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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
12
Philadelphia officials forecast fair weather for Saturday June 30 1900 with sunshine and light breezes. Residents are advised to plan outdoor activities accordingly.
Readable inventory shows imported lawn and swiss dresses shoes suits and hats on multiple floors. The sale highlights discounts on men’s shoes women’s footwear children’s clothing and accessories with price cuts and bold label notes across the store’s main aisles and second floor displays.
A catalog-like display outlines straw hats priced from 1 to 5 dollars, praising Knox for materials and making while noting price tiers and style. It promotes suits from 25 dollars, porch rockers and chairs at bargain rates, and a Fourth of July lanterns sale with various sizes and sets. The items are presented with street corner locations and store sections.
A local ad promotes frames and photographs in oak or gilt with mats. Prices range from $1 to $1.50, yielding values up to $2.50 and $3. The ad pitches a wedding season sale with a broad stock of art types and pictures to double gift value.
Bargains on muslin undergarments emphasize reduced prices on nightgowns corset-covers chemises and gowns. Limited quantities remain with many items sold as cheaper and well below former costs. Sale highlights include V-neck gown sets and embroidered cambrics on the second floor gallery.
An advertisement notes silk waistettes priced at 25 cents each, originally worth $4 to $6, with many odds and mussed items in colors other than black and broken sizes. It promises quick sell by cutting prices and mentions a single hundred items in the floor first gallery.
A sale ad describes white lace striped lawn garments on the second floor with cuffs and pleated backs priced at 45¢, with a note of a $1 lot and a maker’s regret at not charging more. Also offers caramel Fumbles or chocolate covered marshmallows at 20¢ a pound and promises plenty for all.
Echoes of a big sale with low prices on stockings socks and women's and children's undergarments. Includes 5c socks in limited stock, ribbed lisle and cotton vests, and men's socks with discounts. Also features ribbons and flag ribbons for patriotic Fourth celebrations. Cross aisle.
White madras and Scotch madras neglige shirts from David and John Anderson priced from $1 to $2.75 with rapid moves from the $1.50 and 2 shirts to the glove aisle. Large stock, three thousand white shirts, aiming to satisfy a popular demand as sizes run short.
A local bargain shop advertises men's suits from five to twenty dollars with many flannel and serge options. It touts frequent restocking between floors and emphasizes careful tailoring and value, inviting customers to decide if the price is right. Located at City Hall Square and Market.
A long shopper list highlights Orient roadsters and chainless bikes with prices from 50 to 75 dollars, plus Continent and Wanamaker models. The sale also features tires lamps lubricants and cyclometers with many small items priced in cents, all pitched as basement bargains with numerous odds and ends.
A mixed ad lists hammocks and flags with varied sizes and prices, including 8x5 foot bunting at 1.25 and 8x12 foot at 5, plus special lots and silk flags. Also advertised are landscape screens, screen doors, spring hinges, grapes, and summer fly prevention items with assorted bottle sizes and prices.
A local retailer advertises girls summer attire with white pique skirts in sizes 8 to 16 priced 75 cents to 1 dollar 25. Full skirts with fan pleats and four bands noted, along with guimpe dresses priced around 1 to 1.50 and gingham long sleeve dresses at 2 dollars. The copy emphasizes value and appealing styles across the collection.
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