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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
8
A catalog-like listing showcases gloves and mittens including English tan gauntlets at 1.50 to 2.50 dollars, tan kid in man nish style from 1 to 3.50, French kid 12 or 16 button length at 3.00 or 3.50, lisle fleeced at 89 cents, kids mittens fleece lined at 0.30 and 1.00, suede cashmerette silk lined at 0.25 or 0.50, and all wool mittens in black at 0.50.
Laces featured include colored filet nets in pink blue lavender green and brown with insertions from one to five inches wide to match nets. New novelty per yard at two dollars for filet insertion one inch wide. Colored insertions and Hamburg embroidery offered in various widths with special values. Linen torchen laces and patterns available with quality prices.
Fifty dozen women's lisle hose in black and light colors with embroidery and lace boots priced from 35c to 75c per pair on sale. Women's black cotton lisle finished hose with floral designs at 22c. Tan lisle lace boot hose at 33c. Plain cotton hose three for 25c. Children's black fleeced hose 12 for 2 for 25c. Fifty dozen children's black cotton hose sizes all at 7c.
Fragments show an underwear department promotion listing item codes and small price reductions including a dollar amount and a quarter cent style notation. No clear date or store name is readable.
A local wallpaper department advertises a wide range of bedroom papers and kitchen blocks at low prices. It highlights matching lines with new draperies in madras crotone and fancy silks and offers hanging services to complete decorations.
A newspaper sale lists 9 foot Arabian rugs at various prices from 9.00 to 11.00 for 9 by 12 foot sizes. French Wilton and Bandhar Wilton rugs 36 by 63 inches priced at 8.50 and 6.50 respectively. Also offered are home-made rug carpets at 37 cents per yard and oxidized sash curtain rods at 15 cents each.
Hill's offers men and boys substantial markdowns on suits coats rainscoats and pants. Men and young men suits reduced from 12.00 to 10.00. Overcoats cut to 10.60 from 12.00. Various fabrics and styles featured with prices as low as 0.39 for shirts and 0.50 for boys knee pants. Large selection including children suits and fleece lined items.
Quartered oak pedestal dining table with forty five inch top expands to six feet eight inch pedestal hand polished. Sale price twelve fifty. Box seat oak dining chair with genuine leather pad seat two dollars. Mortis chair adjusts to multiple comfortable positions by pressing the button. Silverware sale, one large value fourteen fifty.
Flannelette gowns in pink or blue stripes at 50 cents and in white or colors in extra large sizes. Gowns cannot be duplicated at Hill's. Ex tranquil price for extra fine gowns at 1.50 dollars. Large all wool knit underskirts with colored borders sold at 1.35 dollars.
Yardage and fabric selections fill Hill's as advertised with patterns in blacks blues and greys. Outing flannel 100 full pieces for comforters, eiderdown stripe patterns, bleached cambric and linen tablecloths offered at notable per yard and whole piece prices. Specials include 8 to 12 yard lengths and discounted linens with many pieces priced at fractions of a dollar.
Fragmentary catalog description lists imitation leather suit cases with brass trim and heavy belts. Mentions prices around $1.00 to $1.50 and notes contents like shirts folding inside. No clear event or source context provided.
Reads as a catalog note listing notched cake pans full size bread pans jelly cake pans pie pans and Ste v1 pipe collars. Contains multiple product types without a narrative or clear event.
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