Philadelphia Weather Outlook for June 21 1900
Philadelphia forecast notes fair skies and warmer temperatures today. Local observers expect a mild to warm day with light to moderate breeze.
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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
14
Philadelphia forecast notes fair skies and warmer temperatures today. Local observers expect a mild to warm day with light to moderate breeze.
A sale section highlights women's and men's apparel including shoes dress goods and suits with silks at reduced prices. Also large display of books new and classic titles with prices cut and a note of baby clothes and children’s dresses in the main aisle.
Clothing ads tout half price on fine fabrics and trimmed lawn dresses on Chestnut Street with about 150 items on sale. Also notes reduced corsets gowns drawers and towels with lower prices at the second floor of the arcade and first gallery.
A Philadelphia store promotes two shoe floors offering bargain women’s shoes from 1 to 2.30 and regular stock from 1.50 to 7. Most popular prices are 3, 4 and 5 dollars. Customers urged to visit the Thirteenth and Market location.
Silver items and souvenirs priced from $0.75 to $35 include coffee spoons with Convention Hall views, cream ladles, sugar spoons and sifters, pickle forks, sardine forks, butter picks, match boxes, pocket knives, combs, cigar cutters, cigarette cases, cigar holders, shaving brushes, razor strops, cork screws, and silver mounted pipes. Jewelry store at Thirteenth and Chestnut streets.
The Wanamaker department store advertises golf gear by Vardon clubs and accessories, freezers, baby carriages, go-carts, and carriages, plus cameras, furniture in Flemish and Belgian oak, various hats, linens, and household items. The piece highlights prices, sale items, and store locations including basement and third floor departments.
A sale of women’s coats highlights a one third price reduction with a new lot of five hundred pieces. Imported and domestic styles include Eton jackets blazers double breasted and fly front in kersey cheviot broadcloth and Venetian fabrics in tan and black with appliqued or plain finishes.
The shop offers Irish dimities at 15 cents and grenadine remnants at a third to half price. French novelties are selling fast and many patterns remain. A stylish dress can be made cheaply with these season end bargains.
An old Wanamaker's ad promotes men’s shirts at 25 and 60 cents with larger 25 cent neckties and assorted dress goods. It claims 25 cent shirts are roomy and long lasting, 60 cent shirts compare to higher priced rivals, and 50 cent neckties are strong value. Main aisle Market Street.
Oak frame screens with three fold and two fold options priced at 1.50 to 2.50. White enamel screens with silk line filling three fold at 1.50 to 2.50. Leatherette topped seats priced 1.25 to 1.50. Foot rests tapestry covered at 0.75 to 1.00.
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