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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
5
A fragmentary listing shows a dry goods sale with multiple fabric items and prices. Items include dress ginghams, muslin, nainsook, ticking, towels, curtain materials, waistings, ramper cloth, and lawn fabrics. Prices range from a few cents per yard to under a dollar, with many sale prices under one dollar.
Dress goods advertised with clearcut pricing. Fancy and plain silks as well as colored fabrics on sale. Cut prices include 27, 36 and 40 inch widths. One lot of 25 cent silk on closeout. Jap silk offered for yard 19 cents in a clearance.
A retail notice advertises house dresses and aprons in gingham, with prices around $1.29 and cent sale values. The ad emphasizes sale prices, ginghams, and extra specials on certain items.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention towels and price hints with odd wording Turkish towels and a cents reference. Reads as shopping chatter with unclear figures and no clear event or entities.
Fragmentary ad listing undermuslin corset covers at 3Q cents, pants at 5 cents, children's pants at 9 cents, princess slip, ladies gowns at 1.50 each, ladies skirts and vests on sale. Partial pricing visible with many OCR errors.
A sale notice advertises Zuadies hose for misses and children in white, tan, and black with special pricing. Mentioned are silk hose with discount, women’s hosiery including black and white varieties, and price points around 22 cents to $1.25 per pair.
Ladies gauze union suits on sale at 37 cents with extra value offer. Units priced earlier at 22 and 40 cents, highlighting ongoing discounts in a vintage period catalog style. Stock and shop context implied by the listing.
Special sale notes list assorted toiletries with odd pricing. Items include Jay Rose toilet soap, talcum powder, Dnc perfume, hoe perfumes, massa rhoons, and a wine and taffeta bale. Prices appear misprinted with cents shown oddly, suggesting a historic bargain listing from a local sale.
One set of ladies white and black gloves described in a brief sale notice. The text notes the article value and a reference to Sule as provenance or prior owner.
A small catalog line lists vogue sheets priced at 69 cents and Saje rice offered at 7 cents. The note records simple commodity pricing with no additional context or names.
Local sale notice offers pillow cases sized 42 by 36 inches for 15 cents each. No brand or store name provided. Prices appear in IL cents as part of a broader catalog or promotional flyer.
One lot of children’s percale dresses size 2 to 6 at 19 cents each. Gingham dresses sizes 2 to 4 offered at 44 cents sale price, values previously 35 cents and 69 cents respectively.
The item lists multiple social events and names from a local community: a Knights of Columbus event with family invitees and entertainment. a wedding at St. Marx Church between Julian Lafwrence Rowling and Pearl Mariq Burkhardt with attendees noted. a wedding party description including Helen Burkhardt and Walter Spaulding. a large banquet for 350 at the First Christian Church with Rev C H Hudson. a luncheon planned by the Methodist Sunday school class hosted by Miss Plemen tine Moorehead. travel notes about Mrs. Von Alinien visiting Powell and Lewrad, Mich. and various local society mentions including a church supper, schooling trips, and a card of thanks for a mother’s memory.
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