13 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1910
Page
1
Our Great Half Price Sale began Friday and will close one week from Saturday night. Our invoice on Feb 1 said bargains to give this year amounting to 14000 more than last year. The bargains are high grade wearables, advertised to show the store stands for quality and real service.
The ad touts a sale with discount highlights on various clothing items. It promises early purchases will get friends to hear of the deals and notes percentages off blue, black, and stade suits. Numerous price figures and item mentions appear in garbled OCR.
A sale offers men's fancy overcoats at half price. Original price 91.00 reduced to 1.50 and 2.00 listed as sale amounts. Limited details provided on stock, sizes, or dates. Retailer signage emphasizes significant discount to attract buyers.
Half price sale on raincoats with various misprinted prices. Items list mismatched values such as $15 and $7.50 with discounts up to 20 percent for remaining stock. Children’s hats and caps priced around $1.00 also offered, but text is garbled and hard to read.
Sale ad details discounts on knee pants and knickerbocker suits, sweaters, and silk linings. Describes 20 to 80 percent reductions, staggered by item, with limited quantities and special pricing on a blonde line of goods. Includes references to collars and undergarments with promotional figures and box prices.
Sale details list discounts on pants, gloves, suspenders, underwear, and travel items. Multiple clothing items for men, boys, and children are marked down with percentages and prices. Boxed flyer language notes blue and black fabrics, wool socks, and sweater discounts, with unclear product names and mixed typographical errors.
Readable text shows a sale of boys shirts at half price and other shirts with 10 percent discounts including children’s Astrachin Mittens. It lists various item prices such as woven stock at 1.00 and suspender prices at 0.50 to 1.00, with color discounts and limited quantities.
A local notice promotes a major sale offering deeply discounted merchandise, excluding new spring goods, overalls, and boys' 10chose. No items on approval. money refunded on request. Alterations incur a small charge. Fort Wayne shoppers urged to attend and spread the word.
A legacy of graft is exposed as City safety board and police investigation reveal how brothels operated openly, with fines and arrests aiming to curb vice. The probe cites failures in enforcement, the terminations of corrupt officers, and a renewed push for a penitentiary and stronger public safety measures.
The discourse before the Cuie Republican league condemns southern influence in Congress and defends a protective tariff. Hollingsworth attacks the administration’s domination by old time ideas and warns that Republican unity is essential to avert a shift toward demoralization and revocation of national prosperity.
Wanted a few more hand builders led by Al Hazzard. Prize winners include a nine room home in a fashionable Fairfield avenue area with a large lot. The event featured a pistol of entries and a judging panel. a prize was awarded to William Brur for a modern home. Address A 345 Journal-Gazette.
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