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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1917
Page
6
Women who know value will realize Monday's opportunity to buy the famous Amoskeag serraurker gingham for 12 1 2 cents a yard, regular price. The sale highlights a fabric long preferred for its quality and durability.
Plain pink and blue 27 inch wide linen finish fabric offered for tub dresses or trim ming. Includes measurement 15c Chambray 12 1-2c and 12/20 Monday date reference.
A vintage ad highlights Delightful Colonial rugs in black and white blends for summer bedrooms and living spaces. It emphasizes varied shapes and sizes, promising decorative appeal for parlors, cottages, and interiors with cheerful, sanitary styling.
The notice advertises decorative ribbons in plaits and fancy effects up to a prescribed width. It mentions mining hassles and various patterns including Chinese designs and plaids. Prices reach up to 150 dollars with several items valued around 59 dollars.
A local listing advertises a special showing of porch furniture on the third floor. The notice emphasizes available patio pieces and outdoor seating options for shoppers browsing the showroom event.
Bargain alert for Monday. Tomorrow only two best 50c women’s summer vests will be offered alongside three for a dollar. Limit of three per customer. No telephone orders for this special.
An ad touts an ideal cold storage vault for furs, claiming modern refrigeration and double door security. It promises thorough wrapping and protection against fire and moisture, located at a West and Dessaner area address with full fur storage services.
An old advertisement notes new white silk gloves priced at 60 cents. The quirky copy praises the gloves for wit and elegance, claiming they stay spotless and remain deimaculately styled with a durable tricot finish.
The Rengo Corset company says prices will advance on July 1 and urges customers to buy now. The showcased model features elastic back bands and side gores on a long skirt, made of firm coutil, advertised at 3.50 dollars.
Vacation fashions feature new bathing suits in striking color pairings and styles. One piece knit jersey suits priced 3.95 to 7.50, mohair slip-ons 1.69 to 5.00, knit tights 0.89 to 1.95, slippers 0.25 to 0.59, high shoes 0.75 to 0.79, and caps 0.25 to 0.75.
The notice lists a sale of cotton fabrics including striped weaves and crepe in white and delicate tints. Notes yard wide cotton crepe for kimonos and sleepwear, with prices 18¢ and 20¢. Also features a 19th century sale on wash goods up to 35¢, including sport dots stripes voiles brocade and embroidered crepes.
Fashionable women carry strap purses made of vachetti black feather styled for back strap wear. Purses priced at $1.00 include options in morocco, pin seal, and long grain leathers.
This collection features leather bags from early season arrivals that cannot be duplicated at current prices. To clear stock we offer these desirable, well made bags in good condition at discounted levels.
The article urges careful wall paper selection as the final stage of home building and warns against matching papers that do not suit rooms or furniture. It promotes store services to help customers choose quiet dignified colors and proper paper for a home.
Readable fragments describe white muslin fabrics with yardage details and finishes. Mentions include soft first quality muslin, yard wide duibleaetert muslin and special nainsack finish. Also references to sheer weight, shirtings, pillow tubing and Southern salts in fabric notes.
Fragmentary notice reports a death aged in the entry with garbled names and generic terms. It mentions a person and several unclear descriptors, lacking readable dates or places to identify details.
Berlin's deluxe linen correspondence cards with envelopes and Berlin Colonial parchment sheets with envelopes offered in white and tinted finishes. Each set includes 24 cards or 24 sheets plus 24 envelopes, with new oblong shapes and gold beveled edges.
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