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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
6
An advertisement highlights best quality Manchester goods bought direct from manufacturers. It lists white twill sheeting, pillow slips, longcloth, linen and cotton cloths, and ladies dresses with sale prices and usual prices. Many items show large discounts and varied yard and per-unit pricing.
A Melbourne shop advertises all wool reps and charms in multiple present wear grades with usual prices and sale yardage. Included are fancy check wool reps in Henna and Cinnamon shades, all wool jersey cloth for jumper suits, all wool dress flannel in select shades, and velour coatings in navy grey realda fawn champagne with sale prices noted.
Read about sale prices on velveteens in multiple shades and patterns at 7/0 yard, circular jersey cloth in navy white pink and yellow at 4/6 yard, silk fabrics now cleared at 1/10 yard, all silk taffeta at 2/17 yard, wool dress tweeds on table at 5/11 yard, and assorted dress goods gift prices marked.
Manchester department stores advertise Brown Turkish towels from Osman make with several sizes and lengths. Usual prices range 2 shillings 6 pence to 3 shillings and 8 pence with sale prices dropping to 1 shilling 9 pence per item or per yard depending on size. The listings emphasize large discounts and multiple measurements across 24x82 and 24x48 socking lengths.
A historical ad lists flannelette fabrics including flannelettes in pinks foams and greys with sale prices per yard, stretching to Osmanette, Molleton flannelette, and ripple cloth options. It notes usual prices, sale pricing, and stock hues such as cream, white, lemon, mauve, and blue with terms like heavy weight twill and wincelette.
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