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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1897
Page
4
A local shop announces a large and fine assortment of clothing for the season. Emphasizing cash buying, they claim access to the best styles and prices through market searches and close purchasing. They invite patrons to visit early to inspect goods and prices.
A dealer touts a wide range of men s suits and fancy cheviots in diagonal and plaid patterns. Stock includes old foliable Bleek Diagonal, Binek Cheviot, and Worsted suits with prices from 5.00 to 14.00, asserting record sales and strong demand. Various cuts include 3 Button Cutaway Black Diagonal coats and tested options. Limited high end satin mixed suits imported are available in small quantities.
The listing advertises boys and men’s pants and suits in varied fabrics and prices from 1.00 to 9.00. It highlights cassimere and fancy overplaids plus a line of dress pants with several price points and a call to visit to see the selection. It promotes the Dutchess line as a high quality option.
In our shop we offer a wide range of children's suits including blue sailor suits, all wool options, fancy plaid designs, and Fauntleroy styles. Prices span from 1.00 to 8.25 with knee pants and larger sailor cuts offered to fit growing children. Our selection emphasizes new, young fashion and better quality fabrics to satisfy various budgets.
Hat and cap feature in a Derby themed sale with many styles offered from Gomez to Danlop. Includes men’s and boys’ headwear with prices around 98e to 1.10 and mentions of ready-to-wear and children’s items.
Local shop advertises a range of shirts including Negligee styles with attached collars and white bodies. Prices start at 65 cents with select pieces at 75 cents to 1.75 dollars, offering white shirts and various fancy fronts.
An odd OCR fragment presents an underwear advertisement for various fabrics and weights including Balbriggan and French Ribbed Panes, followed by a rough children’s fable about a boy named Joe and his goat. The moral claims clothes prove toughest and save the boy from harm, with scattered garbled lines and misread phrases.
Spring overcoats and wool fabrics advertised by Bryant & Weller at 29 and 81 East Washington Avenue. The listing notes Cheylat mixed and Fino overcoats with various styles and prices from 6 to 12 dollars, highlighting up-to-date designs and mule pockets.
J hole Silverthorn leaves Mary Swayze firm for Vienne. Irving Poyer succeeds him. Clark Staples leaves Bartow is to Johnsonburg. Hugh Wintermute buys the mill property. Annam Schuyler leaves Hildebrandt’s farm for Union Stick on Decker Tunnels. John Edinger from Zion takes Hildebrandt farm. John Hill moves to Jacksonburg. Jalen Mills shifts to Mills house. George Hartman to begin housekeeping in Mills house. Charles Bryant moves into Drs Drixsel’s. John B. Swayze relocates to Washington. R. Mr. Van Horn occupies Swayze house. Daniel Van Dam leaves parsonage. Geo. Bennett moves to mother’s house. Ash Swayze returns home. Swayze estate occupied by Edward Vasler who moves from Read’s Rest. A. H. Warner begins housekeeping. Entertainment at M E church features Little Red Riding Hood. Album on family genealogy shown. proceeds from oyster supper total $20. Mrs. Paley Mack visits from Dover. Minnie Carson of Orange observed. Several real estate and chattel dealings noted including sale of G. I. Albertson estate and various homesteads. Several deaths, births, and local movements also reported.
The notice advertises Arbuckle's Ariosa coffee at 1s cents and mackerel offerings described as a sensation of the season. It promotes Sunbeam Soap in a five cent size and notes ongoing sales with emphasis on price and value.
A newspaper advertisement promotes nickel plated teaspoons and flatware, assorted bake goods, crackers, and a James M. Fitts Lilly flour line. It touts quick quotes on hay, feed, and wholesale items, claiming proximity to factories and superior teas and coffees with a strong house furnishing department.
A short item notes a price point of 59 cents linked to a venue described as the Tee Hive, indicating a local sale or bargain context. The line hints at nearby business activity but provides limited readable details.
An old Dutch advert lists items for farmers and horsemen including harnesses collars whips curry combs brushes and oil. It mentions cattle, stock food, and hours for Horm and caneing, reflecting a general rural trade notice.
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