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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
7
Local notices report court cases and legal matters, church events, and personal announcements. Includes details on a man injured at a hydraulic compressor, a chicken theft arrest, and various social visits and gatherings around town with names and places.
Advertises tailored women's suits priced at 10, 818 and 20, 525 with emphasis on popular shade and fabric, notably Drowbloth. Highlights three varieties for comparison and suggests customers will find suits to suit taste and figure with satisfactory prices.
Two handsome women’s coats offer Empire and Directoire styles with braid trim and satin lining. Long broadcloth coats feature Skinner’s satiny BH5, while another model uses heavy repp silk lapels and silk cord braid, both praised for value. Urroughant, 33.
A catalog style notice offers raincoats for women in many designs including narrow and wide cuts, satin stripe finishes, and fashion notes. The listing mentions fashion items and brand cues like Stuart style effects.
Miere advertises an enormous variety of toys of every description and dolls to fill a large city, highlighting imports by the store.
Readable text shows a winter underwear sale with items in blue and tan fleece and cotton rib fabrics. Wool shirts with double front and back offered at 73 cents, plus natural wool and camel hair shirts on sale, with regular prices around one dollar to one and a half dollars. Includes Norfolk and New Brunswick natural color underwear in heavy and medium weights with prices near $1.50.
Santa Claus by telephone or mail receives orders for Christmas toys as buyers seek best choices. He is buying early to beat scarcity of good toys this season. The note hints at limited supply and demand.
A brief notice describes the rising popularity of acm knitted garments for women and misses. The collection features Cordle-breasted and Vi neck styles with pockets and lapels including heavy sweaters for motoring use.
Catalog of blankets including white and gray cotton options at $1.25 to $1.50 and other cotton blankets from 68c to $2.25. Wool blankets offered in extra sizes, plus comforts in red and white with satin and silkite coverings priced around $1.25 to $2.25.
A vintage note describes picture puzzles as a popular form of entertainment for adults and children. The activity requires skill and grows increasingly fascinating as puzzle pieces increase from 25 to 500 in number.
Fragmentary text mentions an April date and a payor involved in a rent matter at a location likely Mt et. Mrg. area. Details are garbled, but implies a landlord tenant context and a weekly or annual rent event not fully readable.
A dubious home treatment prescription claims to clear skin and reduce wrinkles using substances including Civarola, Ether, and turpentine. Directions urge frequent application and warn against certain cleansers, promising dramatic results but lacking credible medical backing.
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