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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
13
The item notes a weekly publication by H J Smith issued every Thursday with terms of $1.00 per year in advance and $1.50 if unpaid within the year. It promises no discontinuation unless arrears are cleared and offers advertising and job printing services. It is neutral in politics and entered as second class mail at New Oxford on Thursday June 3 1920.
Local residents and visitors from Palmyra and nearby towns gather in town for Memorial Day visits. The roster includes Miss Wilda Holtzworth of Gettysburg returning from Drexel College and numerous Staub, Feiser, and Carbaugh family members visiting kin, with trips to Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh noted.
Theo Pfeiffer Camp 60 Sons of Veterans extends thanks to societies and individuals who supported the Memorial Day parade and ceremonies in New Oxford and nearby cemeteries. The cooperation shows the departed ones that their work has not died in vain.
Local notices list lost items including a old-rose sweater on Oxford road and back road to Abbottstown with finder contact Frank Haar Abbottstown Pa and a cold pearl pendant to Miss Lydia Miller Hanover Street New Oxford. Also two Brass Andirons lost near New Oxford with Trem contact, plus several sale ads for a second-hand bicycle two building lots in New Oxford Pa Desirable Lincoln Way properties and multiple farms including 50 and 180 acre listings near Mt. Rock and State road with contacts W P Stoner Hanover Edna Bollinger Harrisburg and others. Daily ice delivery advertised by C Felty and a rent notice for a second floor room in New Oxford with stable/garage options.
New Oxford market notes shelled corn prices with daily movement. Reports indicate price quotes for corn futures and spot values, reflecting supply and demand dynamics in the local grain trade.
The piece argues that despite sensational reports of falling prices, the price trend remains upward due to producer, distributor, and transportation costs. It notes unrest in New England textile mills over profit sharing, with thousands on strike, and predicts no rapid textile price drops while warning retailers to maintain low prices on bread and butter goods amid a cautious business climate.
Silk fabrics see price drops due to unsettled raw silk market. Remaining stock plus new purchases reduced about 20 percent from prior levels. Notable cuts include Messaline and Taffeta 35 in at 2.60, Crepe de Chine 40 in at 2.60, Georgettes 40 in at 2.60, Shirting Stripes 32 in at 3.00, Fancy Plaids and Stripes 35 in at 3.40, with further reductions on short lengths.
About 100 Tailored Suits remain including Wooltex and first class makes in Poiret Twills Tricotines Mannish Serge and Worsted Jersey with discounts from 33 1-3 to 50 percent under regular prices. Odds and ends of silk and lingerie waists children s clothes and women s dresses in gingham and voile are reduced to clear stock across departments during the mid summer sale.
Silk and Wool Dresses Re-Marked. Georgettes plain and figured effects Satin and Georgette Combinations. Nearly all new models for dressy occasions, sport styles, with Accordian pleated and Bouffant effects. Short to full length sleeves, some with beading embroidery rib bons. Large savings on former prices.
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