Wanamaker's: Upstairs and downstairs sale on suits and shirts
Philadelphia shoppers are invited to Wanamaker's on Market Street for a two floor sale. Upstairs features suits priced from 5 to 28 dollars with all wool options and limited broken lots. Downstairs offers finest serge and all wool suits plus Raglan shirts at 1.50. The ad markets Grenadines, lawn, percale and dress goods with bold discounts and seasonally styled fabrics across Chestnut and Market areas.
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Philadelphia
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City Hall Square
Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Cotton Dress Goods Bargains Arcade Sale
Cotton dress goods bargains described with 20¢ to 30¢ prices for organdies ginghams and suttings. Finely designed organdies and ginghams feature white stripes on color, plaids and figures. Claims selling 10,000 yards in one day and 20,000 more yards today at Arcade.
Summer Silks Go On Sale At Bargain Prices
Silk listings feature satin striped and printed India silks in navy white red and blue with prices from 65 to 125 cents per yard. Light-weight honeycomb silks and liberty satins in Persian flame and scroll designs offered 65 to 75 cents, previously 1 to 2 dollars. Numerous summer patterns touted as new stock with last chance pricing.
Vacation Sale of Notions and Sewing Requisites
Big shopwide sale features a wide range of sewing notions from hair pins and silk to dress shields and pins. Advertises low prices, emphasis on quality goods, and a focus on daily needs with a highlighted center aisle display and main aisles guiding shoppers to bargain items. Includes specific prices and items such as aluminum hair pins, sewing silk, bobbin accessories, and various bindings.
Paris milliners offer new hats and corsets at the Green Salon
French milliners unveil hats using Tuscan straw and horse hair with novelty trims while Virot Carlier Pouyanne and others dream color and style. Second floor Green Salon showcases mull hats trimmed with doux velvet from $3 to $3.75 and new Lillian corsets from $1.25 to $8, plus L. R. options and other domestic corsets.
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Paris
Virot
Carlier
Pouyanne
Roger
Marescot Soears
Golden Salon
L. A
L. R
P.N
R. G Thompson
Batiste
Summer Baby Coats Half Price Sale
Summer baby coats in sizes two to four years offered at half price. Pink blue and white pique capes with embroidery and insertion, two to three years two fifty from five. Boys box-pleated pique coats two and three years three from six seventy five. Linen three quarter coats two to four years two fifty from five. Other coats up to five from sixteen.
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Mother Hubbard
Watches for Graduation Gifts from a Local Jewelry Store
The ad advertises graduation gift watches for girls and men in silver and gold with prices ranging from 5.50 to 150 dollars. It lists silver, gold chatelaine, enameled, timing and repeating watches and notes the store at Thirteenth and Chestnut.
Second Month of Muslin Underwear Bargains
The ad promotes a second month sale on muslin undergarments with low prices and new styles. It lists multiple items including drawers, nightgowns, petticoats, and various muslin cambric dresses with V necks, yokes, and lace trims, limited to few per customer and priced from 5c to $1.75. Special notes emphasize quality versus poor pricing and a selection of new designs.
Couches offered to clear velour surplus this month
The maker offers couches for 30 dollars and 15 dollars, all hair filled with steel springs and velour covers chosen by buyer. Fringed upholstery, on the third floor, aims to move surplus velour and frames this month.
Fibre Carpet and China Matting Prices Decline in Trade
The advertisement touts strong China matting at 18 dollars a roll with duty fears. It promotes 10 to 12 dollar China matting, noting thirty seven patterns remain despite a busy season. Heavy damask and coarse straw options are highlighted as strong buys. A fibre carpet is shown in a busy office setting.
Fine Shoes for Half More or Less
A shoe sale describe standards set by makers and strict screening of each pair. It touts value across men’s and women’s styles, including russet and black kidskin, patent leather, oxfords, and bicycle boots, with prices from 50 cents to several dollars.
Men's and Boys Shoes on Sale with Wide Size Range
The ad lists men's and boys shoes priced from $1 to $7.50 with various materials including satin calf, calf skin, kidskin, and russet. Sizes cover 9 to LL for men, 11 to 13 for boys, and additional ranges, with lace, button, and rubber sole options and widths D to EE. Some items note black and russet colors and Turkish slippers.
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Oxford
Eddy Refrigerator Ad Claims Superior Ice Saving
An advertisement touts the Eddy refrigerator line with many styles and ice saving features. It lists chest and refrigerator models with varying ice capacities and prices ranging from $4.25 to $56.50, noting felted air tight doors and pine shelving for longer cooling.
Reupholstering Service Offers Seasonal Storage Option
A repair shop advertises furniture reupholstering with storage until next fall. It outlines estimated costs and a bargain on tapestry coverings with yard prices starting around one dollar and up, plus remnants sizable enough for multiple pieces. The message emphasizes low prices and convenient home storage during absence.
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