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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1897
Page
6
A display of abundant textiles features the latest weaves, colorings, and effects. From popular priced Dress Material to fine Imported Exclusive Dress Pattern, livery prospects emerge. Don't miss this event.
This week's advertisement highlights busy scene of dress goods with exclusive styles and low prices. It promotes 288 pieces of all wool dress fabrics in blue tan red and black, priced at 2c per yard, plus plaids and checks in multiple colors and widths, all at bargain rates as new spring fabrics arrive.
A busy list shows cheap everyday items from Brown’s and Dixby’s shoe dressings to buttons, belts, garters, and purses. The store touts a strong stock, low prices, and quick purchasing by the buyer, with Lavender Salts offered at 1 cent per bottle.
The ad touts inexpensive pencil and ink tablets from 1c to several cents, heavy pen tablets, pound paper, envelopes, and rubber tipped pencils. It highlights Norfolk stock with silk choosing and a weekly offer on Twenty Inch Exquisite Lustre Tontin Duchess and other fabrics and silks.
Several items appeal to buyers this week as crowded counters last week boosted demand in Norfolk. Plain sheets and sheeting, Flemish stitched sheets, Madras cloth, Zephyr ginghams and brick goods offered at low prices. Special sale conditions noted.
A list of skirt styles and prices including Milack Brilliantine Skirts from $1.25 to $2.85, plus Black Figured Brillantine, Nobby Checked, French Serge, and Silk Skirts. White goods at reduced spring prices feature 40 inch sheer fabrics, aprons, damask, unbleached linen, towels, and heavy discounts on hosiery and accessories for men.
Bright spring wear highlighted by two wrapper items with yoke backs and braid trimming. Hosiery sales surge with children, infants, and ladies styles including Hermsdorf dyed black ribbed hose and fancy tops in multiple colors. A full line of oriental and horizon laces in white and cream completes the spring assortment.
Ar W T Hayes of Galveston visits Suffolk relatives Mrs Sue Eggleston and the Misses McCoy. Evangelistic services and sermons at night feature The Holy Spirit In the Choir and Redeemed. Various residents travel to Richmond Petersburg and Concord. church events planned.
G Wiser has received a large framed group portrait of the forty third annual session delegates taken before the Childs Drexel Home for Union Printers at Colorado Springs. The picture will be displayed in Wait Retten and Clay windows for several days and then given to Norfolk Typographical Union No 32.
Notices posted at all Hamilton corporation mills state a shutdown next week with a restart the following week. The plan for curtailment at Mall River will idle about 400 employees.
An old fashioned remedy claims to cure indigestion bloating and liver irregularities. The text touts Trostetter’s Stomach Hitters as a universal tonic restoring strength, warding off chills fever and kidney trouble with a wineglassful three times daily.
Admiral Bunce s squadron including the New York Indiana and the tender Fern sail from Hampton Roads to Tompkinsville Machias sails to Saigone lifting presence in Siamese waters after arbitration of the Check claim The Injunction suit against Mr Plummer over Washington and London streets ends with him paying costs and routing passengers to cars Portsmouth police complete city census 3426 houses 16123 people about 500 residents moved to Prentis place and Newport News about 5000 inhabit the suburbs New men s and boys caps new assortment
Frankfort March 6 Sheriff fears a Cincinnati crowd will crowd the enclosure for the March 20 execution of Jackson and Walling. The law limits witnesses to fifty, prompting a demand for troops to maintain order. The mix of farm gossip and casual theft adds local color to a tense public event.
The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor meets at 6 20 pm with a program including song service prayer a Bible topic on opportunities to do good and a vocal solo by Mamie Whitley. John M Berkley harbor master resigns effective immediately after heavy rain flooded streets and sidewalks.
Cumberland Ga March 6 The tunnel of the Louisville and Nashville has caved in again. Passengers are being transferred.
An advertisement from W. I King & Co. of Whitewright Texas touts Mother’s Friend as a top remedy to ease pregnancy and childbirth, claiming it reduces danger to mother and child and speeds recovery. The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta Georgia offers a free expectant mothers booklet and bottles priced at four dollars, with druggists carrying the product.
Sixty other new styles of carriages to select from. A saving here is certain. Great things are to be done this week in sideboards and matting. Active selling is ongoing since it has become known that the price meets or undercuts all. The thought of furniture and the Willis name are Siamese twins.
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