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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
8
A flood of letters from Bremerton to Port Townsend calls for strict speed limits, harsher penalties, pedestrian emphasis, and new traffic controls. Citizens propose jail for violators, mandatory driver exams, one way streets, elastic fenders, and public school traffic education to curb accidents and improve safety.
A lot offers smart cloth-topped and all-leather shoes in all sizes and widths. Colors include field-mouse gray and slate. Prices are listed at 4.59 per pair.
Percale aprons priced at 1.98 feature short sleeves laced neck and a pocket. Made from good quality percales in white or light gray with stripes or patterns in black blue or gray. Sizes range 36 to 44.
Women's white cotton Cumfy-Cut vests feature can't-slip shoulder straps and come in sizes 36, 88 and 40 at 59 cents each.
A sharp shopper notes the Bon Marche Month End Clearance on the last Friday of the month. The store offers remnants odd lots short lengths and broken sizes promising real economies for all who come.
Month-End clearance features reduced corsets to 2.95 and 1.95 with brands Vogue, P N, R G. Brassieres and Ban deaux cut to 0.65 and 1.25. Velvet dresses on sale at 35.00 with satin tricotine serge options. Lingerie, chemises bloomers and caps in mixed lots. gloves one-third off. damaged items marked down on upper main floor.
DAUGHTER SHOP includes girls and misses clothing and accessories with many items discounted on the Bon Marche second floor. Prices range from 43 cents to 5 dollars for rompers, coats, dresses, shirts and caps. Baby items such as quilts, fur sets, and sweaters are also on sale with notable reductions.
Shoes for boys include Army style dark tan leather pairs in sizes 11 to 1 priced around 4.00 and 1 to 6 in the BOYS' SHOP on the LOWER MAIN FLOOR. Girls offer leather gym shoes with rubber soles at 2.25, patent leather high shoes at 3.95 to 5.45, gunmetal oxfords, and growing girls options with low heels. The GIRLS' SHOP occupies the UPPER MAIN FLOOR with school and dress shoes in gunmetal, natural shapes, and patent leather tops in sizes 11 to 2.
Clearance special in rain coats features tan double texture jackets priced at 4.95. Coats are cemented and stitched with ventilated underarms and slashed pockets to keep out rain. Also listed are men’s heavy wool mixed drawers shirts and other garments with various prices in the same section.
Small Sizes in Men s Sample Shoes 7.85 with 61 to 7 14 inch sizes. 100 pairs of Young Men s Russia Calf Gunmetal and Kid Shoes in English round toe style at 7.85. 60 pairs of Men s Oxfords in gunmetal kid Russia calf English round toe sizes 6 14 to 7 14 at 6 45. Young Men s School of Dress Shoes broken lines sizes 5 85 to 6 45. MEN S SHOE SHOP LOWER MAIN.
Advertisement for bedroom curtains in voile with hemstitch or lace options. Scrims priced at 25 cents per yard in cream white with borders or patterns. Located on the Fourth Floor.
The Bon Marche advertises a clearance of broken lines in the women’s shoe section. Special prices include colored kid boots in several colors at $6.45 per pair and patent leather pumps with various styles also at $6.45. Brown kid oxford styles are offered at $4.95.
The notice promotes a three day sale in the Drug Section with assorted items. It lists Cold Dreams at 20 to 40 cents, perfumes in Violet Jockey Club Wistaria and White Rose colors at 30 cents per ounce, Hughes ideal hair brushes 79 cents, shaving brushes 10 cents, odd lines of drugs half price, and men’s clothes at 19 cents.
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