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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
7
Classifieds list 36 inch wide white suiting and skirtings at various prices from 19 to 49 cents. Also advertised are 36 inch plain white nurses velour and infantry cloth with lower price points, plus pajama checks and Cannon Jeans fabrics in the 20 to 24 cent range.
Thrifty shoppers line up for Bee Hive discounts on white skirts in pique gabardine and velvet, with prices slipping from 1.29 to 3.50 and sale highlights claiming many items sold below current cost. A promotion urges quick purchases.
The advertisement lists numerous white fabrics including underwear crepe, voile, organdy, and mercerized batiste in various widths and prices from 19 to 39 cents. Items include 27 inch and 40 inch widths with values noted and periods of sale throughout May.
Readable linen sale ad lists discounted crochet counterpanes sanitary dimity counterpanes and Huko brand pieces with prices from 19¢ to 1.89 and mercerized table damask and napkins with per piece or per dozen pricing. Includes various sizes and towel types with clear low prices.
Lisle finished hose in all sizes offered at 19 cents. Mercerized lisle hose 29 cents. White silk fiber hose and other items priced at 1.00. Open mesh summer corsets available for 69 cents.
Readers are invited to buy bed linens at May sale prices including Ariént and Pro sheets in multiple sizes with patent seam options. Wearwell seamless and hemstitched sheets, Linware and White Star pillow cases, and bleached Wearwell sheeting are advertised with low prices and assorted measurements.
A price list shows longcloths including 386-inch white bleached muslin at 0.176, 36-inch bleached muslin at 0.23, Masonville cambric and nainsook at 0.27, 86-inch Masonville nainsook at 0.27, Wamsutta nainsook at 0.35, and No. 200 long cloth at 2.50 per 10 yards. Also listed are No. 600 Wamsutta Lingerie at 3.00, No. 700 Wamsutta Lingerie at 3.50, Chimosa nainsook 4.50 at 3.50, Oyama nainsook 4.00 at 3.50, plus hemmed birds eye diapers per dozen at 1.79 and 1.98 respectively.
A listing of white silks and satins with prices for various widths and textures. Includes 36 inch white wash satin and 40 inch white crepe de chine with discounts, showing value ranges from $1.24 to $1.79 per yard and related sale notes.
White sale values from the art department advertise 36 inch white centepieces with floss for 24 inch centerntees. Bureau of table scarf features 18 inch stamped centers with floss. Ladies stamped nainsook gowns and stamped lawn and batiste dresses offered with prices from 75 cents to 1 dollar for sizes 2 to 6 years.
Listing shows 36 inch all linen waisting medium weight 36 inch sheer handkerchief linen at 1.00 linen suiting 45 inch wide at 1.00 round thread linen suitings 36 inch at 1.00. Indicates fabric options and prices.
A local notice advertises a May sale of children and ladies muslin underwear including cambric drawers from 25 cents, hemstitched pairs, embroidery trimmed garments, corset covers, and envelopes. It lists quantities and price points from 25 to 98 cents, with gowns and nainsook items offered at special values. Some items noted as slightly damaged by water are sold at reduced prices.
White sale highlights include ladies and children's white canvas pumps and Mary Jane styles. Prices range from 0.67 to 3.50 with selections in sizes for ladies, misses, and children.
Rev. C. N. Phillips pastor at Scott's Hill spent yesterday in the city. Alonzo Dixon, now with the A. C. L. at Rose Hill, passed through en route to Pollocksville. W. A. Cameron and KL Walker of Town Creek were in Raleigh on business. Amés Moss of Leland also visited. Corporal J. Harry Hayden of the trench mortar battalion Fort Caswell spent yesterday in Raleigh. Joseph P. Russo and Thaddeus D. Hall arrived in Raleigh for special work at the North Carolina A and E college, assigned by the city draft board.
Notice to mariners issued by H. L. Beck lighthouse inspector for the sixth district states a ten ton vessel returned to station in Charleston harbor approach along with the relief light vessel returning in April.
A New York Letter critiques modern platitude writing by Marden Kaufman Crane and Lee, notes H L Mencken’s roasts of Roosevelt, mocks a spring poem by a columnist, and recounts a Broadway noon band scene at the post office steps with marching crowds.
The New Bern Sun Journal questions which German generals may be blamed as the army suffers defeats. The opinion piece critiques leadership and wartime strategy with a provocative tone.
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