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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
9
A local shop highlights a summer parasol sale featuring silk or linen tops with steel rods and mounted handles. Colored and black umbrellas listed from 1.50 to 4.00, including regular 3.00 to 6.00 items, with a large assortment available.
Local shop offers entire line of Trimmed Hats and various fabrics at basement sale prices. Hats priced at 2.22 2.05 0.99, straw shapes 0.31 per yard, Derken Suitings 0.24 per yard, Apron Ginghams 0.24, White Shirt Waists 0.45, all while stocks last.
The advertisement promotes a sale with Silk Gloves in sizes 14 and 16 at half price. It highlights neckwear, collars and jabots at reduced prices, along with ribbons, handkerchiefs and other dress items offered at their lowest quoted prices.
We recently picked up a stock of regular 60 cent pins and offer them in a sale at half price. The lots include newest shapes and styles with fancy and plain settings. Also offered are amber mythist and medallion settings with your choice at 95 cents. Plus Sundries sale items: 200 bars Castile soap one pound each, Queen Talcum Powder 19 cents violet, Violet Toilet Water 9 cents, Olivilo fine toilet soap six cakes for 50 cents, and Dr Graves Tooth Powder 25 cents.
Advertisement notes low prices on ladies and men's underwear items including Swiss union suits and gauze vests. Highlights include 50c quality ladies suits and 50c to 35c wash fabrics per yard, with discounts across all lines for men women and children.
A fragment from a department store ad touts a Friday sale with 25 cent hats and remnants of domestics. It highlights black satin aprons, gingham bib aprons, cheviot shirtings, dress ginghams, bleached sheeting, cotton goods, and low yard prices.
Local sale advertisement details basement prices on shirts, percaline fabrics, kettles, toasters, jars, glassware, enamelware, a cup and saucer, plates, and dinner ware. Highlights include reduced price on one-half gallon jars, multiple enamel and copper items, and a Japanese china cup and saucer set.
City officials discuss salary revisions for 1910 budget. The ordinance committee led by Hartman estimates annual savings of 2560 by abolishing the board of works duties and moving responsibilities to the engineer and commissioner. The city attorney outlines officer terms and council control of a future city controller pending new administration.
In Hertfordshire, a churchyard tree grows from a noblewoman’s tomb, splitting the limestone and wrapping around the old iron railing. Locals visit to see the strange plant power and hear a tale of the deceased owner’s liberal ideas.
A fragmented passage suggests England's private forests were planted to secure naval supremacy and build ships using oak trees. The text implies profit motives behind extensive timber planting.
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