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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
7
The article advertises ladies ready to wear with New York buyers continually sourcing the latest fashions. It highlights coats, velours, poplins, and suits with prices from 9.90 to 34.50 for coats and 14.75 to 22.75 and up for suits, noting affordable access and distinctive styles.
The text traces J C Penney Co's store expansion from a $29 000 annual business to a capacity of $14 880 000 in 1917. It praises Mr Penney as an open, clean businessman who supports associates and gradually makes capable employees partners in the growing retail empire.
Silk remains largely price-stable while other fabrics rise. The listing highlights Piatd and Pikin Color Taffetas at about $1.49 per yard, Black and Amali Georgette Crepes, Japan Sika, and Crone De Chines in various shades with prices noted.
Gray Gold Pink and Dark Brown list items appear scattered, with partial brand or catalog labels. The readable fragments hint at fabric swatches or apparel colors in a catalog page, but no clear event or identity to anchor a full report.
Advertised sale highlights low prices on bed linens and fabrics. It lists Pepperell Sheeting, muslin, cambric, unbleached muslin, Turkish towels, Huck towels, crash toweling, roller and nuck toweling, hemmed sheets, and outing fabrics with multiple yard and price options. Local store promotes quality brands at reduced costs.
Advertised fall fabric sale urges readers to stock up on ginghams percale and chambray fabrics. Prices listed include yard wide mercales cambric percales and cheviot shirtings with various inch measurements and brands mentioned.
Fluffy white goods list offers summer dresses ready fabrics. White voiles and linens include voile plaxons organics cotton pongees serpentine crepe ripplette lawns nainsook longcloth dimity linen and galates. Prices quoted in old ledger style with yard units and varied codes.
An advertisement lists wide shoe selections including White Coates Boots at 4.50 and pumps up to 4.08, with numerous colors and materials like canvas, leather, and patent leathers. It promotes men and women styles, child sizes, and prices from 98 cents to several dollars, noting a large assortment of ladies pumps, canvas shoes, and girls shoes.
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