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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
6
A basement sale advertises Calico dress patterns, coats, capes, skirts, and children's wear with deep discounts. It highlights wool blankets, sheetings, taffeta, lace pillow shams, and rugs with prices from under a dollar to several dollars, emphasizing reduced yard goods and household textiles. Names of fabrics, colors, and item types fill the list with basement prices noted.
The Wooltex label signifies tested materials and sanitary, expert tailoring designed by top American designers aligned with Paris trends. Fort Wayne showcases an early spring Wooltex line praised for distinct fabrics and prominent style features, with every model shown in magazines to be sold locally.
Indiana truancy officers strictly enforce the law requiring children aged seven to fourteen to attend public or private schools in their home district. Parents or guardians face fines from five to twenty five dollars and possible county jail, though officers often resolve cases by returning children to school. Some parents plead work needs or wages for children, but the law holds that personal liberty cannot excuse keeping children out of school.
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