Tremendous Mark-Down of Ladies' Pattern Suits
Dress Goods Dept announces a sweeping sale on new season ladies pattern suits. Every suit is offered with no reservations, highlighting a bold markdown strategy to clear stock and attract shoppers.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1897
Page
8
Dress Goods Dept announces a sweeping sale on new season ladies pattern suits. Every suit is offered with no reservations, highlighting a bold markdown strategy to clear stock and attract shoppers.
A local store advertises new ribbons in various widths and styles. It highlights 48c fancy ribbons, 5-inch gauge ribbons for organdies, 5-inch Roman stripe ribbons for collars and sashes at 50c, and narrow plaids for children's hair ribbons and collars at 20 and 25c.
President McKinley told Washington Battery Club members he is a fan and would try to attend the opening game with Brooklyn on Thursday if his duties permit. The group, led by Nick Younus, met at the White House after an informal audience Saturday afternoon.
An OCR fragment advertises linen stock for sale at 50 cents per item. It mentions plain, striped, and plaid Loren Linens in sizes 52 74 and 396 396, with heavy German damask in 72 inch width in cresm color and a bleached 66 inch option. The note emphasizes all linen products and a sale price of 50 cents.
At Ioc All Linen Crash a sale advertises fabric by the inch 23 inches wide with a limit of 10 yards and 10 dozen leather belts offered as specials for this sale.
Washington April 1 Heademan Bristow celebrates last week’s four day tally of 447 fourth class postmasters appointed. He notes Adlai Stevenson once topped 1000 weekly but argues congressmen must speed up. Bristow pledges to surpass Stevenson if lawmakers act promptly.
New Yorkers spent over 200000 dollars on Easter decorations as wholesalers report high prices and strong demand. Florists note lilies, tulips, hyacinths, and other bulbs remain popular, with buyers rushing to stock up. Prices fluctuate as stock moves quickly, leaving some items scarce after peak demand.
Local item notes April 9 Grace Densmore, noted for navigating a craft process in New Jersey, is offered a free scholarship at the Boston Conservatory of Buc Mid-Continent Hand promenade concert and dance at Hamilton Hall Friday night, April 3. Admission 23, ladies free with gentleman. Ayers Hair Vigor advertised for scalp care.
Old stock carpet items including AXMINSTER SYMENA and BRUSSELS RUGS with reduced prices. STRAW MATTING WINDOW SHADES and various NOTTINGHAM and CLUNY CURTAINS offered at sale prices. Muslin, RUFFLED, and otherCurtains listed with discounted per pair prices. assorted sizes shown.
James M. Smith of Oplethorpe in Georgia sold over 2,000 bales of his own cotton to Macon buyers in a single lot. Basis was four for middling. after weighing and shipping, he will receive about $71,000. The haul underscores the scale of his plantation and income from cotton as a surplus money crop.
A study of proposed amendments to the Raines law suggests significant losses for New York saloon keepers and hotel and club operators. If signed, many hotels and clubs may lose business, with estimated excise revenue declines over 2 million dollars and hotels losing about 1 million. Protests and political action are anticipated, including opposition at the polls. Funeral notices announce the services of F. H. Vesper at 1201 Quincy Street on April 20 at 2 PM.
Indianapolis authorities pressed prosecutions against street railway employees over the 2 cent fare law and won a state court ruling that the law is valid. Three conductors pled not guilty. one $50 bond entered with appeal to the higher court. The case seeks to curb resistance to law by new conspiracy penalties. all defendants posted bonds.
The British cruiser Talbot arrived from Jamaica and anchored in the North River this morning. It will represent the British government in the naval display at the Grant monument celebration. Before passing the Narrows it saluted Wadsworth, and the royal sugar commission boarded the Talbot.
An open letter from B Daughters and C R Noe of Independence argues the board of regents acted for politics rather than merit in recent removals. It recounts testimonies by Prof. Wil replacing President Fairchild and notes that retained faculty were not required to swear allegiance to the state administration. It frames the dispute as partisan over control and future staffing.
Gen Powell Clayton United States minister to Mexico has recovered from illness at the Planters' Hotel and will depart for Little Rock with his private secretary. He may return to St Louis if health permits. The notice also advertises the California Express train service and local laundry offerings.
Cable reports from London say Alfred Milner plans a hurried departure to South Africa to assume his duties as high commissioner. Cecil Rhodes signals consent to a public reception at Cape Town, while alarmist chatter in London discusses Chamberlain’s strategy to confront Kruger.
President McKinley will leave Washington on Monday April 26 at 10 30 AM riding in the private car of President Thomperis. Mrs McKinley will accompany him with cabinet members family and foreign ambassadors aboard the train. In New York he will stay at the Fifth Avenue or Windsor hotel review the parade address and attend a Union League reception before returning Wednesday. A second train will carry the vice president Speaker Reed and members of both houses.
A. Jones the Friess Wheelman faces Flying Jib in a mile race at the Pleasanton stock farm track on Saturday. Jones, trimmed to 150 pounds, has trained at Livermore and seeks a strong performance to rival the national circuit. Mentor Richard P. Avi ward expects a notable show and a possible move toward big meets. Meanwhile Dan Lynch and John Quinn discuss the Maher bout, with a Greater New York club deposit to ensure the fight on a Coney Island date.
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