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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
28
A historical note records a timetable imbalance with Desbrosses and Cortlandt Streets leaving five minutes later than the Twenty third Street schedule. The snippet discusses station timing differences and street locations in the downtown area.
Fragmentary wire like note lists numbers 28 1.24 and 15 with unclear context. The readable parts show a terse item likely a daily fact or figure in a compact briefs section.
Direct links with New York Central trains from 11:15 A M and West Shore trains from 7:30 A M and 11:35 A M are listed. Hudson River Day Line and Catskill Evening Line steamers also connect. Tickets available via Catskill.
Single Insertions advertise rooms in The Tribune Directory of Desirable Rooms. Listings show private homes and furnished apartments with meals and baths near Riverside, subway, and East 15th Street. Ambiguous lines mention Uptown Office at 1364 Broadway and rates as five cents per line.
For fourteen days notice of furnished apartments to let on 60th Street and 28 West. Large adjoining rooms parlor floor set basin single suite near subway L and telephone. Six handsomely furnished rooms available for two or three months. Samuels 137 East 27th Street.
A floor display touts Gibson Ties Oxfords at $3.49 and pumps in tan Russia calfskin. The feature notes popular tan footwear but implies demand may be restrained due to low stock.
In assorted leathers and canvas, Gibson Ties and Pumps drop from 4.95 to clearance prices. Styles include green lavender orchid gray and plain toe oxfords with special Gibson ranges in multiple colors.
Second Floor sale offers one piece dresses in white lawn with tucks embroidery and lace, with full skirts and deep hems. Prices start at 98 cents for a basic style and up to 2.74 dollars for sheer lawn dresses with Val insertions and trimmed sleeves.
Basement store advertises old fashioned stick candy made from pure sugar and flavoring. Sticks about pencil thickness, assorted flavors in tin boxes. Regular price 24c, weekend special. Tag 166.
A Fifth Floor tobacconist advertises imported and domestic cigars with low prices and easy standing orders. Listings include Carolina Perfectos and Garcia Puritanos in various box counts with prices from 1.24 to 5.49 and emphasis on prompt service.
Featured outer apparel in Panama hats mohairs mixt ures and fancy worsteds. Limited quantity on best models sold elsewhere up to 30 dollars now offered at 14.74. Pretty-Eton model suits in white linen with lace trim and pleated skirts reduced from 9.00 to 5.96 with all sizes available including misses and small women.
Fifty chiffon taffeta silk shirt waist dresses offered at sale prices around 9.74 to 13.74 with new voile skirts and white poplinette skirts. Goods described include yokes and imitation lace trims with sunburst pleated skirts and varied lengths. Second floor Broadway display promotes value from Macy sale pricing.
Second Floor rear offers boys clothing in blue serge sailor and Russian blouse suits with trims and emblems, sizes 2 1/4 to 12 years, marked down from 5.96 7.96 to 4.96. Double breasted gray cassimere suits for 7 to 16 years at 3.79, plus numerous blouse waists and Madras blouses priced well below other stores.
Macy’s offers a Depositors’ Account allowing patrons to deposit any amount at the Balcony and charge in-store purchases. Monthly statements show interest at four percent, compounded quarterly on the daily balance, with withdrawals allowed anytime and no banking outside the store.
An added convenience offers free summer delivery to any U S station east of the Mississippi for purchases charged to deposit accounts. The privilege may be withdrawn in extreme cases involving long carriage of bulky or inexpensive goods.
Clothing ad touts thin-fabric Outing Suits from $6.74 to $22.50 with single and double-breasted models in homespuns and flannels. It claims value far above rivals and lists tropical worsteds from $12.75 to $22.50, plus outing trousers from $2.50 to $4.50.
Main Floor promotion on 34th Street Side features flannel outing shirts in plain colors or stripes with collars attached or detached. Colored negligee shirts, white pleated bosom shirts, pajamas in Madras cloth, new neckwear, leather belts, and bath robes at sale prices lower than elsewhere. Prices shown include 94c for white shirts and 68c for neckwear, with robes at 2.79 to 4.24 replacing higher retail.
Hundreds of grocery patrons order by mail from advertised specials and the Monthly Macy’s Catalogue. Customers can join a mailing list to receive catalogs and may buy items at reduced sale prices. A new Order Room on the Fifth Floor offers convenient service in a quaint bamboo-decorated space.
Delicatessen offerings include Genuine Beluga Caviar imported from Warschau at varied weights and prices, home made crab salad, herrings in wine sauce, extra fancy cream cheese, German sauerkraut, queen olives, and machine sliced sugar cured ham with per pound prices shown. Caviar notes in bond import and store policy on no delivery.
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