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Newspaper

Norfolk Virginian

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1897

Page

2

Bargain Movement Boosts Prices Across Advertised Goods

A brisker buyer movement and widespread price cutting drive savings. 45 inch Black Henrietta now 1.00, Black Silk Warp Eudora once 1.50 now 1.25, other staples cut to 1.25 or less. Lower cost goods show proportional savings. dollar broadcloths drop to 75c. pretty Plaids like the Stuart and Gordon shrink to 1 1/4. Reading the full ad can save several dollars. cloaks and blankets offer dividends tomorrow.

Priestley Stuart Gordon McKinley

Coats The Advance Guard Four or Five Hundred

The passage describes a scene of early police or military readiness with references to a crowd and gear. It notes prices and quality and observes that only a few items remain valuable while many are worn. The tone suggests a small market or inventory assessment of goods with strong emphasis on value.

Gruard Ehildineau Tuva Afghanistan Ripon

Capes Featured As This Season’s Distinctive Attire

Promoters advertise Miush Capes as the season’s notable item with extravagant options described as extraordinary offering. Prospective buyers are told to expect FO Capes priced at 15 12.0 units for 3 and & units for 300 dollars. Jetted and brated trim and archers are highlighted, with imminent appearances by sailing Wilh. Real Sea Skin Chish fur trimmed collars priced at 1.00 are said to be going fast.

Wrappers and gowns offered at Trendy shop sale

Wrappers. New ones a hundred piece. Warm chintzike colorings. A Merced back Mannellette or outing material. Joined waist, full back, yoko front, brad trimmed. All new colorings. Well worth $1.00. While they last. The Trendy made separate dress skirts of black brocade grilliantina thacquarel agures lined velveteen bound new full out.

Yoko Brad

Blanket Store Offers Deep Discounts on Warmth and Comfort

A local blanket shop advertises vast selections of California blankets and heavy wool options. Prices include a $3.06 offer for MA White blankets, $1 extra heavy wool pieces, and crib blankets priced up to $49. These dramatic markdowns claim limited stock and urge quick purchase before the sale ends.

Bianketa Mali California

New Fashioned Taffeta Skirt Trimmings Ad

Vintage sewing notice lists Muck Taffeta fronts and wrists of changeable taffeta priced at 4.09. Describes neck details, pleats, rush hems, and color options. Mentions skirts of muslin with tucks, umbrella skirts in cambric, embroidered trims, and fine quality muslin ties.

Ladies Underwear Sale Offers Stock at Great Value

Case buying lowers prices on flat shirts and pants in fine white wool blends with ribbed trim. Specials include Statugrter ribbed Maco yarn pieces, new $20 down from $00, plus Madigertte Skirt Chemise and Teeles with yoke details. White Satin Marseilles Spreads large size, light weight, offered below regular market.

Marseilles

Men’s Wear Sale Highlights Bargains on Shirts

A fragment describes men’s shirts and underwear offered at low prices, touting Percale white bodied shirts, Andersons fabrics, and heavy wool items. It claims prices around $1.00 to $1.50, urging customers that better garments cost less here and many have learned the savings.

Vaney Anderson Mic Ofc

Nation Specials on Pins and Supplies in Store Window

A list of hardware and sewing items offered in specials including pins by the dozen and per package, mourning paper, scissors, safety pins, knitting silk, cotton, tape, dress shields, and fabrics like Roman Percales and Stripes in various colors. Images hint at a sale display and wholesale prices.

Muslin Gowns and Rugs on Sale at Low Prices

Three dozen muslin gowns in stock plus five dozen gowns added to the sale, featuring muslin and cambric options trimmed in ready for wear. New rugs in multiple styles and prices, including Smyrna and moquette designs, with reductions across all wool serge and flannel items. Limited quantity, various colors and patterns, prices from 1.00 to 5.00.

Smyrna

Endorsed British View on Afghan Frontier Strategy in India

General Sir Robert Low discusses military posture in Swat Malakand and Peshawar regions, favoring strong defensive positions and delaying Khyber reopening. He warns against widespread garrisoning, advocates subsisting ties with local tribes by suzerainty, and stresses maintaining trade routes while avoiding direct Afghan interference. He blames Indian policy for unrest and cautions against liberal subsidies to rulers.

Robert Low Swat Chitral Low India Malakand Swat Valley Matukand Teehl Pashawhur Monet Onder Blom Atridis Khyber Pass Inehie Gholim Hyder Khan Agra Ameer Ina Inchiddi Nazrull Khan Pestiawar Lawrences Kina Blackimnall Rebert Satay Afrill

Walking Advertisements Arrested Over Sandwich Men Pastime

Ten well dressed men in summer attire gathered along the boulevards near cafes, obstructing traffic and reciting lines for payment. They were accused of evading a bill related to sixty-two frames and face possible prison after warning officials.

Marison Homan Lois New York

University of Virginia Graduation Highlights 1857 Class

Seventeen graduates across arts and sciences from the University of Virginia in June 1857, with one earning an English Literature Tibentiate and others attaining M A L degrees, M D, and diplomas in mathematics Greek and political economy. The fifty dollar magazine medal was awarded to an Academy student for best prose, reflecting wide representation from the South. The class ranges from ten to twenty-one years old, and the next session starts September 5.

Bachflor University of Virgil Evory Lon Wise Clinton Uli Edu Universty Virginia Hia Yarl Acesson Dadune Worg Acwwoniy Cornell

Unsurpassed Music Art and Elocution at Wichers Thome Iollunice

A full corps of faithful and experienced instructors offer unsurpassed advantages in music, art, and elocution at the school. Terms 15 meters per year. catalog includes year book. Send for details.

Thome Iollunice

Winter Waists Revolutionizes Plaid Serges in Style

A dramatic claim on fall and winter shirt waists made of bright plaid Serges, lined throughout with pleated backs. Marketed as high-class tailoring, the item is presented as a new fashion leap for women, reflecting an era of dramatic wardrobe updates.

Waists in Fine Black Mohair Sid Alan Style

Very fine black mohair fabric waist with a weely pleated back and new shaped yoke. Sixteen horizontal pleats run across the waist from collar to waist, with front detailing that customers describe as hero like in fit and appearance.

Kain and Granby Offer Bargains in Ready to Wear Clothing

Kain and Granby advertise as manufacturers of men boys and children’s clothing with no competition in the city. They claim better goods for less money because they produce all their goods in house and invite economically minded customers to inspect their up-to-date ready to wear selection.

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