White Suiting and Skirtings Sale Ad
White suiting and skirtings offered at 19 cents per yard in wide 36 inch widths. Sales pitch urges quick purchase to save as prices claimed below cost. Emphasizes numerous sizes and large stock.
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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1918
Page
7
May sale on sheer white fabrics and linens
Readable fragments show a May sale offering sheer white fabrics including white underwear crepe and voiles in multiple widths with prices around 19 to 39 cents. Counterpanes towels and damask table linens are advertised with numerous reduced values and per dozen prices.
May Sale on Bed Linens Boosts Steep Discounts
The advertisement touts a May sale on bed linens with prices for sheets and pillow cases in various finishes and sizes. Items include Arient and New Era sheets at low prices, Wearwell seamless sheets, Linware and White Star pillow cases, bleached muslin and cambric fabrics, and Wamsutta lingerie and nainsook fabrics with per bolt or per dozen pricing, all presented in a dense promotional list.
White Silk and Satin Fabrics In Stock at Discount Prices
Bargain textiles include 36 inch white wash satin priced at 1.24 and 1.59, 36 inch white crepe de chine 1.39, 40 inch white crepe de chine 1.39, 36 inch white habutai 0.89 and 1.00, plus 50 cent silk and cotton crepe de chine and other silks offered at reduced tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crepe de Chine
White skirts trimmed prices promote sale
Advertises special sale on white skirts in multiple fabrics and sizes. Prices range from $1.29 to $1.78 for pique and gabardine styles, with higher end options at $3.50. Promotional copy emphasizes value in women's skirts.
Art department white sale values and linens list
White sale values from the art department feature 36 inch white centerpieces with floss priced at .85 dollars and 24 inch centerpieces at .49. Also listed are 20 by 48 bureau or table scarfs at .75, 18 inch stamped centers with floss at .18, ladies stamped nainsook gowns at .75, children's stamped lawn dresses 75 cents to 1.00, sizes 2 to 6 years, 36 inch linen waisting and sheer handkerchief linen at 3 dollars and handkerchief cambric at 1 dollar, linen suitings and related fabrics priced around a dollar.
May Sale Features Muslin Underwear and Gown Deals
A May sale offers muslin undergarments for children and women at low prices. Items include embroidered trimmed muslin drawers 35 to 39 cents, cambric drawer bodies and hemstitched pieces around 16 to 36 cents, corset covers 29 to 65 cents, envelope chemise gowns and nainsooks up to 1.25 dollars, and damaged watermarked French hand embroidered gowns priced at 1.98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slene
Ladies and Children White Shoes Highlight White Sale
White sale features include ladies and children's white canvas pumps and oxfords in various styles. Prices range from 0.67 to 2.98 with sizes listed from infant to adult. Strong emphasis on light weights, Goodyear soles, and Mary Jane options across multiple price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear
Social notes and community events in Omaha and nearby
Society items list guests visiting Omaha including Callie Faddis Mamie Fennell and Mary Stewart visiting at various addresses. Mentions of Westminster Rutherfordton trips and a Fayetteville visit. Dance at Overlake pavilion Greenfield and a thrift stamp rally planned at the Academy of Music with cake plan for war savings stamps. Attendance encouraged through school ticket sales and 5 cent stamp refunds at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Music
J . Brown
I Apts
Fair Weather Forecast for Southeast Next Week
Washington May 18 The Weather Bureau forecast quarterly fair weather and nearly normal temperatures for the southeastern states for the week beginning Monday. Percy Bret noted the outlook as mild and dry with no major storms expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinngton
Percy Bret
Pershing Communique Publicized at Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Durant Okla May 18 The assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church opens with committee reports to be presented amid talk of union with the northern church. It is reported the two sides failed to agree on any form of union and no timetable for a decision is given.
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Durant
Okla
Ere
Presbyterian Church
U. S.A
Assembly Rere
Bilis
J. M. Wells
Wilmington
N. C
Third Liberty Loan Surpasses Four Billion in Subscriptions
Washington reports the third Liberty Loan total at 4,170,019,650 dollars with about 17 million subscribers and every federal reserve district oversubscribing. New York reached 124 percent. officials deem it the most successful U S borrowing effort to date, reflecting strong patriotism and national resolve.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
New York
Treasury Department
United States
McAdoo
Atlanta
Treasury
No Business Session Of Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly
Dallas Texas May 18 there was no business session of the 38th general assembly of Cumberland Presbyterian church today after a 3 minute devotional by Rev M M Russel of the Synod of Alabama the day was spent in committee meetings A platform meeting will be held this evening by the board of publications and business affairs will adjourn until Monday Tomorrow will be devoted to religious services
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Dallas
Texas
General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
M. M. Russel
Synod of Alabama
Board of Publications
Two Negroes Lynched by Georgia Citizens
Valdosta Georgia May 18 two black men Will Head and Will Thompson were hanged by local citizens for the murder of Hampton Smith and the shooting of Mrs Smith Head allegedly confessed the plot and theft of a rifle Head was strung at a crossroads near Troupeville Thompson hanged at Camp Ground church near Morven Sidney Johnson is said to be surrounded by posses in Knights Creek swamp and faces possible capture A separate note mentions a Giants versus MecGranites rivalry unclear from text.
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Valdosta
Will Head
Will Thompson
Hampton Smith
George Huff Leads Illinois Baseball Team to Western Conference
George Huff, the well known coach, has rebuilt a strong Illinois baseball squad to represent the state in the Western Conference. The team shows depth and readiness for key conference matchups this season.
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George Huff
Aedom & A Crecketiack
Illinois
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