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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1900
Page
12
The Philadelphia report notes cloudy weather for Wednesday, June 13, and highlights the top sales items of the day including parlor furniture shoes sewing notions dress goods men's collars and ties men's clothing women's suits laces muslin underwear and Haviland dinnerware.
The ad highlights muslin nightgowns with varied necks and trims priced from 50c to $1.25, cambric pieces, and gowns on sale. It features black goods remnants including serge, etamine, and grenadine at reduced prices, plus a selection of hats and leather items on the main aisle and basement.
A large stock of parlor suites chairs and couches from inexpensive to leather covered is offered at steep discounts. Prices range from six dollars for a chair to four figure reductions on five piece suites with many items moved to the first and third floors as part of a redecorating sale. Third floor remains stocked with the regular furniture.
A Philadelphia department store promotes a wide range of men’s footwear priced from $1 to $3 and up, emphasizing better quality at $1.90 to $2.50 with finishes and pliability matching higher prices. The ad lists numerous styles and widths, plus related summer apparel, corsets, and home goods across multiple floors.
An early 20th century storefront advertises linen turn-down collars at 55c per half dozen and wash madras ties at 3 for 25c. It promotes open stock pattern buys, then lists extensive discounts on dinnerware and decorative lamps on the second floor, with items like plates, cups, tureens, meat dishes, teapots, and lamp globes discounted from higher prices.
A Philadelphia shop advertises men's summer shirts from $1 to $16 showcasing madras, cheviot, and percale fabrics. Highlights include $1 white shirts praised as best in the world, $1.50 Raglans, all‑wool flannel that won't shrink, and custom make‑to‑order shirts at $6.50 amid notes of rival copying from Chicago and Wanamaker's.
Cotton dress goods bargains include 20c linen grenadines 8c 20c organdies 1c ginghams 25c suitings 8c. Gingham features white stripe designs on bold colors in fine patterns. Organdies printed in France and America, linen grenadines described as new strong woven like silk iron frame grenadine.
Advert shows $5 and $6 trousers and $3.75 men s and young men s garments upstairs at Bargain Clothing Store on Market and City Hall Square. It highlights all wool quality, sizes, and a quick six-pair return, with deals on serge suits $7.50 to $22 and coats from 50c to $6. Oceans of coats and wide selections on second floor. discounts aimed at attracting customers.
The advertisement promotes dressmaking supplies at Wanamaker with discounts on silk spools, threads, pins, needles, crochet silk, pin cushions, and sewing notions. It lists prices for bath caps, hair pins, curling irons, safety pins, shell combs, and related items, urging readers to gather these trifles for summer projects.
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