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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1898

Page

6

Domestic Prints and Muslin Sale at Delayed Prices

Weekly sale notes list light prints at 23 cents and indigo prints at 346 yards wide unbleached muslin five cent kind. Various textiles include 40 inch unbleached muslin 0.0s005, fine white cambric 6ic, best English percale 12 to 2, mourning prints 7, apron gingham 6c, ladies pattern skirts, unbleached sheeting 13c and 12c, dress ginghams, Toil de Nord dress ginghams 12c, white shaker flannel 6c, unbleached Canton flannel, and Black Rock muslin 7c. Location on Lackawanna Ave.

Lonsdale Lancaster Amoskeag Lackawanna Ave

Wash Goods Specials at Half Price This Week

Local store advertises wash goods discounts with Scotch Lawns and Lace Grenadines cut to about half price this week. Nainsooks and Organdies listed with regular prices and sale figures, including Arcadia Novel Ties and Jaconetts. French Organdies and imported textiles offered while supplies last.

India Arcadia Weiss Sinndsie

Specials In Linings and Fabrics Sale Notes

Advertises lining fabrics including Cambric Silicia Percalines and dress facing. Sale prices listed as 7 cents for certain Silicia and Percalines, 84 cents for imitation Hair Cloth. Mentions canvass dress facing and other fabric types with discounted pricing.

Damask Linens Clearing Sale with Varied Widths

Linen sale lists 56 to 66 inch Turkey Red and Unbleached Damask table linens. Prices cut to 19 to 39 cents and 25 to 34 cents for cloths, damask patterns, fringed and ready made cloths. Location noted as Lackavianne Ave with assorted patterns and sizes.

Aries Geiss Aes Agra Lackavianna Ave

Crash Report From Unclear Source

Fragmentary OCR text describes a crash event with no clear details on location people or outcomes. The readable bits mention an incident labeled crash and assorted unreadable data. No verifiable entities or specifics are present to identify involved individuals organizations or places.

Word to Men

An advertisement-like fragment contrasts cash prices with credit house prices, noting cash often saves money and that the cash discount is commonly around 3 percent and rarely below 20 percent. The text emphasizes paying bills and differences in pricing methods.

Great Semi-Annual Clearing Sale in Scranton

The advertisement proclaims a grand two big business carnival in Scranton offering deeply cut prices across all five floors. It promises half and quarter price reductions, unbeatable value, and free delivery with mail orders, claiming to defy underselling and save customers more in a short sale period.

Scranton Manila Santiago America

Word to Women. Credit Costs Rise for Purchases

A reader advises women about credit charges noting that paying with credit often costs 26 percent or more annually. The piece suggests the yearly cost on purchases can far exceed the stated rate, warning readers to consider actual annual costs.

Bargain Basement House Furnishings Sale

Discounted kitchenware and household items offered in the basement sale. Agate cooking pots pans and kettles reduced from common prices to low sale figures. bread raisers fry pans glassware and china sets marked down amid a broad assortment.

Jardinieres Japan Ieniwaeee

Hosiery Sale Advertises Varied Seamed and Seamless Stock

Local advertises children's ribbed seamless hose in black and double knee boys bicycle hose, men’s mixed working socks, and women’s seamless fast black hose. Prices include five pairs for 25 cents and three for 50 cents. Store location listed as Main Aigle LagKawanna Ave.

Lagkawanna Ave

Grocery Prices Feature Local Store Deals

A reduced price listing shows Finest Grade Teas and Aurora Blended Coffee alongside staples like Sugar Cured Hams, Full Cream Cheese, Rolled Oat Meal, Jelly, Sardines, and Soused Mackerel. Highlights include 8 cent 20 pound sugar pails, 4 for 25 cents condensed milk, and quarter price items on staples.

Formosa Japan Soc Ceeseseesens Aurora Elgin Creamery Aie

Carpets and Rugs Prices Across Varieties

An advertisement lists various carpet types including Brussels body with borders, Wilton Velvets with borders, tapestry Brussels with borders, extra quality tapestries, and ingrain options. Prices per yard range from 28 to 90 cents, with notes about yarns and border matching and a third floor usage mention.

Bigelow & Lowell Body Brussels Ssice Ge Oie Econ Vaeiewebe de Awxminsters Cosse Cersseus Sbelat WAI Sane Ceemster

Clearing sale on bleached napkins at Laos Kawanna Ave

A local clearing sale offers 5-8 bleached napkins priced at 98 cents, 3-4 bleached napkins at 50 cents, and extra heavy 3-4 bleached napkins at $1.69. Location cited as Laokawanna Ave.

Laokawanna Ave

Women’s Knit Summer Undergarments and Vests Sale

Advertises women’s sleeveless ribbed vests in white with taped arms and ribbed lisle options. Notes regular values from 25c to 50c with sale prices around a few cents. Also lists children’s ribbed cotton vests and locations on Main and Lackawanna avenues.

Soc Lackawawna Ave

White Goods and Linens Featured in Main Aisle Sales

Readable text shows the main aisle display of white India linen items including 6c and 10c priced goods. Mentions 40-Inch India Lawn and Nainsooks as showy selections with regular 15c kind. The fragmentary note catalogs various whitened fabrics for sale.

Ribbon Lot Sale Across Variety of Widths and Fabrics

One lot of Tie and Hair Ribbons from one to two inches wide in plain Taffetas Moire Roman Stripes Delicate Checks and Fancy Plaids. Most items priced around 15 cents per yard. Also one lot of five inch Sash Ribbons in Roman Stripes Bevadere Stripes Interwoven Plaids and light Moire shades plus black double faced ribbons. Extra heavy seven inch Sash Ribbon in black and white Moire high lustre valued $1.00 to $1.15 per yard, now 73 cents. IN THE BOOTH.

Towels in Fringed Huck and Hemmed Huck assortments

Fringed Momie towels in bleached regular 25 cent quality and fringed Huck towels labeled Be Kind. Hemmed Huck towels measure 22 by 42 inches and are offered at the regular price of 25 cents.

S.cessenes

Silk yardage sale price list with varied discounts

A period advertisement lists silk fabrics and dramatic price drops. It covers Louisene silks in checks at 69 cents per yard, fancy checks and ward silks, 9 to 69 cents, black taffeta and duchess silks, 2.05 to 0.9 dollars per yard, and wash silks at 19.6 cents per yard, noting former prices next to the new sale prices.

Lace goods and Edges on Sale Near Main Aisle

Readable items include French and Normandy Valenciennes lace 2 to 9 inches wide from broken sets at 15e to 35¢ per yard. Also Normandy Valenciennes and fancy cotton edges up to 15¢ yard. Hand Made Linen Edges and Insertions up to 15¢ yard. White Oriental Edges 2 to 7 inches wide at 35¢ yard. Pure Silk La Tosca Dress Net 45 inch width at $1.25 yard. Near Main Aisle.

Normandy Valenciennes Ainespace

Pillow Cases and Sheets Market Listing

Advertisement for bed linens notes 45x36 hemmed pillow cases and 63x90 bleached bed sheets made of high quality muslin. Offers variant sizes and low prices this week.

Suits Skirts and Waists Offerings on Second Floor

Display of women and misses apparel including navy blue 3 inch hem skirts priced around 1.37 to 2.16 with figured brillianteen skirts, serge cloth and home spun suits, fly front jackets, and silk lined blouses plus capes and children’s reefers. Located on the second floor.

Esccis

Bicycles on Main Floor Sale Promises Savings

Advertises ladies and mens bicycles with guaranteed wheels and accessories. Includes King Monarch and Defiance models with prices listed from 14.98 to 37.50 and a 1 year guarantee on anthracite wheels. Mentioned as a main floor display with complete tool bags and North American tires.

King Monarch Cycle Mig. Co

Silverware Sets and Antiques Advertising Feature

An ad lists refined silverware items including ice pitchers quadruple plate with embossed designs and porcelain lining, at 11 inches high. Geaiswanne fruit dishes quadruple plate with rose tinted opal bowls. Tea sets quadruple plate four pieces with gold lined spoon holder and cream pitcher. Baking dish with removable porcelain insert. Rogers Bros 1847 items include 12 Dwt knives and six forks. Main aisle Wyoming Avenue.

Rogers Bros Wyoming Avenue

Drapery Fabrics and Upholstery Offerings on Third Floor

Silk Imperial Damask for draperies and furniture coverings, 50 inches wide, value $3 per yard, now offered. Frou Frou Silk Damask newly styled, previously $3.25. 50 inch tapestry 45 cents per yard, cretonnes and denims 18 cents per inch, curtain Swiss 15 and 18 cents per yard, 48 inch D Esprit Net 30 cents per yard, Irish Point sash net 29 cents. Window shades 36 inches by 6 feet, with brass rod 26 cents per foot. Chenille table covers and tapestry table covers priced, third floor display.

Shoe Sale Across All Ages Delivers Low Prices

In a department store sale, men's, boys, girls, and children's shoes are offered at steep discounts. Mens russet styles start at $4, with cali lace and congress options from $1.50 to $3.50, and various sizes noted. Kids and misses feature lace and button styles from $1.00 to $2.00, including sprig-heeled children’s models.

Congress Russia Aaron Hess Coesensl

Notions and Sewing Goods Prices from Eaton Store

A list of sewing items with prices including six dozen agate buttons for five cents and basting cotton at a dozen. Various threads and cottons such as Clark’s Crochet Cotton and Dexter’s Embroidery Cotton appear with small pack sizes and low prices. Also noted are hooks and eyes, pins, and linen thread from Marshalls. Prominent sign indicates items left of elevators on the main floor.

Clark Dexter Carsane Marshalls

Millinery Clearout Prices on Trimmed Hats and Accessories

Historic advertisement lists drastic reductions on children's hats and trimmed hats. Prices update from 75 cents to as low as 4 8 cents for various styles including leg horns and Leghorn hats, plus walking hats and flower trims.

WEC Abc G&c

Bed Spreads in Marsailles Pattern Sale

Readable fragments indicate sale items for bed spreads in Marsaille pattern. Items include full size 98 inch spreads, hemmed and ready for use, priced from $1.25 to $1.50. Some garbled text remains.

Leather Belts and Silk Belts Offered at Low Prices

Leather Goods itemizes belts in black or white leather at 150 each and black silk belts at 9 cents. Fibre lunch boxes priced at 5x7 7e 6x7 9c, 6x8 106.

Wyoming Avenue

Lace Curtains at Bargain Prices in Nottingham and Brussels

Real Lace Curtains from Nottingham and Brussels offered with poles and fixtures. Prices range from $1.98 to $7.98 per pair, with various styles including Guipure and Saxony lace. Third floor display, numerous patterns reduced from higher values.

Nottingham Saxony Wworeal Federal

Embroideries and Cambric Edges on Sale

Advertisement lists embroideries three to girths inches wide and fine cambrics and nainsook edges. Patterns include open work and edge trims. Prices noted up to 35 cents per yard with narrower edges at 15 cents per yard.

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