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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
1
In spring households dig into trunks for summer garments and renew them with dye. Sunset Soap Dye Diamond Dye and Dyola offer color refresh at 10 to 15 cents per package. Elkhay's Hat Dyes restore old hats for 25 cents.
The first sprinkle of rain for this year fell on Sunday. Local residents travel to Winnipeg and Balcarres for visits. Job ads seek a farm housemaid and a woman for light weekly help. Brandon Winter Fair prizes noted for M. E Vance and Fred Caves. Community events include Oddfellows meeting, McConnell Bros clearing sale, GGA cattle ships, and a Choral Society concert with rehearsals and anniversaries. Marriages and millinery displays announced. Caragana shoots sale and plant offerings listed.
Attractive merchandise on display with lovely colorings and pre war quality. Dresses offered for every purse with novelty Voiles Normandy spots silk stripes and Oriental patterns in a large well assorted selection. Only one dress in each length and each piece a new design for a pretty dress at low cost.
The article presents colored flannel dresses for early spring featuring shades such as mikado rust chukker brown powder blue emerald coral and buttersweet. Available in 32 inch and 54 inch widths.
An advertisement touts heavy silk stockings selling at $1.50 per pair. The item features pure silk material, a garter top, back seam for a snug fit, double soles, and heavily mercerized heels and toes.
A catalog description promotes ribbed art silk hose priced at one dollar. The item highlights a wide ribbed pattern suited for wear with oxfords or pumps and notes the hose as fashionable, neat fitting and serviceable.
Lightweight chamoisette gloves with plain cuffs and contrasting points debut in new colors. Embroidered cuff option adds detail while maintaining spring wearability priced at 1.00 per pair.
Two day ribbon sale features 5 inch and Hin moire ribbons in about 12 shades. Plain taffeta in about 10 shades. Five pieces of fancy ribbon in dainty colors. Regular prices 60 and 75 cents per yard. Special 30 cents per yard valid Saturday and Monday only.
Three kid dresses priced at 1.25 and 1.15 dollars each feature gold sateen trim and bunny embroidery. No 1 is a black sateen dress with matching panties. No 2 is a romper with similar quality. No 3 a cotton crepe combination dress with embroidered waist pattern.
The listing promotes a men’s furnishing department with suits from sizes 36 to 44 priced between 20 and 40 dollars. It highlights men’s heavy stripe overalls at 2.25 to 2.75 and khaki combinations from 3.00 to 3.50. Boys’ khaki and overall options are shown for ages from 1 to 12 years with prices from 1.15 to 1.65.
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