Large City Sale Highlights Dress Goods and Hats
Philadelphia shoppers view a broad sale with reductions on dress goods, women's and men's handkerchiefs, linens, and summer wear. Prices on handkerchiefs drop from $1.20 to 90 cents a dozen, while various linens, embroideries, and silks are advertised along with discounted hats from $1.50 to $5. The ad notes a strong emphasis on value and quality, with emphasis on core items and standout bargains across aisles.
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Tailor shop clearance and bargain wares across Market
An extensive sale offers suits from $25 to $39 with various cloths and sizes, plus half price or lower for wash shirts and serges. Shows other bargains on silverware, bedroom suites, dresses, and dining sets, with emphasis on value, guarantees, and diverse Metropolitan Street discounts.
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City Hall Square
Ice Chests and Household Furnishings Sale Ad
A long advertisement lists ice chests refrigerators and other housewares with prices and features. Items include wooden and galvanized ice chests, zinc lined refrigerators, saucepans steamers boilers and kettles. The piece promotes mid 20th century sales at discounted prices and mentions a cooking school schedule and Wanamaker churn options. It also notes footwear pricing and a claim that the store offers the best value in town, with locations Thirteenth and Market.
Bargain muslin underwear and accessories sale
Catalog style ad listing night gowns muslin and cambric garments with prices from 15c to 85c, seersucker petticoats and beads discounted from $5 to $3.75, remnants of silk linen and ribbons, belts socks stockings and vests, second floor Japanese store curtains and privacy, quick markdowns to move stock.
Dress Goods Bargains headline including Swisses and piqué
The sale lists imported Swisses from 1.75 down to 0.15 and mercerized fabrics such as organdies and stripes. It promotes piqué, wash fabrics, and silk and wool garments with sale prices from 2.00 to 4.00, noting shrinkage of piqué and wide color options.
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