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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1901
Page
2
Lace Department features a wide range from 1 to 5 inches wide with matching insertings at clearance sale prices. White and ecru Point de Gene Lace per yard reduced from 25¢ to 15¢. various trims and silks discounted, including 72 inch colored net at 1.00 and embroidered organdie robes now 6.00 from 14.00.
Large selections of Scotch ginghams and embroidered Swiss fabrics offered at clearance prices. Pique and duck suitings in stripes and effects, 12 12e quality now 8c. Porges suitings 25¢ quality now 19¢. 25¢ lines now 19¢. New line of Scotch ginghams stripes 40c quality now 25c. Extensive stock with up to date styles and bargains.
Satin Stripe Batiste rest quality in choice new patterns and shades. Clear ance sale price pattern assortment includes small neat figures and elaborate designs. Quality $1.00 now to sell. Descriptive shop sale notice with emphasis on varied patterns and low pricing.
A light summer sale offers corsets in multiple sizes with clearance pricing from 75c to 1.50 and a selection of lawn bonnets and hats. Featured items include floral fabrics, gourment options, and black and color accessories available at reduced rates, with former prices cut in half.
Experience teaches us the necessity of cleaning up residue stocks at season end. We placed a clearance price on every summerish item and cut prices so deep our expectations will be quickly realized. A store wide reduction offers reliable goods much under actual value.
A fragmented catalog note lists ladies and men hosiery with old prices and markdowns. Items include black drop stitch hose previously 2bc now reduced, lisle hose in plain and fancy stitches, colored lisle hose, plain tans, and men’s fancy hose with various cuts and dramatic price drops.
A special lot of twenty five dozen items includes Childs Hose at 19 cents, Boys Extra Value Seamless Hose and Misses Fine Ribbed Black Hose values, Ladies Lisle and Silk Vests with marked reductions, and Men s Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers plus Monarch Shirts discounted from 1.00 to 1.50 and lower.
Advert reads sale prices for boys’ King waists in white and colored options, mothers friend waists, and Balbriggan shirts and drawers. Items shown include price reductions from 5c to 95c and 1.15 to 0.95. Some text is garbled but notes discounts on undergarments and shirts.
Catalog-style listing showing prices for taffeta silks, black taffeta, 27 and 36 inch widths, all wool fabrics like serge and albatross, figures such as 50c to $1.50, and various trims including veiling and brocade in muted historical pricing.
Silk grenadines in floral, stripe, plaid, and plain designs offered at clearance prices. Includes silk challies and wool blends in multiple weights and colors with accompanying linen napkins and table linen matches. Prices range from 50 cents to several dollars per yard or piece.
We feature 550 Heavy Unbleached for 60c, 456 extra heavy Unbleached German Linen 6.06, 72 inch Trish Linen extra heavy with napkins, regular 1.25 now 0.60, 54 inch Turkey Red Linen fast color 0.35 now 0.23.
Hemstitched towels offered at deep discounts with price breaks per dozen. The advertisement lists 8145 dozen at $1.75, 1.65 per dozen for standard towels, and 0.82 per dozen for $3.50 towels, indicating bulk purchase rates.
The listing shows price points for textiles including extra heavy Turkish at 1.75 dollars, bath towels priced 2.00 per dozen, and 176 dozen units cited, indicating a wholesale or retailer sale.
An eclectic sale listing advertises Honeycomb Quilts at 1.25 and 6.65 with an 81.00 value noted, Marseilles Quilts at 2.25 and 3.50 quality items, plus hooks and eyes crochet cotton dress stays corset steels and petticoats in taffeta silk. Diverse fabrics and garments offered in various shades and qualities with prices spanning modest to mid range.
Large assortment of fine Fans Fancy Ribbons Dress Shields and Notions at Clearance Sale Prices Has taken first place among summer fabrics it is so delightfully thin and cool Our patterns are not found elsewhere.
Advert shows varied items with price cuts including $1.45 to $1.00 and $1.50 quality Swiss goods. Mentions embroidered white pieces and multiple quality marks, with follow on garbled text suggesting further reductions.
Ladies fashion parasols and sun umbrellas on clearance with a range of styles and colors. Prices start at 40 cents and rise to several dollars for larger, fancy models, plus a selection for children’s school umbrellas.
An advertisement describes black mercerized Italian cloth at 90c and up and Seersucker Gingham in neat color striped designs with prices from 45c upward.
From the best manufacturers, well made and neatly trimmed, properly cut and of first class materials. All nine items offered at special clearance sale prices.
Seasonal sale listing promotes dainty shirt waists in fresh styles priced at 81.00 1.50 2.00 3.00 and 2.50 with dressing sacques available at 75 cents, urging quick purchase before stock runs out.
Charleston announces a large Exposition from December 1 to June to boost Southern aviation and Pan American trade. The grounds along the Ashley river will feature eleven major buildings, a Cotton Palace, Midway, government and Negro exhibits led by Booker T. Washington, and state pavilions reproducing iconic mansions. The project aims to attract West Indies and Central South American markets, with unique displays like Pinehurst tea gardens and industrial showcases. Charleston presents itself as a modern, open port city with thriving shipping, agriculture, and manufacturing, highlighting its climate, hospitality, and historical heritage.
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