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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1908
Page
16
The Frank Dry Goods Co announces its July clearance starting Monday at 9 am in Fort Wayne. The event promises vast savings with all items repriced and moved to clear surplus stock amid a bold price cut across every department.
A local sale advertises wholesale pricing on a wide range of fabrics including silks, velvets, laces, and drapery materials all sold at cost to clear stock amid a largest sale for colored dress fabrics.
A catalog of textiles and accessories including table linens towels napkins flannels tickings shirtings battings waddings bed linens bed spreads blankets bed comforters linings umbrellas shirts underwear night gowns gloves handkerchiefs negligee shirts neckwear kid gloves corsets embroideries veiling trims cushion tops braids notions parasols aprons children's hats and more.
The department touts deep price cuts on a wide range of women and children apparel. Items include tailored suits at underpriced rates, Cravenette raincoats, jackets, linen suits, one piece dresses, lingerie waists, shirt waists, silk petticoats, jumper dresses for girls, and children’s dresses all offered at or near cost with many items marked down to under five dollars.
Advertises extensive discount pricing with many items at cost including corsets children's hats sunbonnets belts jewelry purses laces embroideries umbrellas neckwear notions fabrics cushions and gents finishing goods. Notes specific mention of infant footwear under cost.
The July clearing sale brings housekeepers to refurnish homes with advantages. Big rug stock offered at actual cost price. All carpets Brussels tapestry velvet cast price. Japanese and China mattings Cocoa mattings also cast price.
The Curtain and Drapery Department offers its large stock to the trade at actual cost. Curtain goods draperies carpet sweepers door mats cost blankets comforts and pillows all at cost. An unusual opportunity in rising markets.
An advertisement touts a big glove sale with low prices on ladies gloves. Items include long lisle, silk lisle, embroideried silk, and 16 button styles in multiple shades. Prices range from 75 cents to about 2.25 dollars with liberal reductions on other gloves.
The Second Floor Muslin Underwear and Corset Department announces July cost sale with further reductions. Ladies will find Gowns and Petticoats at very low prices and standard Corsets also on sale. Fort Wayne shoppers are urged to visit to see the sterling values offered.
A period advertisement announces a July sale with 50 pieces of 27 inch silks at 1.00 yard. It features all black dress goods including Voiles Serges Panamas and other fabrics at cost and lists imported robes, domestics and household goods all offered at cost. The tone is promotional and wholesale in nature.
Ohio readies to host U S military rifle and pistol matches with about 1,000 participants from all states and services. Army and navy teams train at Port Sheridan and Port Ethan Allen and will compete at Camp Perry in August. The state adds range improvements, a mess hall, standpipe and storm sewer at a cost around 35 thousand dollars.
Two New York men Warren Sheetz and George Bernel recount a month in Colombia seeking arcade concessions. They describe spending vast sums in Colombian currency, confusion over money, and high prices for drinks, cigars, and hotels while detailing a surreal exchange rate and pockets emptied to buy steamship tickets.
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