Remarkable Easter Silk Suit and Glove Sale
An Easter sale advertises silk suits and millinery with bold emphasis on gloves and accessories. The nondescript copy lists various styles, colors, and prices and touts savings on Easter outfits.
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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1908
Page
5
An Easter sale advertises silk suits and millinery with bold emphasis on gloves and accessories. The nondescript copy lists various styles, colors, and prices and touts savings on Easter outfits.
Fragmented OCR shows shop offers on pricing and goods with distorted text. Readable bits mention various item categories and approximate half price deals, including a reference to ladies' goods and a location at West 118 that hints at a store showroom or sale display.
A partially readable OCR fragment discusses garments and prices, mentioning a 4 yard length, female attire, and various unclear references to prices and items. The text is garbled with numerous errors and nonstandard phrases, making precise details difficult to extract.
A store advertises 25 cent cotton voile fabrics at 19 cents per yard. The copy touts sheer airy qualities and fashion use for summer frocks, noting a sale event starting Monday night with fabrics priced about half their usual cost.
A fragment describes dotted Swiss fabrics priced around 25c per yard with mentions of 1c drops Monday. It notes patterns such as King dots and tiny pin dots, with wide widths and embroidery described as firm and airy. Also references linen suitings and various fabric widths and prices.
OCR reads as a garbled note about a women’s event, mentioning Tor and Aniabed with embroidery, a breast, and linen references. Names and places are unclear, with many misspellings and broken terms, yielding a partial, unreadable summary suitable for a brief card.
Fragmented OCR presents ribboo sets, ribbone snakes, and matching hair bows described as new, practical, and appealing to women. Mentions Levy's and Longcloth details, various colors, and usage notes as a city market advert appears with scattered brand names and patterns.
Readable bits describe voile skirts and a sale with various prices such as 6, 7.50 and 10.00. Mentions phrases like shock attach and panel pree. Several garbled terms reference fabrics and items, implying a market or store catalog note.
Disjointed OCR segment mentions Fort Houston and Pearland with scattered names such as Dibra, Bente, and Alvin, plus references to a fire or police event. Readable fragments hint at a local disturbance or emergency response, but key facts are unclear.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a local notice or brief item titled CARTSAL at a location or event with unclear wording and names. The readable fragment lacks full context but hints at a small public notice or sale event and involved parties.
Police report a raid targeting a burglary ring, conducted after the evening hours. Officers recovered evidence and detained suspects as part of ongoing efforts to curb crime in the area.
Vintage copy touts G D corsets as uniquely tailored to each woman. It claims early corset makers erred by assuming all figures were alike, producing rigid molds. The ad markets a personalized, measured fit with a "jostrite" corset line, promising comfort and lasting appeal to wearers.
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