South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 232, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 20 August 1919 — Page 16

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THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

News of City's Business World

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El BIG SALE

RETAIL MERCHANTS VISIT CENTRAL UNION

trnsive plans and hundreds of bar-5

tains are awaiting the people of

South IJf nd and vicinity.

TFL FPHÖNF FYCHAMfiF ! IMspIay window decorators havp

been at work during tho past week

Members

of th lirtnil Merrh.mt'!arranR,RR the days that are to

DATES IN SALES

News-Times Advertisers to Spring Novelty for Bargain Seekers.

Local Furniture Company is! Planning Initial Event Arrange Displays. i

rh-Mi Arthwr ''ariisle and I'm i ji. ..;. mt r .-trd in th"

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r d iction of the rmh ro.-t of living, ui'! r,of ff-day in Tb.- S v.s-Tiru-s a two f .a'f .idv rtiM in r,t of South 1 - r j I no rebuilt who have IiI-l to hit f, II. C of L. a body Mow on Doll.ir day lonmrrow. Thmerchants off r i ; n u -' i 1 1 nMPtlons id lhir !.i's of (.iiiim-ss to people prndu'i!:: silver dollars of certain dates. Th- sib er dollars advertised by the I : -1 of lo'-al merchants: hear dates from lb'.tt to IV;, inclusive and each silwr doil.tr of the.-e dates, is worth nindi rrur' than its faro valu" if t.ikrn t the i U'ht store. Make SKM-Hiriitiiii. Th advertiser has s p iMed m this two page spr id tho vilr dollar of the date he is interested in. and the dollars inut be taken to tin- ritiht s!orc Tlw dollar.-! mu'-t ho of silver and but one dollar is i ! :na bb xroni fif.ii customer. Tho. customer is also requested to lip the advertisement from Th- fvs-Ti!nc;s of tho merchant ho or she desires to make their purchase from. I'nlirual interest will !o created in olar day l.y tho stunt, it is ep eted. and hanks of tho city art- anticipating ;i lair tlrm.mil for silver dollars to take care of tomorrow's shoppers. Tho unique silver dollar advertisement was offered South Hond inrrchants I v tho advertising depart-m.-nt of Tho News-Times as a moans of stimulating further int rest in Dollar day. wliich i- semi-annual feature of merchandising in this city. Tomorrow's Iolar day is also a featuro of InC rurlian day. tho weekly Thürs. lay shopin day of tho retail merchants' bureau. Tiie Intrrurhan day idea is now moro than a year o'd and is becoming more of a success each week.

Th" S'.vanori Ic Furniture mmpany. .! 1 C -.1 1 s S. Michigan -t . will op n their remodeled store. Saturday with a t.itr sale. Tho storo has

douhled its selling space and tho!

outlook for tho r modeled .-tore is promising. Two of the largest show windows in furnituro stores of tho city have i a n provided and with tho neatly

ir.niccil ii.-plav in them present a J

!mo a j j arance upon entering the .-tor". A now l.riek front and entraneo has also t - n built whieh ad

ds to the exterior appearance of the-

building and tho interior has Peon i f 'iiti.-li d and df-f orated.

Iirtrt S.ilt'M-Niin 1

A lareo salesroom has horn proidfd on tho second tloor and .': 1 4 S. Mi' hik'an st . is also beinsr made into a room for showing metcha nflis'-.

makif-r it a t hovouhly modern and' spai-jous furnituro store rankim?!

scale of

bureau of the Chamber of Commorro. following an enthuniastic meotinu' in tho Turkish room of the Oliver hotel Tuesday noon, visited tho plant of tho Central Union Teleprono company as quests of the local manager, K. T. llonds. The business mm were shown entirely through th plant xind the plan of consolidating with tho Hnnif Telephone company was described in detail. A. II. Heller, chairman of the Merchants' huroaii, spo.ikin for the business men. stated that be believed merchants coulfi more cheerfully put up with tho service dispen.-ed at the loral telephone plant, after actually witnessing the many difMcultios- at present facing tho Central Union management. I'lan for Iollar day tomcrow and for the exhibit of merchants at the (air. were d'eu.sed at the tneetincr. A now credit system soon to taken over l.y tiie business men's bureau vva also (,'one int considerable length.

FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR DOLLAR DAY The final preparations have been made and the merchants of the city are ready to receive crowds here

Thursday for Dollar day. The final I

be seen in tho show windows in the

flown town stores. Special art sets have been painted and selected stoek prepared for tho windows. This; part of the aovar.ee work has been carefully attenuVd to and it i? to!

I be one of tho features of the day. inj

many of the store?. ; Stock clerks have also been work-I ins on the bargain tables and ppe-) cial departments where bargains are

arranged them In dirrerent parts or( the store. The bargain table plani

has boon brought from larger cities by local merchants and has been adopted by the Ftores of the city. With a promise of better car and Interurban service and the cooperation of the merchants to make it a

big day for the people. Dollar day is;

sure to be a complete success if plans run as smoothly as they have been planned by the merchants.

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si:vin; MACH IN I' WKKK. Klectric sewing machine week is being celebrated by electrical stores of tho city this weok and store-s are

showing numerous models in this j lino of electrical equipment for the. household. Demonstrators have been working in the stores and are mak-,

ing an effort to boost the sales of this article in South ltend. and a big stock of machines have arrived to

hi'h in the equipment

.'.fores in South U nd. Tho firm h.n shown marked im

provement ami advancement since tho initial opening of the store at 11J i:. Jefferson blvd.. on March 10,; i:K. when the hrm started with .'tiiall capital but has steadily in-: creased in stock, finances and loca-' tion. j

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I tourhos h:iv.. t.fen mild.' in thp ex- H" ,ho r1'rs of Iocal Tom'

oi.n 1:11 wii.ii ori:v.

Tho Oliver theater lobby and au-i li'orium are being painted and re-1 decorated in preparation for tho, opening Saturday. A crew cf workits arc cleaning tho entire house and, tho theater is being Konorally freshned tip. ready for another season1 that Is expected to be one of the; biggest, in the history of the house j ;:cc orbing to a statement made by a local theatrical critic. i

ANFOIRD

Hand Mined Coal Direct from Mine to Consumer SANFORD COAL is produced near Santord, Indiana, on the C. C. C. & St. L. R.R., 375 feet below the surface, and is a pure, clean vein of coal, and can be shipped on direct route to South Bend, Indiana, at a very low freight rate. This coal is produced exclusively by hand-mining. If unable to use a full carload ask your neighbor to join with you and divide a carload. Write today for prices, freight rates and all particulars about" SANFORD COAL. Learn how vou can reduce vour high cost of heating for the coming winter. Reference any Bank in Terre Haute, Indiana. NEUTRAL COAL PRODUCERS CO. 610-611-612 Tribune Bldf Terre Haute, Indiana.

Mr. Coff E. Bean and Mr. P. Nut

Dollar Day Supreme at the Coffee Ranch

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INTERURBAN BAY

Clip the Coupon

Dollar Day Specials 8 7 ounce jars Jelly 24 boxes Matches 7 20c package Egg Noodles 9 15c pkgs. Ready Cut Macaroni 8 cans Early June Peas 9 No. 2 cans Tomatoes 10 No. 2 cans Red Beans 12 cans Tomato Soup 12 cans Hominy

THIS COUPON and $1.00 THIS COUPON and $1.00 BUYS . BUYS 14 cakes of American Fam- 6 large cans Armour's Yeriily Soap at Best Tomatoes at The Coffee Ranch. The Coffee Ranch. THIS COUPON and $1.00 THIS COUPON and $1.00 BUYS BUYS 5 cans Armour's Veri-Best Fancy Sifted liarly June ö one pound cans Salmon at P eaSril r. rr o i The Coffee Ranch. The Coffee Ranch. THIS COUPON and $1.00 THIS COUPON and $1.00 BUYS BUYS 8 No. 2 cans Armour's To- 10 No. 2 cans Armour's matoes at or anc Beans at The Coffee Ranch. The Coffee Ranch. THIS COUPON and $1.00 THIS COUPON and $1.00 BUYS BUYS 5 pints of Better Peanut 2y2 pounds Society Blend Butter, "made while you Coffee at w ait ' at Vn' n i The Coffee Ranch. I he Coffee Ranch. THIS COUPON and $1.00 THIS COUPON and $1.00 BUYS BUYS cans Fancy Sugar Corn at 4 large cans Apricot at The Coffee Ranch. The Coffee Ranch.

THE COFFEE RANCBB 133 N-Michigan s

Better Peanut Butter "Made while vou wait"

Fresh Roasted and Fresh Salted Peanuts

Selected Quality Coffees Blended and roasted in the store

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These and Hundreds of other Bargains Tomorrow Thursday at Brandon's

FANCY SILKS One big lot of fancy Silks, worth $1.50 to $2.00 per yard. Dollar Day

DRESS GOODS Wool Serges in black, navy, brown, preen or grey. Dollar Day, per yard

FANCY VOILES One tig lot of fancy Voiles and Batistes. Dollar Day, 4 yards for

WOOL PLAIDS New Wool Plaids for children's dres3es. For Dollar Day, 2 yards for

$1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00

LINEN TOWELING Unbleached Linen Toweling; regular 30c kind. g J Dollar Day, 5 yards for. ... $ I aUU OUTING FLANNEL

Outing Flannel in stripes and checks; regular (f d

4 I uu

APRON GINGHAMS Fancy check Apron Ginghams. Dollar Day, 5 yards for TABLE LINEN Mercerized Table Linen. Dollar Day, 2 yards for HUCK TOWELS Large Huck Towels. Dollar Day, 4 for TURKISH TOWELS Large Turkish Towels. Dollar Day, 4 for

$1.00

30c kind. Dollar Day, 5 yards for

FANCY GINGHAMS Fancy Dress Ginghams, in all colors; regular 30c kind. Dollar Day, 4 yards for HEAVY BLANKETS Heavy Cotton Blankets, Dollar Day,

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SHIRTWAISTS White and Colored Shirtwaists, voiles, organdies and batistes; wor th up to $3. Dollar Day. . . CHILDREN'S DRESSES Children's White Dresses, ages 2 to 6; regular $1.00 kind. Dollar Day. 2 for CHILDREN'S DRESSES Children's Dresses, ginghams and percales; ages 6 to 14; worth to $3. Dollar Day, each. . . .

$1.00

$1.00 $1.00 $L00 $1.00

SILK CAMISOLES Silk Camisoles, lace and ribbon trimmed, all sizes; $1.00 kind. Dollar Day, 2 for

NIGHT GOWNS Women's Night Gowns, lace and embroidery (f i ft f trimmed; regular $1.50 kind. Dollar Day I UU

ENVELOPE CHEMISE Women's Envelope Chemise in fine nainsook, lace trimmed; $1.50 kind. Dollar Day

MIDDY BLOUSES Middy Blouses, all white, or white with colored ( -4 AA collar and cuffs; up to $1.75 kind. Dollar Day. .4) 1 .UU RIBBONS Plain and fancy, in all wanted colors; regular (4 Cif 39c kind. Dollar Day, 3 yards for 4 I ,UU EMBROIDERIES New Embroideries in fine cambric. 9 inches 4 ff wide; worth 30c yard. Dollar Day. 4 yards for. . J) I .UU HANDKERCHIEFS

Women's fine cambric or part linen embroidered Handk

chiefs; regular i5c kind. Dollar Day,

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8 f

$1.00

-WATCH US GROW-

S. W. Corner Michigan Street and Jefferson Blvd.

SPECIAL Two regular .5 9c CM f rassieres for ....01! m3i

GREAT FALL SALE Begins Thursday, Aug. 21, for ten days. Open 8:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m., at M. Boorda's 817 S. Chapin St., corner Fisher. This sale will be the greatest South Bend ever had. I want you people to have confidence in this sale, and the only way you

will admit that this sale will be a big bargain ' event is by watching the prices as follows:

3.000 vards Gingham will be sold 6 yards for '. $1-00 500 Working Shirts. Lest quality, will be sold at 9c 500 Turkish Towels 4 for $1.00 500 yards Silk Poplin, best quality. 36 in. utde, all colors, will bi sold at ftHc 1.0'jO yards Taffeta and Messaline. best colors and quality, will be sold at S1.9H 3M0 pair Children's Overalls, sizes 2 to 13. will be sold at Wo 500 pair Killet Curtain?, regular price $1.00 and $5.0. will be sold at pair.. $3. 30 500 lied and Blue Handkerchiefs, large CITO V Ml be sold at 0p

2 00 Boys' Suits, sizes from 9 to IT, regular price $12.00, will be sold at Sfi.UH 100 Men's Suits. $30 and 5 4o values. : sale at $27.50 200 pair Hoys' Knee Pants, regular prire $1.75 and $2.00. will be sold at S1.O0 S00 Georgette Dresses, th latest style, regular prices $20 and $25, will o sold

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300 pounds 'loose Feath rs. pur" u h:t . !!. best quality, per pound S1..5S 300 pair Men's Working P..n!s. r ul.r prices $L'.5J and J 3 "". will b- ;it Sl.Hs

10i Coniff)rters. regii;nr ri s V'.'"' $7.0". will be sold at 50') yards Table Oilcloth, all ! r.. w sold !i t a vard . . .

öO'i yards Light and Oark ((0r-'l ' -..' - will be sold at a yard Men's Athletic Fnion Suits, nil s-;7-s ..: - i

fua!;lu will b s !! at l'oi Drfys Shirts. siz"-s from ! 4 '-3 t regular prices 52.r-', will bf sold at

at $15.00 ::00 Capes and Coats, regular prices $25 and $3 5, will be sold at 312.50 (Jeorpette and Crrpe de Chem; Waists, regular prices $6.00 and 7.00. will be sold at

Vow remember, vou know lust as well as we do that goods are going up. The reason for the advance i becau- ctt- n ai.-i ta

erial are being sent overseas. I want you to look into tho real facts and read over carefully th- prices. Now h tho only . h.r,. can save from 40 to 50 per cent by buying nov: and saving real money. Come and bring your friends and neighbor? to th:s si never were at our sales, bo so kind as to try our clearing sale. It will be for your interest and benefit to come to M7 S. ('haw -can take the Chapin or Sample car. It will bring you in front of the big sale. BLANKET SALE We bought out a job lot of blankets from a mill for the government and we have 500 Sample Blankets to diFpo th- ; r;72x4. We guarantee you that we can save you 50 cents on the $. This sale- will last f..r 10 days. It begins Thursday. Au;-. 2 1. -a. m. 300 MUX'S ;il.Y SWKATKIIS, IIKAVV SHAWL COLI.AKS. AT 9Sc. SAVE MONEY

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We Invite th public to come and Fee our Serge and Velvet Dresses that have the .suit effect, and see how easy $10.00 to $15.00 on every dress. Don't miss thi? opportunity.

817 SOUTH CHAPIN STREET.

M. B O O R D A 817 SOUTH CHAPIN STREET.

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SPECIALS FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AUG. 21, 22 AND 23. Sweet Pickles. 3 dozen -c Gallon Lemon Extract 1-0.0 Pineapple, No. 2 can 3dc Libby's Evaporated Milk ÖC Pie Filling, chocolate and lemon 2 3c Baking Powder, premium given 50c Sauerkraut, 2 cans 25c Breakfast Cocoa Soda Crackers, pound 1 c 1 ea. green or black, pound 65c up to $1.10 H. P. Sauce, large bottle 2 7c Coffee. 45c pound, 3 pounds $1.25 GRAND UNION TEA CO., "The Quality First Store." 1 12 E. Jefferson Blvd.

WASH SKIRTS Women's white or colored Wash Skirts; regu- -J ff lar $2.50 kind. Dollar Day' $ J .UU CORSETS One big lot Warner's Corsets; regular $1.50 A r r kind. Dollar Day 5 I -UU APRONS Women's large House Dress Aprons, in many styles, light

or aar colors; 5 1. DU kind. Dollar

BURSON HOSE Women's Burson Hose; regular or out sizes; black, white or balbriggan; 35c kind. Dollar Day, CiC 4 pair for 5) j .UU WOMEN'S HOSIERY Women's fine Lisle Hose, all colors; 50c kind, rf A ffS Dollar Day, 3 pair for 3 .UU CHILDREN'S HOs Children's black ribbed Cotton Hose; all sizes; ? -J rtrt regular 50c kind. Dollar Day, 3 pair for 4 I iUU WOMEN'S UNION SUITS Women's Silk Lisle Union Suits; all sizes; fl CXCh $1.50 kind. Dollar Day $ .UU WOMEN'S VESTS Women's Vests, low necks, no sleeves; regular A ftrt 19c kind. Dollar Day, 6 for $ I .UU

TAKE A FRIENDLY GRASP on that -xhlch pn -r.c best quality .t iv-.Tij Yrt?J ar.J i'T ';t;vr bakin.c. It's true e j :t -'.n.. - It crntaini nanire'5 r;;;:e.-, absolutely the lv-t .i:; j h.is nnz since prove:: ite'.: t I'e a family trier, i. .-W tVr vrr"cer. HODGES c INTOSH, Wholesale Distributors.

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