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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1897
Page
6
A dramatic one day sale opens tomorrow featuring 6000 garments including hose at 27c per pair and shirt waists valued at 13.50 offered at 3.50 to 5. In Norfolk customers are promised wholesale pricing on ladies coats from 10 to 12 dollars and child dresses at half price as the store touts the greatest stock yet and insists nothing will be carried forward after this event.
The ad announces factory stock of ladies waist garments offered at steep markdowns. It promotes percale waists, white linen, and ladies busts at about half to a third of usual price, aiming to attract thousands of shoppers to a sale event.
Auction note describes a heavy black satin duchess fabric or gown with wide fit priced as a substantial bargain. The item is listed with minimal readable details and hints at a single piece remaining. Interested buyers are urged to inquire for more specifics.
Fragmented text highlights clothing items and prices, mentioning nightgowns and muslin fabrics. The readable parts suggest a local shop or market listing with various sizes and prices, reflecting a period newspaper fashion brief.
Men's white paired shirts offered at low prices by LOMANTONS and others. Substantial value emphasized with apparent discounting and drawing attention to bargains for buyers.
Saturday markdowns left 275 coats from this season priced as low as 3.58 for a 10.00 two tone coat and 5.00 to 10.00 for higher tiers. Braid trimmed jerseys and fur trimmed styles cut from 12.50 to 5.00 and 10.00 respectively. Hirsh Bros factory fire noted and umbrellas from their sample line offered at 2.00 to 3.50.
An old newspaper ad touts a bustling Ladies Drawers sale with Lonsdale Cambric garments. It highlights chemises and drawers in two styles, lace trimming, and inserts. Prices range from 1.00 to 1.75 with a focus on value and quick selling.
Catalog copy lists ladies' woven chemises in four styles with open front designs and various trims. Mentioned brands include Stamburg and Walquanding with details on fabric and sizing.
The article surveys apparel prices and demand for drawers and gowns, noting varying costs and consumer choices. It highlights price ranges around 130 and 98 units and discusses how availability influences sales in the period observed.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention prices and items but lack coherent context or identifiable entities. Cannot determine a specific event, persons, or organizations from readable content.
An obscure marketplace listing notes cheap cotton items and pillow cases offered for sale. Names and locations are unclear due to broken OCR. The fragment references fabrics and price points but lacks full details.
Local store advertises a children’s dresses sale starting tomorrow with discounts on short dresses and accessories. The notice emphasizes limited stock and special morning hours.
An OCR fragment notes Lisle thread hose offered for Indies at mid summer sale. Mention of forced sale and limited stock implies scarce supply and price cuts. The text is garbled with several unclear names and phrases.
Short, deep hum, three tucks, yoke band skirts offered in Hamburg Nounee soft muslin. Prices per yard or dozen, with various cuts including umbrotig and umbrella styles. Includes Exerlent muslin finishes and Hamburg trimming, with multiple sizes and quantities.
A garbled OCR passage lists fabric and garment terms including taffeta silk stripes and war dress waists. The text shows misreads with odd spellings and incomplete phrases, offering a snapshot of a textile vocabulary jumble rather than a coherent article.
Readable fragments describe corset covers and trimmed garments with references to makers or shops. The text mentions camisole style items and button details, with archaic phrasing implying a fashion notice or catalog snippet.
In Suffolk Virginia January reports detail a错误 involved fox and deer club members, one man accused of stealing to aid another owner. Investigators and a lawyer pursued charges, but the case dissolved when identities emerged and the court terminated prosecution.
Virginius Wrenn, previously injured and sent from St Vincent hospital to his Johnson avenue home, is now able to hobble to his room on crutches. Doctors say he is improving remarkably. The Wrenn family considers a county trip to the Isle of Wight before hunting season begins. Huntersville Church, Meg, R. W. Webb, pastor, will hold services today at the usual hours. Mr and Mrs George MacCubbin at 689 Central avenue report all four children convalescing from diphtheria.
Local organizers plan a Sunday School event featuring Master Steve Prince and guest choirs at St. Andrews Mi shap Ht4 phn services. The Craps Mapuat elimrot fund drive continues Monday night with talent from St. John's AJ M. OR Church and Christian Endeavor groups.
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