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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
12
Philadelphia on Friday June 29 1900 expects fair weather with clear to pleasant skies and comfortable temperatures for the day. No storms forecast and humidity moderate across the region.
Extensive sale notes deep discounts on shoes men's clothing stockings millinery cotton dress goods and children's wear. Core items include sailor blouse suits knickerbockers wash suits linen mohair silk coats and dresses with prices cut by half or more across multiple departments. Highlights mention second floor first gallery and Golden Salon with remnants and clearance hats blankets and underwear.
Bargain shoe sale expands with many styles marked down to half price and less. Men’s shoes range from 7 to 2.65, women’s from 1 to 2.30, boys’ from 1 to 1.75, and girls’ 75 cents up. Fourth floor north of center, Mazin aisle.
Catalog highlights remaining women's stockings and vests with prices such as 3 pairs for 25 cents and 12 to 37 percent values. Includes men's socks at 5 cents, ribbed lisle and mercerized cotton options, and children's stockings with bulk deal pricing. Locations Main Aisle near Arcade.
A window of clothing and home goods advertises summer dresses in piqué and American styles priced from $9 to $20, with notes on workmanship and fabric. It also promotes rockers, chairs, and wicker furniture, plus grass-cloth pieces, selling at various prices, plus a children’s clothing section with blouses, skirts, and wash suits. Additionally, kodaks and camera accessories are marketed with several bargain prices.
A local store touts neglige shirts from $1 to $70 with madras and crosswise stripes, Arcade cotton prints at 35c or three for $7, and a wide range of neckties and collars. The shop stocks both in house production and imports from Philadelphia, New York, London, Paris, and Vienna, claiming a unique, constantly refreshed collection.
In a busy retail pitch, Wanamaker's promotes drastic markdowns on men and young men suits Coats and vests separated from trousers and other odds and ends offered at half to two thirds off original prices including white duck trousers 75 cents and khaki bike trousers 150 with a brisk sales pitch claiming value well above tag prices.
A shopping notice touts Alpine straw hats in multiple origins and prices from 2 to 10 dollars, plus a Knox style copy. It advertises Cushions for porches, a new clock store with diverse prices, and odorless refrigerators boasting air circulation. Ends with Friday candy specials like caramel jumbles at 20 cents.
Bargain buyers snapped up a batch of brass beds offered at 35 dollars, down from 60, with popular four and a half foot wide models selling fast and the seller surprised by the quick sellout.
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