Local Shirt Sale Displays Bargain Prices
Readable fragments show an ad for shirts priced at one dollar and one fifty. Mentions of unlaundered white shirts and possible reductions indicate a clearance style sale.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1901
Page
6
Readable fragments show an ad for shirts priced at one dollar and one fifty. Mentions of unlaundered white shirts and possible reductions indicate a clearance style sale.
The piece lauds Quay for a vindicated victory after an indictment and ap plauds his Senate leadership potential. It attacks Copperhead style abuse by Philadelphia papers, notes party unity in Pennsylvania, and urges the new legislature to focus on legitimate business with public scrutiny.
Lancaster leaders hail the end of a two year Republican factional fight as Colonel Quay appears set to win back a Pennsylvania Senate seat. Supporters cite party organization and regular convention backing, while critics warned against endorsing extremists who challenged Quay for the commonwealth.
The Harrisburg result confirms Col Quay as United States senator, defeating insurgent Republicans who opposed party caucus rules. The victory prompts praise for Quay’s machine leadership while critics condemn methods used and call for reform in Pennsylvania politics.
The Pittsburg Times denounces leaders who abandoned campaign pledges and flouted constituents. It criticizes Quay supporters and anti Quay lawmakers who shifted loyalties, arguing such acts degrade politics and demand a higher moral standard in Pennsylvania Republicans.
The notice declares a seasonal clearing sale with ready to wear suits and overcoats at reduced prices. It emphasizes a solid reason behind the rush and invites a large crowd to view the season’s latest styles in the show windows.
Suits priced to clear in one lot marked for Clearing Sale. Values range from eight to fifteen dollars per suit, with examples at eight twelve and fifteen dollars. The sale combines ten and twenty dollar suit lines into single lots for rapid disposal.
The advertisement announces overcoats in frieze and blue beaver now reduced from 6.5 to 12.00, then to 15 for fine cloths. It lists cloth coats at 20.00 and 22.50 and notes a $500 reduction in price in this clearing sale.
Men’s trousers in neat stripes now reduced from 3.50 to 4.00 with fancy worsteds that were popular all season. Small lots remain in large and small sizes, all combined into one lot at a reduced price.
The return of Colonel Quay to the senate is hailed as a gain for public interests of the commonwealth. Quay is described as not an orator and not a dress parade statesman, yet his presence is deemed more efficient than any alternative.
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