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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1890
Page
5
A dense, era-like community column recounts birthdays, classes, and performances across Warren Clarendon and vicinity. Mentions Miss Ollie, Miss Lottie Sinclair, the W C T U reorganization, new furniture stock, a cigar factory startup, school promotions, theater at Smaith’s opera house, and various visits, names, and small events through late February.
Burrazo New York February 25 1890 ad for dress goods and undergarments from Wesmengerer Co promises quality through special order makers. It lists drawers corset covers night dresses chemises skirts aprons pillow shams and embroideries with prices from 25 cents to 800 plus notes the largest dress goods stock and a buying department that beats itself. Be sure to request fabric samples by mail with desired type and price.
The scene centered on Mrs Lou Simpson surprising her husband for his twenty eighth birthday with a evening of refreshments. Jennie Hutton lost a pocketbook at Clarendon depot last Saturday containing about 15 dollars. J Bell Neff of Kane gave a temperance lecture at the Presbyterian church Tuesday evening with a collection to cover expenses. A surprise party for Mr and Mrs J H Driscoll followed later with games and 12:30 lunch. WCTU ladies visited schools to organize a temperance band and secured about 125 names. Sylvester Cokane ill with grippe. Mrs Hawks of Chautauqua visiting C W Hawks family. Ww A Hutton’s new house near the chapel nearly finished. Sam Anderson, recently married, has a new home on Main Street. An advertisement touts Kemp’s Balsam and Puritan Cough remedies with sample bottles offered.
After five weeks of stock taking the shop reports excess remnants and short lengths across departments. A two week price cut aims to clear stock ahead of Spring Goods. Bargains include Forty inch Colored Silk Warp Henrietta at 68 cents a yard, French all wool Serges at 48 cents, and Combination Dress Robes at 6.50, all well below typical values.
All remnants offered at half price with 32 inch printed china silks at 75 cents, fabrics like Fruit of the Loom and Lonsdale Muslin at 74 cents, and about $3,000 worth of ladies and children's cloaks advertised. Cloaks described as the best styles and offered at a third of their usual cost, emphasizing all wool extra fine quality.
Ingrain Carpets fifty cents, extra quality tapestry Brussels fifty five cents, best body Brussels ninety five cents. These are the lowest prices ever made on strictly first class carpets. Come and see our store.
A local store advertises a full line of Ladies and Children's underwear and Hosiery in all grades and prices. Corsets, sewing sachets, gloves, laces, linens, ribbons, threads, Mittens and related items are offered at reduced prices. Gents department features shirts, undergarments, collars, cuffs, and gloves at low margins.
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