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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1898
Page
7
A local ad lists 7 inch prints, muslin, unbleached sheeting, cambric, and gingham at reduced prices this week. Includes 5 to 29 cent items, with items like Black Rock Muslin and dress ginghams highlighted alongside ladies' skirt patterns.
Local store advertises washed goods sale featuring Scotch Lawns Nainsooks Arcadia Organdies and Jaconets with discounts up to half price. Items include Lace Grenadines 12c regular to 6c sale and Imported Organdies at 25c while stocks last.
Sale prices listed for lining cambric silicia percales calines canvass dress pacing and imitation hair cloth.week sale offers unclear dates and vendors due to damaged text. Named items include cambric percales and hair cloth with low prices.
A local ad lists 56 inch Jinkey red damask at 18 cents regular, ready made table cloths with assorted holders, and wide ranges of unbleached and Turkey red damask table linen in multiple sizes. Clearing sale prices from 19 to 39 cents with various yardage and patterns. Address Lackawanna Ave.
An old ad lists numerous household items with dramatic markdowns. 10 quart agate cooking pots priced at 95 cents, agate pans, dish pans, copper plated tea kettles and other kitchenware heavily discounted. Glassware, china plates, jardinières, tea sets, flour bins, baskets, pails, lamp globes and more shown with original and sale prices.
Summer corsets advertised as cool comfortable and fine fitting with prices discounted from 50c to 33c. The celebrated Kabo Corset praised for grace contour and perfect fit now offered at 1.00. Located on the second floor with display and drawing center.
Vintage hosiery sale notice lists napkins and children's ribbed seamless socks with double knee for all sizes. Men's mixed working socks four pairs for 25 cents and men's seamless fast black hose. Women's seamless hose in black and tan offered at sale price. Location noted on Main and Aisle sections of Lackawanna and Wanna Avenues.
Diverse lace trims and netting offered in varied widths from 2 to 9 inches and up to 65 inches. Descriptions include Valenciennes Normandy and cotton edges with prices from 15¢ to 35¢ per yard and silk dress net at $1.25 per yard. Nearby display near main aisle.
A second floor display lists numerous women's clothing items including suits skirts and waists in navy blue, serge, broadcloth and velveteen with various trimmings. Prices range from 5 cents to several dollars with styles featuring silk linings, fly front jackets and taffeta linings. Capes and children's reefers are also offered in multiple colors.
The ad promotes ladies and men's bicycles with guaranteed wheels and accessories priced around 35 dollars, Monarch and Defiance models with discounts, North American tires, Brown patent saddles, a one year guarantee, and over 4000 local riders endorsing the wheel quality. Includes a tool bag with pump and air can.
Advertisement lists Tee Pitchers and Tea Sets each quadruple plate with porcelain lining and gold details priced from 2.69 to 5.98. Includes Fruit Dishes and Winking Dish with removable porcelain baking dish. Also mentions 1847 Rogers Bros. knives and forks sets priced around 1.38. Main aisle Wyoming Avenue.
A vintage advertisement lists drapery fabrics and upholstery materials with silk damask priced at $3 per yard, discounted from $3.25. It promotes 50 inch tapestries, curtain Swiss, Point D Esprit Net, Irish Point sash net, window shades, and chenille table covers with varied per yard or per foot rates, noting third floor display.
Advertises a broad sale on men's boys and children's shoes in Russet and Calf leathers. Lists prices from 35 cents to 4.00 with varieties in lace, button and congress styles and sizes up to 11. Shoes cover boys girls and Misses as well as men with solid leather soles and spring heels. MAIN FLOOR.
A bold admonition urges men to understand the difference between credit house prices and cash rides. It notes that cash purchases can be cheaper, often by about one third, and rarely under twenty percent of the price.
A bold sales pitch proclaims a two hundred thousand customer response to Scranton’s first great semi annual clearing sale. The ad touts honest goods and values, new salespeople, and heavy store filling with bargains described as superior to any prior in the city, urging shoppers to act before the sale ends.
A reader warns that paying with charges often costs more than paying cash, noting purchases may incur about fifty percent extra yearly. The message urges careful budgeting and tracking of charges versus immediate payment.
Women's sleeveless ribbed vests in pure white and lisle finished styles offered in ribbed, sleeveless options. Prices shown as regular values 25c to 75c, sale prices applied to various knit undergarments. Children’s ribbed vine items also advertised with main aisle location at Lackawanna Ave.
White India Linen and India Lawn fabrics marketed in the main aisle. Includes 40 inch India Lawn in white and fine checked Nainsooks. Prices noted with regular 15 cent variety. Silent catalog-style listing highlights display of textiles and patterns.
A catalog of sewing items is described including agate buttons six dozen, basting cotton by the dozen, embroidery cotton, and sewing notions sold by the gross. Mentions Clark’s crochet cotton, Dexter’s knitting cotton, linen thread, and assorted pins and papers. Indicates remaining stock and a note about elevator location on the main floor.
Nottingham and other lace curtains offered in multiple styles lengths and colors with poles and fixtures. Prices range from $1.49 to $20 per pair, with features including real hand wrought Brussels lace and Renaissance lace, and reduced deals on select lines. Store location on the first floor.
Advertisement lists embroideries and fine cambrics with edges 3 to 9 inches wide and 2 to inches wide. Prices shown include up to 35 cents per yard for Cambrics and Nainsook Edges, and 15 cents per yard for open pattern edges.
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