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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
3
A long read of home cooking advice and kitchen tips appears, including detailed soup instructions for beef stock and black bean soup, carrot and dumpling notes, puff paste pies, and a Grandma’s Wedding Cake recipe with spices and liqueur. Also included are features on wedding cake history, violet funeral décor trends, lace cleaning, and a brief council update alongside local ads.
The piece discusses self discipline and preparation for success, citing Reverend Charles Parkhurst and urging personal effort over reliance on luck. It warns against laziness, emphasizes consistent, hard work, and notes the value of preparation in shaping futures. It also advertises remedies and beauty tips, including Electric Bitters and nail care, as society features.
WM Laubach and Son announce a major January sale to clear dry goods and carpets from their enlarged Easton building. The shop will undergo extensive renovations including removing partitions, installing new shelving and counters, and updating offices. Merchandise in the new building must be moved to the main room during January to enable reductions despite anticipated heavy losses.
A local department store promotes drastic reductions on ladies jackets and fur capes. Prices shown include 27.105 eet 12.50 for fine jackets, 10.00 for knit items, and fur capes from 10.00 to 30.00, with child and miscellaneous pieces offered at very low prices as the store aims to clear the entire stock before February 1.
Fragmentary OCR lists lots of wool and dress goods with prices and quantities but readability is limited. It mentions AU Wool Borges and Pine Goods with various lot numbers and price marks such as 90, 1 00, 980, and 81 10, suggesting a sale record of fabric lots.
A newspaper notice promotes a large sale of colored dress goods and silks. It touts hundreds of pieces and heavy discounts, listing various fabrics like linen, muslin, flannels, napkins, and lace. Prices are dramatically reduced to entice shoppers, with references to yardwide fabrics and special bargains throughout the display.
Humureds of units of Lace junl Chouille Curtains sold by the ay of carpenters with buders. Lace Curtains priced at 98 cents 1.25 119 1 80 212 250 249 3.00 3.98 5.00 9.00 10.00 and 4.80. Chonille Curtains also greatly reduced.
The notice indicates two departments will reduce prices on blankets and underwear. It emphasizes moving stock from low-cost ranges and improving profits, urging shoppers to note the promotional cuts starting at a low price.
Extensive carpet department notes list Brussels rugs at 40c with others in stock. Prices include Brussels Carpets at 50c and Velvet Carpets at 1.00, Axminster at 1.00, Moquette carpets around 1.95, and wool rugs in multiple lots. Rugs and moquette mats advertised with various discounts.
Advertisers invite shoppers within fifty miles to a broad sale on Dry Goods Dress Goods Cloaks Fur Goods Carpets and more with immediate price reductions. Orders by mail or telephone receive the same attention as in person and cash is required with or after the order. The sale promises genuine bargains and emphasizes underestimation rather than exaggeration.
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