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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
12
The sale centers on Wanamaker's trusted shoe stock as the store asks if customers can afford anything but quality shoes even at half price. We see the store’s reputation playing a key role in attracting buyers this morning.
Wanamaker announces an enormous clearance of women men and children shoes. 165 000 pairs bought for the sale plus 20 000 moved from regular stock promise large choice in leather kinds and sizes with patents patent leather and russet kid options. 30 000 women oxford shoes alone in the sale with half to two thirds value. Express elevators to the Fourth floor and fitting advised.
A catalog of girls shoes in various leathers and finishes. Styles include box calf Russia calfskin kidskin and patent leather lace and button options. Sizes range from five to eight and up to two. Prices listed 80c to seven dollars with values noted.
The shop announces a sale on women’s taffeta jackets on the second floor at Chestnut street. Prices slashed from 6 to 8.50 with many items originally higher. Paris reports excitement over taffeta jackets, with styles including collarless boleros and Eton jackets, trimmed with silk cords or lace, linings in black satin or white silk.
Wholesale prices cut on young women’s tailored suits with tags from $5 to $10 for various sets. The stock includes silk lined jackets and silk trim on some skirts, featuring spring pieces and a few lighter winter weights.
An arcade clearout offers silk waists from 3.50 down from 5 to 8.50 and hats reduced from 7 or 8 to 4 or 5. Children's trimmed hats from 8 to 4 5 or 8. Sailor braids, gainsborough hats, and untrimmed Java fabrics discounted. Maslin Underwear Sale touts better materials at modest prices with cambric and nainsook options.
A local shoe sale lists men and women shoes and oxfords with marked prices from one to several dollars. Men and boys receive tennis shoes at 35 cents with rubber soles. Discounts cover boys and girls styles with varying value ranges.
A catalog of shoe discounts lists women's oxfords and shoes from 75c to 2 with half price deals on outing shoes and oxfords for both men and women. Various styles include russet no heel, tennis oxfords, canvas selections in white black and tan, and infant to adult sizes.
A large sale offers about a thousand sample pairs plus 2,500 regular shoes, with prices from $1 to $2.85 and various styles including patent leather, kidskin, box calf, russet, and calfskin oxfords. Many items are marked down from higher values, including shop worn pairs and substantial discounts on well known makes.
A catalog listing boys shoes and oxfords in varied leathers including patent leather Kidskin satin calf and Russia calf. Prices range from $1 to $7.70 with several items marked as worth higher values. Sizes noted include 9 to 13 and up to 14, with lace and welted soles highlighted.
The ad touts summer shirts from 50 cents to 10 dollars including pleated percale with separate cuffs and Madras styles with choices like yoke or Raglan. It promises quality at low prices and notes 1200 light summer suspenders and silk string ties offered two for 25 cents.
Prominent storefront at Market Street and City Hall corner offers serge suits priced from 8.50 to 22 dollars and straw hats from 1 to 5 dollars with panamas up to 18 dollars. The ad promises quality and comfort in both garments.
Merchants offer bleached and unbleached huck towels, duck towels, and Turkish bath towels in various sizes. Prices range from 2.5 per dozen to 25 cents each, with several hemmed and border details and initials woven on some borders. Sale promises good quality and bulk availability to attract buyers.
The Orient motor bicycle set a record at Woodside Park with a mile in 1 minute 26 4-5 seconds and 2% miles in 3 minutes 25 2-5 seconds. The exhibition machine is for sale at $300, with larger models at $325 and accessories priced up to $125, alongside a sale on boys and infant clothing with prices ranging from $3.75 to $8.50.
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