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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
9
A local ad promotes fancy vests for men including striped and plain styles along with evening dress vests in white silk and other fabrics. Prices range from 3 50 to 7 50, highlighting splendid values for a wardrobe refresh.
Hosiery assortment praised for variety in lisle silk and wool options. Figures show prices from 5 to 150 cents per pair for brands Hidable Proof and Monito with attention to attractive gift boxes.
A catalog item notes men’s sweaters priced from five to eighteen dollars and boys’ sweaters from three fifty to ten dollars. The listing conveys basic price ranges for fall wardrobe basics.
Warm comfortable night garments offered with outing flannel night shirts priced from 1.00 to 2.00 and pajamas ranging from 2.00 to 5.00. The items are pitched as acceptable gifts and reflect the latest in sleeping apparel.
State officials outline a 20 mile snow fence program on main highways led by George H. Biles deputy maintenance chief. Fences on the Lincoln Highway aim to reduce winter closures with cheaper construction than labor. Tractors will debut for snow removal and big tractors may be lent by the State Council of National Defense.
Vegetable growers form a committee to arrange a statewide vegetable show during the state farm products exhibition in January under state auspices. The committee is S Herbert Starkey Bustleton J R Bechtel State College and L 4H Hartman Etters. Tags for 1919 shipments advance ahead of last year with 12870 pneumatic tired machine tags and 14549 issued by December 4. Receipts from new year tag applications total 216000 dollars, 37500 more than the same date last year.
Ad pitches Cascarets as a candy like remedy for sick children to replace castor oil calomel and pills. It claims children crave Cascarets while bilious feverish or constipated and notes a price of 10 cents a box.
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