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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
5
A mother sighs over fall sewing but readers can choose offinghams, plaids, checks and lightweight wools from ready made frocks. Styles are simple and pretty, well made and inexpensive with prices varying by size but all above material cost.
The city mourns the death of Dougherty Severred Weadnesday in Chamington Inn while Ben Schivartz leaves Valparaiso Normal School to resume studies. J Keenan sails to Chicago to select furniture and car bets for the Morel Anthony building. A Corset Department ad promotes seating and styles as a fire at Zimmerman Carpet disrupts operations.
Fall arrivals include an all wool Panama skirt on sale at 5.48 and silk waists at 3.75. New waist line starts at 0 and up, with various styles featured at popular prices.
Bulletin from White Fruit House announces doors for a big sale on granulated sugar plum buys melons and peaches cheaply. It touts prices on jars robes pepper spices beef steak roasts and canned meats with floor specials on Santa Claus soap and graniteware. Farmers urged to bring fresh eggs for 2 cents per dozen Friday and Saturday.
Notice to patrons outlines September 7 price and size increase for bread with 5c straight sale. Includes call for continued patronage based on quality and service. The notice ends with an unrelated line about UnivoCo 10¢ cigars and local notices.
Readers are urged to buy at special sale prices on blankets petticoats gloves go carts and hundreds more items including jelly glasses dish pans and alarms with values ranging from a few cents to under two dollars as the store promotes room for fall goods and big savings across categories.
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