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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1907
Page
5
Huge sale at the Lavy store offers $2.50 Axminates and $1.95 robes with half price on many lace robes and spangled robes. Monday only choices include 27x34 suiting and full gathered robes with flounce. Selection features private lace, net and Cluny lace robes in white and black with elegant waist finishes.
Catalog page highlights women's tops and dresses with bargains. Items priced from $3.38 to $25.00, featuring fancy fabrics and rich finishes. Emphasizes value and quality, urging customers to see the garments in person to appreciate their beauty.
An old newspaper ad lists wash ribbons up to 3 inches wide in blue white red pink and other shades. Prices appear around 10 cents per yard with mentions of 44 inch widths, black navy white and light color ribbons offered in small quantities.
Fragmented OCR shows a textile price note with various fabrics and colors. Mentions medium weight, checks or stripes, and a range of colors from 27 inches to undefined. References yards and quality codes like TM 1236. Some words are garbled but indicate a sale or listing for fabric materials.
Partial notice explains a remnant sale for white goods pieces marked by length from 1 to 7 yards. It promotes clearance pricing and mentions Memorials for saints and underwear as included items, though the text is garbled and hard to read.
Advertises a sale on Comfortables and extra heavy blankets. Offers 72x84 inch white cotton plus silk lined versions at reduced prices, with discounts from regulars like 2.50 to 1.50. Also lists wool blankets and other on sale items with prices around 1.90 to 4.00 and a 44 at 198 pair.
The fragment describes placing orders and payments with a promise of delivery and timely correspondence. It mentions sending an order immediately and goods possibly starting tomorrow, with references to samples and receipt of information. The text is incomplete and contains spelling errors.
Nearly half of the stock featured spreads priced at 91.00 with about 100 crocheted bed spreads in 10 4 size available. Materials include patterns that wear well and are praised for value, as spreads are offered at discount while supplies last.
The store reports a final stock of dress goods remnants from the fall season. No short lengths remain. only long lengths suitable for various garments are left. All styles colors and qualities are included in the remaining inventory.
Hundreds of women bought yesterday as the hosiery sale continues. Bargains include silk hose, lisle hose, and various styles priced from modest to deep discounts with many pairs remaining for tomorrow. Buyers are urged to visit the sale at the Fisk building with prices advertised prominent for women and children.
A partial historical clipping contains unclear place names and stray phrases. The legible elements mention a valley, a town named Fras or Fraser, and a few scattered words including Spohr and Memes, but no coherent event or clear identities.
Fragments show words about knitting yarns and crochet items with scattered place names and numbers. The readable bits mention Germantown and prices, but the overall text is garbled and incomplete. The item appears to be a damaged listing or advertisement with no clear event or date.
A fragmented listing describes damask remnants and gloves for sale with prices noted around $1.30 to $1,560. Mentions patterned table coverings and various glove offerings for women, with references to sizes, styles, and possible timing or locations.
A fragmentary note describes towels and remnants with scattered terms about Towle st, lanes, binds, and veal. The legible items mention bands, lanes, and ends but lack coherent details or clear event, date, or organizations.
Fragmented catalog style notice listing items such as fagures, tobacco related o ers and pyrography stains with prices like 1.28 1.00 12 1.98 and 0.35. Mentions needles 1.00 1.28, handbrehiet boma 10 to 38, design options and various odds and ends.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe crepe de Chine fabrics with colors such as rose purple nil yellow garnet champagne and black and white. Mentions weight and price comparisons to a Houston store, urging early arrival.
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