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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1917
Page
11
A mercantile house proclaims an extraordinary pre Christmas reduction sale. Owing to season needs and large stock purchases the retailer offers heavy discounts on home merchandise and Christmas gifts to move surplus now rather than after the holidays. Prices promised to be unprecedented through the winter season.
Aiming to please the wife and mother, this note advises selecting home articles that enhance the house’s appeal during Christmas. It emphasizes thoughtful gifts that add attractiveness to the home and reflect household leadership.
A promotional notice lists blankets and bedding items with sale prices. Wool plaid blankets, white and bound blankets, Comforts, pillow cases, and embroidered scalloped cases are offered with discounts. Bleached sheets and bolsters complete the second floor sale, highlighting low prices and quick savings.
A local toy catalog lists a child’s chair in natural finish for 29¢, mahogany chair for 59¢, Ives mechanical train set at 1.39, home bank register pens with coins at 1.98, doll trunks at 98¢, drums 5¢, dressed dolls 45¢, a mahogany piano 2.45, tool chests 89¢, a pony express wagon for 2.25, and assorted period toys.
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