Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 August 1944 — Page 11

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© (And just dust on our allergy) | Before your hands become Tittle

rough and ready’s use handi septic work gloves—a lotion to use before you start to work............28¢

WE'VE HAD THESE ON HANDS TOO LONG— Hind’s Cold Cream and

Hind’s Special Lotion .......4@¢ Softy Hand Lotion, was 1.00, §§¢ Robinson's Hand Lotion,

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_ THE NEEDLES WILL RINSE RIGHT OUT, so if you don’t mind

smelling ‘like’ the “backwoods, use Pine Needle Shampoo, ’ WAS SC ciinpiiiieiiiinnen DQ

YOU KNOW THE INSIDE. OF YOUR PURSE IS A MESS—So why don’t you get a cosmetic kit and try keeping the sloppy stuff cornered? You can even pick a color you like, Were 1.00.... Sf)e

ONE DAY YOULL STUMBLE ON A BOX OF KLEENEX, then you'll wish you had one of these mirrored tissue boxes, just to look at your happy face and. say “luck il Were 2.25 ...... fies -1.00

MATCH YOUR TEETH AND’

PLEASE YOUR DENTIST with a porcelain dresser set. We'll grin all over if you give us even HALF of 10.00 to 27.50.

THIS WOULD MAKE A WOLF OUT OF CASPAR. MILQUETOAST, it's that virile! Hunts-

. man's Shave: Lotion, ‘with a spicy

pine odor, was 1.00 .......... 30¢

DON'T TELL THE RUBBER CZAR but we've got real, rubber atomizers. Knock three times and ask for Butch and you can have one, not for 25¢............... | J@

" BLOCK S~—Totletries, Street Floor.

Advice to the Glovelorn =

ARE YOU A STRING SAVER? With a little effort surely these hand-made string gloves will un-

ravel to te your bundles. Were .

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4.50, now ...... “on -1.98 DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSSEDFINGER DEPARTMENT. 175 Pairs of ‘rayon and cotton gloves, many soiled. The sizes and colors are: broken, but the fingers are all there. Were 1.00 to 2.25, now, 89%¢

ARE YOU A GOLF WIDOW? Put on these golf gloves and come out swinging. Small size, so maybe you'd better get a pair of brass knucks. Soiled from scrabbling round in the rough after lost balls, Were 1.50, now ........... ---23¢

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, hut we've quit hoping about these novelty capeskins, Just for the novelty of it we'll sell 'em to you, whethet or not you can wear size 6 or 6%, not for 2.25 a pair but for

1 Buck

UNRATIONED PORK — Washable pigskins, just squealing to be taken off our hands and put on yours. If your size or color answers “here,” you needn't shell out 3.00,

BLOCK 8—Gioves, Street Fioor.

Leggo!

WANTED! 2,000 LEGS, preferably. in pairs, positively must be size 9; no others need apply for assorted rayon leg-coverings, some celanese, some with cotton tops. Were 69¢c, 95¢, 1.01, now... 3p Pairs for 1.00

THEY SAY YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD GIRDLE DOWN, but Munsingwear says it can for 35c. If you have three girdles (hoarder') you can have 3 pairs of

girdle-downs for ....... .... 1.00

WHAT MUNSINGWEAR CAN DO, NYLON CAN DO, TOO. Haughty girdle grippers that were 1.50, now ceririeeiaeieeeen IRQ

BLOCK 'S—Hosiery, Street Floor,

All Fool and a Yard Wide

WE'LL SLICE THIS BUTCHER LINEN any length you want and it won't cost you a single red point. It's a spun rayon fabric and right along with it are some printed jersettes that would frighten a Jersey cow, Very spectacular designs, 39 ins. wide, sold like mad, but we bought it like mad, too.

Was 2.00 yd. .c.ovvnnvveeee. $e

THIS'LL MAKE YOU HUNGRY=— 25 yds, of Waffle Pique, 44 ins. wide, in red, blue, pink or beige, but no good to us without butter.

Was 1.50 yd. ene ly Price BLOCK'S—Fabrics, Fourth Floor,

Fabulous Loot Department

IF YOU THREW AWAY YOUR

' LAST YEAR'S EMERALDS, you “ought to love these. Pins, bracelets

and rings in costume jewelry of

- the haughty variety, once as high

as 13.50, now . . . tax included, g]

‘and san psi nn 390: 7 Co Cu, Walk SHOP, : . 2 Tou 5

" black dress”

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A Life On the Notion Waves Makes Us Seasick

FORTUNATE YOU! dies and Panties are only

“You don't expect elastic In ‘em at

that price, do you? Well, you're

right!

SHYN-O-WAY — It's supposed to take the shine off woolen trousers, skirts and dresses. Will you take a shine to it at only ......... | Qe

PLASTIC COATED Food Bags— What ever that is! Come in and see ‘em. They come in two sizes. And they have ZIPPERS ... 3§¢

TOASTER COVERS — Plastic cov=

ers. We're BURNED UP about ‘em.

We'll cool off if youll give us just ....... vrei te 29

BUTTONS — 2 —1It wouldn't be worth the sales check paper to sell ‘em for any less!

KEEP DOWNS — All right, they're things to fasten your garters on to when yon go bare legged. You and your girdle will both be happier ............ 2 mairs 59e And we're pitching everything!

SOMETHING DRASTIC IN PLASTIC make-up capes, to keep the powder marks off your “good little

-2 for 29¢

BLOCK'S—Notions, Street Floor.

C'mon, Budget Shop Prices—BUDGE!" And They Did! |

IMAGINE! DRESSES that were

1.95 to 14.95, now £3 and §% Spun rayons, stripes, sunbacks, print chiffons, white lace formals,

. summer evening dresses, gosh, do

you want to know EVERYTHING shout them? Come in and have a took, and you won't have to read so much here!

_HOITY, TOITY DRESSES, were

higher priced, now Q]@—Dressy

MY WORD!!

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Puns are the lowest form of wit!

You'll find many

brilliant (7) examples on this page. If you have a broad

Rank Outsiders

FOR A GRABLE-BODIED GIRL—

Spring coats, some of which fit and ®me of which hang, were 39.95

to 49.95 .. ieee. 25.00

MORE SAD SACKS—Spring coats in misses’ sizes which we wish we

had given a miss in fhe fifst place,

fitted and boxy, were 49.95

079.95 ........ errennene- 35.00

EVEN THE MANPOWER SHORTAGE didn’t make you fall for the wolf In these wolf-collared coats, also boxy and also fiited, that were

69.95 to 11995 ............ 50.00

FEMINUDITY CAN BE COVERED with these nude colored all-wool Fleet Boy coats (should be fleet girl, you ran away from them so fast), sizes 10 to 20, once 25.00 .............

HALF A SIZE IS BETTER THAN NONE—And there are a few halfsize coats, boxy and fitted, that were 49.95 to 69.95 ..... ---35.00

BLOCK'S—Coat Dept, Becond Floor.

For a Crash Landing

WE DIDNT PULL WIRES and you didn’t tumble . . . so these white wire racks full of bright, gay tumblers, are hot wires to us. ‘ Have a drink on us now, and save anything from bus fare to four bits. Were 8%¢ to 3.25, ’

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THESE DID NOT COME OVER ON THE MAYFLOWER, but they're as numerous as the descendants of those who did. Mayflower pattern dinmer sets; George Washington didn’t eat off. them, __but six other people can. .32-pec. sets, were 6.98 serene. 4 98

sheers, dressy tere peplums,

satin trims! 0-0-0-0-0-h! They're IRRESISTIBLE (it says here) at

just $10.

Broken sizes—all sales final. BLOCK'S—Budget Shop. Second Floor.

Stationery (and We Aren't Kidding)

THE WAVES DIDN'T LIKE THIS WAC’S PAPER and neither do we. You can draft it for only.....235e

WE CAN'T BE RATIONAL ABOUT THESE. We've had them until we're sick of ’em, Ration Book Holder ............2%¢ plus tax

S'MATTER WITH THESE PLACE MATS? We don’t know but we wish you had them .........] Qe BLOCK'S—Stationery, Street Floor.

Negligees With a Negligent Attitude

OUR QUILTED ROBES WERE JILTED ROBES, you cad. Wey give’ you a second chance;

HERE ROBER, HERE ROBER; it's a dog-gone shame you couldn’t bury the bone long enough to grab a few of these at their original price. Wools and rayons, taffeta and jersey, chintz and batiste and anything else you can think of. Were up to 16.98,

Bow cece JOY to 8.98

> HOU'S TISS FOR A. VALUE? Hostess robes were 22.50... 1 5 00

IF YOU HAVE THE LOUNGE WE HAVE THE PJs, break into print

*enebenens

WE LOST ON THE ROSE BOWL GAME—Or maybe nobody had any luck with roses this year. Anyway, these crystal rose bowls still look good to ws in their pretty blue, amber, green or amethyst colors, but if you won't part with 1.00, maybe youll give .......... -30e

BLOCK'S-—China and Crystal . Fifth Fl

We've Slipped, But We've Gown Down Fighting! - We'll Be Brief! Will You

Support Us?

23 RAYON KNIT GOWNS-—Into each lifle some rayon must fall! Lace trimmed. 36 were 4.50, size

36 only cereeies seen. 3 97

SHEER RAYON PRINT GOWNS —Perfeqt size 16 only. Are you that type? Were 3.00, now.. | 99

RAYON KNIT SLIPS — Size 36 in “tan color; instead of 2.25.... | 56

RAYON KNIT BRIEFS—Size 28 waist; were 79¢ (Is this brief emough?) veneer. JQ

GARTER BELTS — Plastic supporters; small, medium or large;

BLOCK’'S—Knit Undies, Street Floor.

Reader's Indigestibles

OUR OWN ROOK-OF - THE « MONTH CLUB offers you a cou pla tables of high-brow and lowe brosv shelf-fillers which will look nice ‘between your knick-knacks even if you never cut a leaf. Biog-

any thing, were 2.50 to

5. mabhasensis es

" chambrays thrown in for

HGhy, mysiery, Havel, and fos

sense of humor and a sharp eye for value, we hope you'll read every. wily word. Thank youl

" The Saga of the Sad Sacks

MAYBE YOU CAN'T TELL THE DRESS FROM THE BAG, but try them out for only 3.00 2nd be-

sides you can use the zipper for,

junior’s strait jacket.

EVEN FIBBER McGEE WASNT INTERESTED IN THESE E-Z-Do closets. Get one for the skeleton

in your family. 1.25—add 50¢ if

we have to send them to you out of town.

WE WISH THESE DRESS BAGS WITH A ZEPHYR CLOSING WOULD BREEZE ALONG. Haven't you gotten wind of them? ,...ovveiienceninnns 1.39 BLOCK 'S—Closet 8hop, South Mezzanine.

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A P(L)aintive Note

DO YOU HAVE AN FHA LOAN that needs painting inside and out? We have. 87 quarts of Stillwell House Paint, not named for the General, but just as hard to toss out. Limited choice of colors, but who wants a fuchsia house, anyWAY? eivecnaenirninnion. qt. a23€C

IT ISNT TRUE THAT THIS IS ONLY GOOD IN MONTHS WITH

AN R IN THEM—It's Horn Semi-

Gloss Finish in oyster white only, for your floors and woodwork, but we do NOT guarantee a pearl in every quart for..... .........d9e

THE LABEL SAYS SELF-POL-

ISHING, but honest, you do have to push the mop. Nu-Floor Wax is equally good for old floors, or even linoleum ...........qt 39¢

BLOCK'S—Paint Dept., Fifth Foor,

You Could at Least Be Sporting About This

THE CHEESIEST DOTTED SWISSES WE'VE SEEN, and a few good measure. Any size 20's please stay away, we haven't got a thing that

will fit you ...... -- 9.00

YOUR LAWN MAY BE BURNED but we are burned about these Lawns, were 15.00 and 16.95,

BOW ...occenresconianne ---+-- 9.00

JERSEY DRESSES, AND DID THESE JERSEYS BOUNCE Brother can you spare 817

LSMFT, LSMFT, LOUSY STYLES, MANY FIT TERRIBLE, BUT

. SOMEONE HAS TO BUY THEM.

Frankly we wouldn't give them to our tax collector, maybe you aren't so humane, Summer Dresses were 10.95 to 19.95, now..... ---87

BLOCK'S—8ports Shop, Second Floor.

Slipshod Corner

These SLIPS turned out to be:

quite a faux pas, at 3.00 and 4.00 =

faux pete sake take them off our hands for only see 2.39

In to EACH LIFE A LITTLE

RAYON MUST FALL, printed rayon gowns, were 3.00 to 3.50,

now seieernenediD BE and 2.79

COTTON GOWNS MAKE GOOD DUST RAGS, and the little woman deserves the best The little woman didn’t give ‘em a, look at 5.00 to

898. Now ..........84 to 5.98

THESE SLIPS ARE RAYON TO GO HOME WITH YOU, lace and

We wish Uiesl wer Gown with the

~ Wind, Were 338 ta 1288.

a er fore pre bin —r—

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Going 0 own for t . Ft Third Time i in the tT

Surf Shop o i 1 be

UNDER. THE, HOSE Yi THE BACK YARD, you'll look: flike a Bathing Beauty in one aff these

swim sits of cotton or rapt pn jersey. If you're in bad. shag forget it. Were 475 to

198 LJ... 4 2.00 2nd 1.00 THESE WERE SLACKER S, and they just lay around th theig, feet up doing nothing.” lack suits

that you may be able to make work in a war plant. But they'll get awful dirty, Theyre white now. Were, 16.50 ceieeeeee 9 O00

SHORT - SPORTS that will look better on your legs tham on our hands. These shorts were 3.00- to

5.98, now ........ 2.00% 3.00

LOUSEY BLOUSIES in cotton, that were 7.98 verenneraten 4 00

FOR THE BEER BARREL POLKA dotted blouses 1

were 3.00 ........ .... «r++ 2.00

PERSPIRATIONERS sounds better than sweaters but nothing makes them look any better,

were 6.98 .............. 4.00

IT'S YOUR PLAY suit, or sundress if you can wiggle into one of these. 7.75 to 10.98

BLOCK'S—8urf Shop, Second Floor.

Daytime Dresses That Have Served Their Time Here

Even if you do nothing but sit around the house and listen to the Breakfast Club, Breakfast at Sardi’s and Soap Operas you might as well look neat! Chintz dresses; were 598....... £3

Better daytime dresses (all we can say about ’em is they'd BETTER sell), were 5.98 to 8.98,

NOW .e.evinine.... 83 0 3.98

7.98 Cotton maternity dresses, §

350 Cotton maternity dresses, §9

Better Street DRESSES (We say the same thing about these as we did those daytime dresses up a little way), were 7.98 to 10.98,

now .............3.98 * 6.98

Play Suits, greatly reduced (and we're not .playin’)!

Fancy , Aprons, greatly reduced (The only thing fancy about {hem now is themselves—not the prices).

BLOCK'S—Daytime Dresses, Fourth Floor,

Refugees from the Scrap Drive

SUMMER JEWELS AND SUMMER JUNK, but at least we've junked a dollar price tag in * favor of srcsniniciinen 39

GLOING, GLOING, GLONE, we hope. It's called Angel Glow jewelry, but it’s been the devil to get rid of. You can gloat over getting

it for EIRTIIIIIES 74 Price

WE BURNED FOR THESE WOODEN CIGARETTE CASES at 398. But you've smoked us out

tor only «...ovunrrneereinnes 100

WE DIDN'T EAT OUR CARROTS,

for them ‘at two and

1 4] 4

tor $1 BLOCK'S—Gostumg Jewelry.

For the Outdoor Type (Out the back door we mean)

DOG DAYS, AND WE ARENT KIDDING; summer dresses, sizes 9 to 15, were up to 15.00, now 84

ON YOU THEY MIGHT LOOK GOOD (we doubt it); boy, will we be glad to get rid of them. Junior dresses, were up to $25, now 87 bay

FRANKIE, WE THOUGHT YOU WOULD SWOON OVER THESE, slack suits at 1295 and 15.00; snatch’ them off with no sigh from

us for ............... 83 and 86

STROOCK ME PINK IF WE HAVEN'T GOT 11 OF THE DIRTIEST COATS IN TOWN. Under the dirt you'll find a coat, or so it has been reported. Take them home and see for .. %.............. 825 And to think we tried to get $45 for em, broken sizes 9 to 12.

LEAVE US FACE IT, WE'RE STUCK with 8 skirts in the most peculiar colors we've seen, pomegranate and puse, to mention two. Maybe you can dye them or some-

thing, they're only.. Bucks

BROKEN SIZES AND A FEW SNAPPED NERVES have caused us to sell these COATS for

only .......oiiiiiiieii S33

WINTER COATS THAT HAVEN'T

TEMPTED EVEN A MOTH: why..

cerns £30

not moth-er these for _ originally up, to $71

ALL SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE. ALL - SALES FINAL. NO EXCHANGES OR RETURNS,

BLOCK'8—College Shop, Second Floor.

Would You Parlez Vous for One or Two? Even Their French Accents Didn't Sell These

GOODNIGHT SWEET PRINTS (we hope). Spring and summer prints, pastels and a few blacks, Were 69.95 and 79.95,

NOW ........... 827-837-817

THE DRESS WHO CAME TO DINNER AND STAYED AND STAYED, mostly prints, were 59.95

to 129.95, now..... 8235 to S47

WERE WE THE GOATS WHEN WE BOUGHT THESE COATS; two of them like the surroundings. You can board them for only..... 837

BLOCK'S—French Room, Second Floor.

Outdoorable Furniture

(If you haven't a yard, it would pay you to get one for these.) SOMEBODY PLAYED JACKSTRAWS WITH THE WOODPILE —And if you have trouble getting fuel this winter, it would be handy to have one of these rustic armchairs with the bark but no bite, which’ were 5.95 but will burn just

as well for ............ “ree 2.95

FOR GRANDMA who was taught to sit up straight like a lady, we have straight-back rustic chairs that were 3.95 ............ . I 95

UNFINISHED BUSINESS but the top is all you have to paint. Kitchen tables with chrome legs, 25x40in. tops, were 24.95 ....... 14.93

BETTER THAN THE PORCH FLOOR to set a glass on; rustic flower tables that you can leave out every night but Halloween,

were 3.50 .........c0...0l 1.949

JUNIOR WILL SOON FINISH THESE — Unfinished high chairs, were 5.95 .......0..0nnn. 1.93

THEY GOT A LOT OF DIRTY LOOKS, maybe that's why these barbecue towels, aprons, chefs’ hats and such are soiled enough to mark down from as high as

295t0 ....00nunn “rerieannn 29¢

BLOCK'8—Outdoor Furniture, Fifth Floor.

House Bewares

(We were asleep in the deep when we bought them.)

WONDERFUL BARGAINS FOR FLOWERPOT THROWERS, if you have the bad temper we have the stuff to throw. And believe ‘us,. the stuff is just as bad as your temper. Odds and ends of

housewares een bg Price

DEHYDRATE YOUR LITTLE DRIP — What with the nursemaid shortage, we hope you will realize the value of this opportunity. Electric & oven type Dehydrators,

12.95-4.935 2d 49¢, Priced below cost, take ’em before we have to pay to have them hauled away.

¢: FRUIT JARS YOU CAN USE FOR FISH BOWLS, vases and for your excess bobby pins (we're kidding, of course). 79¢ a dozen, dozen seem to suit you, how about 49¢

I DONT WANT TO SET THE _ WORLD ON FIRE, and believe us,

"on the bridge table and four nap~

Were 175 ...ccvvnrnnnninn nn 70@ :

¢

GET HEP TO A REPP bedspread.

. sounding name for a corset, Satin

- reading this, anyhow;

were 750 ................. 85

ken sizes; were 10.95 .....

- Don't forget the tax.

something more, Were 3.98 .

BRIDGIN' THE GAP between lunch and dinner, you want to impress your partners with a cloth

kins. We got set with these sets, and that's not in our contract White and pastel with a scrap of chain-stitch embroidery in something else.

IS YOUR BATHROOM GOING AROUND IN THE NUDE? Dress it up with a bath mat and matching lid cover.

Were 4.98 ........ crearnades 3 98

NOT A PRESSING MATTER, so you\needn’t hesitate to get a serve ice set sort of homey and homespunny looking in rayon and linen, fringed, in natural with rose or biue, service for 4. .

Were 5.00 ..... 8... 3.98 :

And another bunch in stripes, with red or blue napkins, were 3.98 ........ teeta tanae 3 00 e ®

You can have in rose or blue, not

for 10.95 but ............... 3.95

BLOCK'S—Linens, Fourth Floor,

There's No Foundation for These Low Prices .

.CORSELETTES — that’s & highand broadcloth; broken sizes 36 - to 41; were $5 to $12—

BOW .ovvieenns seasian $4088 Jd

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BRASSIERES — light - weight batistes and broadcloths; broken sizes 32 to 38; were 1.75-$2;

now ........... cereeen. $1-1.50

GARTER BELTS — summer mesh and some are trash; :

YOU MEN aren't supposed to be.

FOUNDATIONS — light boned front; lace up-lift bras;

FAMOUS MAKE front lace foun- 3 dations; at sub- basement - “price, "e

were 7.98, now ............ “393 .

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GIRDLES—mixed makes and bro-

8.50

THIS HASNT BEEN VERY

FUNNY, has it? / You ought to try writing Follies copy, sometime!!!

BLOCK'S—Carsets, Fourth Floor. |

We Got Bags Under 3 Our Eyes a ; and Bags on the Shelf 1

STRAW BAGS — It's been a dry | summer, go ahead and feed ’em to ~~ the cows! 46 were 2.50 and 3.00,

veereennne- 1.00

BETTER STRAW BAGS — Should be fed only to registered cattle! 12 were 7.98, now .. 2.89

WHITE PIGSKIN BAGS ~ This sounds like a real barnyard possibility. 4 were 12.50, now

Yo Price

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BLOCK’'S—Handbags, Street Floor.

From the Boob and Sucker Shop

SEERSUCKERS FOR SHEER SUCKERS, but anyway you don’t have to press a seersucker shirt. These were 223, now . « pay us

in pocket lettuce reese 100

NEUTRAL TERRITORY = AL beige or gray boxy slipover sweaters, all-wool but nof a yard wide. Were 3.50. Now you can slip one’ over on Us for .......o.00 1.73

REMEMBER THE SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP? We're

Now we've seen the these sure didn’t. 25 log baskets Tor Just any old log, reg: 235, | g)q) =~ theyen