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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
10
A rural shop offers May sale prices on girls dresses from size 4 to 14 years and infants coats in Bedford Cord with lace and braid. Styles include white lawn, gingham and chambray, with trims of lace embroidery braid and buttons. Caps in lace mull and silk priced from 25 cents to 2.50 dollars.
The listing promotes Eton and Pony Styles suits made of imitation linen in a May sale priced five to twelve dollars. White Shirt Waist Suits in lawn and India linen with embroidery or voile inserts are offered four to ten dollars, highlighting style and summer comfort at reduced prices.
Storewide sale highlights include suits priced low for quick move, lingerie bargains, and white wash skirts offered in large lots. May sale features dozens of garments including gray shade plaids and Munich mixtures with prices ranging around low dollars.
Readable catalog style listing May sale prices on wash goods linens and domestics. Highlights include 50 inch black Panama cloth 15 19 and 25 cents, Swiss dotted lawn 30 inch wide at 39 50 60 cents, Persian lawn 30 inches wide at 19 25 35 cents, Kato Pongee holly batiste scrim cotton voile and dimities with varied sale prices. Also Forest Mills knit underwear Swiss ribbed vests lace lisle vests silk gloves colored silks calico and damask table linens with multiple May sale prices and stock names.
The ad highlights a May Sale on fine English mohair, French mohair sailings, and all wool fabrics. Items include 38 40 and 45 inch mohairs in multiple colors, various silks, black taffeta, black peau de soie, and a single Corticelli silk piece. Prices range from 35c to $1.50 per yard, with several items discounted to May Sale prices.
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