketed as genuine white buckskin, priced from 1.00 to 3.59 per pair.
New silk gloves arrive in the glove section in shades for the season. Short silk gloves come in black white or colors with two clasps priced 59¢ 75¢ and 1.00. Long gloves for short sleeved frocks include 12-button black or white 75¢ 16-button colors 1.00 and 1.50. Other long silk gloves with embroidered arms 16-button 1.00. New arrivals also include 2 clasp chamois finished lifle white 50c and 16-button chamois 2.50 and 2-clasp chamois 1.00 delayed from 1.50.
Advertises high grade hose at 75c to 1.25 with garter tops and durability improvements. Offers three pairs for 1.00, Lisle-thread and silk-lisle options, Hermsdorf black, and children’s ribbed cotton hose at 25c each. Includes misses’ silk-lisle hose 25c and various colors.
Women seek white cotton corduroy for dresses and skirts at 25 to 50 cents a yard. White Madras and flaxen voiles offered in 18 to 20 cent ranges. Plain voiles in multiple colors 25 to 86 inches wide. Undermuslins promise comfort in hot weather with straight-cut combinations featuring lace and embroidery.
Just the shirts for men this weather. Fine madras fabrics mixed with silk, striped designs rich in color, neat plain negligee with soft cuffs. Boys' wash suits $1.00, usual $1.25 to $2.00, rus sian and sailor styles for 2 to 8 year sizes from top makers for good fit and wear.
A catalog of footwear highlights leather choices from chrome-tanned calfskin to patent leather. Styles include Tie and Pump priced $2.50 to $3.59, strong Oxfords and Pumps at $2.25, and Real Boy Built Oxfords at $2 to $3. Prices span children’s to men’s ranges with brands Douglas Walk-Over and Rice & Hutchins offering options from $2 to $8.50.
A northern man recounts a cafe duel dispute in antebellum South Carolina. A heated argument over Kansas slavery leads to a planned morning duel between Jerrold and Colonel Ringold, with Mortimer arranging discreetly to avert bloodshed. The duel ends when Jerrold is wounded and Ringold is saved by diplomacy ending further fighting.
A Detruit Free Press quip notes a man stops shaving after habits shift. The joke turns on being continually summoned by the phone just as he finishes shaving. A brief humorous exchange about routines and interruption.
A visitor prompts a small boy named Johnny to stand on his head. Johnny looks startled and replies that it is too high up, showing a child’s humorous misinterpretation of the request. The quip is attributed to the New York Telegraph.
A quirky exchange about starting a science fiction diet fad. Medicus asks if the idea is good to kick off diets while Cynicus counters that it would be too lonely, noting a sense of isolation in the concept. The fragment showcases a playful, speculative dialog from Baltimore.
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