Straw Hat Sale and Hosiery Bargains
Half price on all men’s boys’ and children’s straw hats. Wayne Knit hose 25¢ items cut to 12 1/2¢. White duck pants also at half price.
20 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1902
Page
1
Half price on all men’s boys’ and children’s straw hats. Wayne Knit hose 25¢ items cut to 12 1/2¢. White duck pants also at half price.
A condensed inventory of apparel and gear includes boys pants work shirts overalls trunks suit cases telescopes neckwear underwear umbrellas bathing suits flannel suits flannel pants serge coats alpaca coats rain coats. The list catalogs available items with varied fabrics and uses for varied seasons and activities.
Special sale notices list 100 dozen black tan and white foot goods priced at 9 cents each. Fifty dozen border handkerchiefs offered at 3 cents. One hundred umbrellas priced at 1 dollar each marked down to 79 cents.
New York readers urged to adopt the latest fashion for portraits a white lace or crape gown with a black hat for photographs. The style is popular this winter and preferred by Mme Sembrich and Mrs. Leslie Carter. The piece notes the color matters little for the photograph and hints it may last another season. It also mentions contemporary literary reviews in the Smart Set and lists contributing authors and stories.
Literary note outlines Ph Ni Lite tau Adventures of Sinta a fie Litle by Mr Prank Ban to appear in September. Tale reimagines Santa Claus origin with fresh appeal for American children, likened to a modern Lassie style, featuring vivid characters and whimsical settings.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Rose as a cure for nerve pain, corns, bunions, sweating, and hot feet, claiming it makes new shoes comfortable. It urges trial by mail for 45 cents in stamps and lists Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy, New York, as the address, with druggists and shoe stores selling the product.
Baseball results from St Louis versus Cincinnati with 5,000 in attendance and umpire Brown. Also notes Brooklyn versus Boston and Chicago versus Pittsburgh with 4,700 attendance, plus Philadelphia beating New York behind strong hitting.
In Boston Jay 14 led the way with a home run on Wredman’s blast in the fourth. Criger’s single and Dousnerty’s triple in the fifth aided a victory over Chicago. Garvin and Young contributed scattered hits. Attendance 4,700.
Digest of two baseball games featuring Indianapolis and Louisville, with notes on pitchers Kellum and Plaerty, and Kellum earning the win for Kansas City. Mentions Blaherty, Irwin, Sutwhol, and Heyden, plus standings and upcoming matchups, including a Maples trip and remarks on the American League.
St Joseph Valley Gas and Mining Co reports 10,000 acres leased between Wichita and Bremen with plans to drill within days. Experts cite a rock formation linking Gulf of Mexico and Lake Michigan likely to yield gas and oil. Investor W H Neely from Van Wert invested in 800 shares and will supervise drilling. Local towns Bikhark Goshen South Bend expect natural gas.
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