Weather Outlook for June 14 1901
Friday forecast from PaRI LapEetraia notes likely showery weather with possible showers. Temperatures are expected to be mild as the day progresses and skies fluctuate between clouds and rain bursts.
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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
12
Friday forecast from PaRI LapEetraia notes likely showery weather with possible showers. Temperatures are expected to be mild as the day progresses and skies fluctuate between clouds and rain bursts.
Fresh, crisp footwear offered at arcades ranging from 1 to 2.75 dollars. The selections emphasize slip on comfort and delicate detailing such as pleats, hem stitches, and embroidery trims in dainty, fashionable designs.
Hot weather boosts demand for thin cool fabrics with big discounts. 20c cluster dimities and 12c printed swisses now 8c, toe lawn 6c, 25c madras 6 1 2 c. Fresh quality fabrics offered at lower prices, lavender madras nearly gone. Main aisle. northeast of center.
A summer book catalogue offers popular titles with prices from $1 to $3. The store advertises a large sale on shoes on the fourth floor with discounts up to two thirds, featuring Wanamaker and Reliable lines for men women and children. Also promotes fabrics coats and children's clothing and a candy sale in the basement with assorted flavors.
On Chestnut street second floor a sale offers dresses priced from 28 to 45 dollars with total up to 116. They differ from American styles in materials and names but share the same lace trimmed dainty look. Last lot from maker features mercerized percaline with deep and narrow pleated ruffles in black and colors.
Southwest area item list offering German linen fruit cloths 53 inches square at 1.25, matching napkins 1.50 per dozen, blue pink buff borders. Damask fringed table cloths 58 by 68 inches with red borders priced under 5 cents. Heavy half bleached table linen priced 1 dollar per wear, 64 inches wide 0.65 and 70 inches wide 0.65 per yard. Napkins 1 per dozen to 1.50 per dozen in spot designs.
The White Sale offers cambric nightgowns trimmed with lace and embroidery priced at 75c to $1.50, plus drawers, corset covers, and girdles in sheer lawn and batiste. Men and children’s garments, table linens, and summer skirts are advertised in various fabrics and prices on Chestnut Street.
Readable catalog style list of misc notions and sewing supplies with low prices. Includes corset hose supporters, cotton lacers, binding, machine oil, hooks and eyes, absorbent cotton, corset clasps, thread, patterns, dress shields, shell hairs, aluminum shoe burns, darning cotton, braid, hat pins and cotton tape.
An advertisement highlights ice chest refrigerations with seven insulation walls and removable ice tanks, plus aluminum mineral wool filling. It lists ice capacity and prices for chests and refrigerators, discounting several models, and notes gas sad irons, reversible designs, and adjustable electric fans with dealer demonstrations and guidance from a “fan man.”
To Golfers Sporting goods basement finely balanced hand forged iron clubs with second growth hickory shafts made under the Wanamaker name. Large quantities reduce advertising costs and save you on each club. Price is $1.50, same club elsewhere sells for $2. Caddy bags $1.75 to $10. Balls $2.50 to $6 a dozen. Also sports items for tennis baseball cricket.
The ad promotes luxury hammocks priced from 75 cents to 2 dollars with various weaves and sizes, canvas and macrame options, plus fishing tackle including Shakespeare Revolution Bait, bass rods 75 cents to 10 dollars, lines 35 cents to 4.50 and flies a dollar each. It notes a timing detail two weeks later than last year and fishermen heading to creeks and rivers.
The note describes 1500 silk remnants left from large sales. It states the faster silks sell the more remnants remain and that the best silks are better represented in the remaining stock. All remnants are summer silks.
A catalog of Queen Mary products includes moth sachets 10c and camphor based sachets that protect clothing. Also Queen Mary talcum powders in several scents and sizes, borated and carborated powders, perfumed options, and a summer perfume in 250 450 and 1.25 sizes. Also bay rum and a long bottle tag for convenient packing.
For June Weddings at ewelry store, 18th and Chestnut streets, highlighting sterling silver tableware and accessories. Features affordable items from forks and spoons to ladles, salad sets, jelly and sugar servers, and ice tools, with price ranges and upcoming sizes for children’s clothing and lace trimmed outfits.
New styles for men and boys bathing suits promise lasting color and shape with pure worsted fabrics and fade resistant weaves. Prices range from 1.75 to 12 dollars for suits, plus a 15 Korona camera offered at 6.75 with a Gundlach rectilinear lens. A Boflay developing mix demo, suitable for beginners, is shown near Juniper street entrance.
A store advertises Haviland china with green ivy decoration offered at reduced summer prices. Dinner plates drop to $2 from $3.65, breakfast plates to $1.80 from $3.40, tea plates to $1.75 from $3, and various dishes discounted. Fruit saucers at $1.25 from $2, plus other reductions on platters and bowls.
Advertises summer men’s wear on Chestnut Street including blue and black serge suits from 7.50 to 25, flannel coats and trousers, wool crash-cooler, cricket and tennis whites at 10 to 15, office coats, serge coats, flannel and duck trousers, plus cool white shirts and striped shirts with a wide price range.
A rural catalog lists summer furniture deeply discounted at the season's outset. Porch rockers, chairs, settees, stools, and hall seating in oak or imitation mahogany mark down from high prices, with substantial cuts noted on many items.
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