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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
9
A flurry of social updates from Wilmington includes marriages and honeymoons, visitors returning from Florida and Wake Forest, and several entertaining plans. Notables include Mrs. Hellen and Mrs. Cronly families, young ladies hosting church events, and travelers passing through on routes to Raleigh and Seattle.
Prof M C S Noble head of pedagogy at University of North Carolina delivered the principal address at a Winter Park community meeting on Discontent. The event highlighted county school progress and included remarks by Woodus Kellum and Dr Arnold Stovall with musical interlude by Annabel Campbell.
The store announces a clearance sale on men and boys clothing ladies coats suits dresses and millinery beginning Saturday December 9 at 8 30 A M due to mild weather slowing other sales they offer remaining stock at prices that will move quickly come early for best selection
Advertising copy lists discounted men’s suits and overcoats in varied fabrics and prices from $6.95 to $18.50. Items include all wool serge and worsted, cassimere, Balmacaan overcoats, long oxford dust coats, and Thibet overcoats with assurances of satisfactory wear.
Price list shows women coats and suits with discounts from $4.98 to $35.00. Items include serge coats, velour trimmed suits, poplin and gardine fabrics, satin linings, broadcloth and velvet models, and long coats in various colors and sizes.
Norfolk Boys' half wool worsted suits for ages 6 to 15 and 16 to 18. Prices range from 1.68 to 8.50 dollars for cassimere and serge outfits. Reversible reefers and overcoats are advertised at several price points from 1.98 to 5.00 dollars.
The ad lists velvet and plush shapes at 3.00 and 1.69 respectively in varied sizes. It promotes velvet shapes in black with prices around 95 cents to 1.50, and trimmed hats at 39 cents and up. Men’s pants are reduced with dress and work pants shown at 1.69 and 2.50, with cassimere items at 3.49.
The ad lists velour and plush coats priced at 40.00 and 34.50, and white chinchilla coats originally 18.00 now selling for 11.75. Great savings on women’s outerwear offered in a department store sale.
A fundraising effort by Wilmington ladies aims to buy Christmas gifts for more than 100 members of Company A Wil mington Engineer Troops serving on the Mexican border. The local Red Cross plans to ship a box to soldier boys next week while residents seek substantial gifts to honor their service and sacrifice.
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