Store Hours Adjusted for Independence Day
The store will stay open until 9 PM on Wednesday and be closed all day Thursday July 4.
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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
6
Open wide for Fourth of July suit sale and specials
The store invites customers to shop today for summer suits ahead of the holiday. Open until 9 PM, featuring two and three piece summer suits with prices from 5.40 to 25.00 and custom-made options at special prices.
Dress Goods Attractively Priced In Morning To Evening Wear
A local shop advertises new dress materials with a wide range of fabrics. White Japan wash silks and silk muslin offer cool options for waists or suits with prices from 19c to 59c per yard. Egyptian tissue, unbleached muslin, and white Indian Head muslin are highlighted with special per yard rates.
Grocery department advertisements feature canned goods and specials
A storefront touts pure groceries with items such as pickles 25c and 30c, Vienna sausages 10c, potted meats 5c, brisket beef 20c, veal loaf 18c, lunch tongue 20 and 35c, corned beef 18c, sardines 5c 12c 35c, olives 10c to 60c. Bed spreads on sale from 1.23 down to 74c, and ties for the Fourth from 19c to 50c.
Boy Scout Shoes Shine in Hershey Store Line
In the Hershey Store a popular line called Boy Scout Shoes targets youths and men. They feature elk leather uppers with heavy soles built for hikes and camp life. Available in tan brown and olive with sizes from 10 to 13 priced at 1.19 and larger sizes up to 9 and 12 priced at 2.00 to 2.50.
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Hershey
America
Hershey Store
Saturday Shoe Department Specials in Our Store
One day only prices on men boys women and infants shoes. Men pat colt shoes 3.50 4.00 styles cut to 2.49. Blu oxfords 3.00 3.50 cut to 2.49. Tan button shoes 2.59. Tan blu oxfords 2.49. Boys velvet calf blu sizes 1 to 5% at 1.19. Gun metal blu 1.69 ends 5%. Women pat colt cadet calf high heels 1.98. White Nu Buck high leather heels and ribbon bow 1.98. Infants sandals 0.69 0.79. Children's white canvas button shoes with agate rivet 0.69 0.79. Saturday only 2-strap pumps matto braid bow. Odds and ends in oxfords black tan wine calf and vici. If size here, price half price.
Fourth of July Shirts and Haberdashery Deals
Local store advertises cool shirts in pongee madras percale blue chambray and flannels with prices from 50c to 2.00. Also offers free Hoosier text books to visitors while supplies last and promotes undergarments including B V D suits and Poros Knit Egyptian Lisle and Balbriggan underwear with Union Suits at 1 and two piece suits at 50c.
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