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lftkai winwviivm tho battleship, which covered herself
OF OLD BATTLESHIP
Avlth glory nt tho battlo of Bantlago
July 8, 1808, la'of service to the country
H STRAWBRIDGE "6 CLOTHIER-
now oniy ns n target to sharpen the
"gunning eyes" of tho gunners of tho
navy. . .
Although nt tho time of tho Spanish
American War, tho battleship Massa
chusetts was 'considered tho peak of
perfection as n fighting ship, her scrv
ce'in, the world War was only ns a
training ship for navy recruits. Many
a gob and old salt will regret her passing
nftcr twenty-four yenrs of service. Tho
Massachusetts has been out of commis-
nlnn At T,j.Afrtin talfiml ntnfcn Mnroli
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l Massachusetts Will Bo Taken
.! to Florida to BoT.ari
Tomorrow, Friday The Second of Three Clover Days
got for Fleet
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE INAUGURATION OF
A General Reduction Sale
HAS HAD'
HEMIC
RECORD
'lOlft, since, which tlmd sho has been
1 dismantled or all her guns, super
structure and valuable fittings In making
her ready for tho Junk pllo.
Tho Massachusetts was built at
Crnmps' Shipyard In 1800. She Is of
10.000 tons and 344 feet lornr. When
In Many ;
Departments
All Things
Reduced
In All
Departments
Many Things
Reduced
; To ho bnttercd to pieces by guns
' mnnned by men of the nation sho once
'ielped to protect is the fnto nwaitlnjc
tl,e battleship Massachusetts, of,
Spanish war f army now lying Idle at tho
i Philadelphia "Navy Yard.
I Stripped of all her equipment and
J fittings, tho Massachusetts will Uo
.commissioned shn carried four Hilrtrnn.
mch guns, tho largest navy guns at
that time and eight eight-Inch guns.
of Unprecedented Magnitude
ucrsisiersnip. mo nnuiesnip inuiana,
also' A veteran of tho BpanlMi war, will
suffcrlthe same fate. Tho Indiana was
dismantled recently and sent to Chesa
peake bay to becomo a target for tho
Atlantic fleet gunners.
towed In a lew uoys to rcnsocoia, ma.,
to find a lasting berth In Davy Jones
Wvm3$s j ' iMi
gUf
October Sale
Marvelous Bargains
Used Player Pianos
IB
-
Friday
and
Saturday
LAST 2 DAYS
Open Friday Eve
ning Until 9 o'clock
VERYONE will
agree that selling
expenses arc re
duced to a mini
mum through
dealing direct with tho
manufacturer, thereby
eliminating the middle
man's profit.
mN buying from
Stqry & Clark
Piano Co-, you
deal with a man
ufacturer who
sells to the public direct.
We have been established
for 63 years, during
which time we have
manufactured over 260,
000 instruments.
Wtt manuiuciure uic
P.layer as well as
the Piano in our
o w n factories;
workmanship and
materials are the best
Building on a large scale
and always up to a high
standard, we produce the
greatest player - piano
value on the market. To
own one is to assure
yourself a pleasure de
rived only from an artis
tic instrument.
TT1 UR Factory - to -I
Home selling plan
j outlines the most
' direct route to
the consummation
of a Piano purchase, by
eliminating the middle
man and commission man
from the transaction.
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Wzxil every x iuuu
sold goes the
Story & Clark
guarantee which
is backed by
$3,000,000 and 63 years
of fair dealing direct
with tho public. We
guarantee satisfaction to
each customer, which is
the basis that this Arm
has been founded and
progressed on.
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88-notc Player, guaranteed,
shop worn, can't be told from
new. Bench, 18 rolls and delivery
5525
Used 88-note Plavcr. puaran.
tee"d, looks like new. Bench, 15
rolls and delivery.
495
Used 88-notc Player, full size
and guaranteed
rolls and delivery
QfJOC
Bench, 15 w.in.1
,jinn
Mahogany, 88-notc, used Play
er with Bench, 12 rolls and delivery
S315
Story & Clark Player
Philadelphia's Greatest Piano Value
Made possible only by our.FACTOItY-T.O-HOME policy
of distributing the Story & Clark Player Piano!
The great fundamental principle of modern progressive business
is to produce in such volume as to reduce cost; then to eliminate the
dealer and the middleman, and finally to take Its product direct from
Its factory into the homos of its patrons.
Our Guarantee Is the Strongest Ever Written
Dolt
This Week
Save $100 to $300
TERMS
AS
LOW AS
$3
PER
WEEK
A Liberal Allowance for Your "Silent" Piano
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1 105 CHESTNUT STREET
Open Friday Evenings Until 9 o'Clock
We prepared forthese three Cloyer-Days with more than a THOUSAND DIFFERENT LOTS of merchandise to be sold under the '
iamous rour-ieai uiover oigns ai iar oeiow me regular prices, many 01 wiese lots were in quantities sumcient ior xne tnree aays; some
will be sold out to-day; but' new lots are in reserve for to-morrow and Saturday, so that EVERY DEPARTMENT will have a wide variety
of Clpver Specials for each' day. The Clover Day reductions alone would insure a throng of enthusiastic shoppers to-morrow, but
In Addition to the Hundreds of Clover Specials There Will Be
Thousands of Different Things in the General Reduction Sale
In a number of Departments EVERYTHING is reduced in price, excepting a very few trade-marked articles which we always sell at
thegregular price. In all other Departments will be found, in addition to the Clover Specials, many things at substantial reductions. The
starting of this General Reduction Sale in combination with Clover Days makes the occasion one of unprecedented attractiveness.
We open wide the gates to the lower
price era for which nearly everybody seems
to be waiting, and which is NOW HERE, so
far as this Store is concerned though we
shall LOSE SEVERAL HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS in profits to which we are
justly entitled.
. The. Entire Stocksof
the Following Departments
At Reduced Prices
Buy freely now, all you need in the following lines, and
be assured that the prices represent actual reductions from
our own fair, moderate prices, all of which were based upon
cost to us.
In some of these lines there is not yet any reduction
in wholesale prices ; in others there has been some reduction
smce our stocks were bought; nevertheless we REDUCE
6yR PRICES NOW:
Our Entire Stock of Men's
Clothing Is Reduced
Every Suit and Every Overcoat Reduced
Including a Wonderful Lot of Men's (J9q
$45.00 to $60.00 Winter Overcoats j Py
Men's and Young Men's Ulsters, Ulsterettes, Chester
field and Form-fitting Overcoats, made to sell at $45.00 to
$60.00 now $29.00.
Our Entire Stock of Shoes for Men'
(ALSO MANY LOTS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN)
All Our Men's and Boys' Hats
Entire Stock of Boy?' Clothing
Our Entire Stock of Furniture
All Metal Bedsteads and Bedding
Entire Stock of Lace Curtains
Upholstery and Drapery Fabrics
Entire Stock of Silks Reduced
All Wool and Cotton Dress Goods
and Linings Reduced
Entire Stock of Rugs Reduced
and All Carpet and Linoleum
Our Entire Stock of Sheetings,
Muslins and Flannels Reduced
Truhlis, Leather Traveling Bags
A PARTIAL LIST OF THE CLOVER DAY SPECIALS
FABRICS, TRIMMINGS
40-inch Black Satin de Luxe now $3.00
40-Inch Black Satin dc Lyon now $5.(55
40-inch Black Satin Chaemeusc now $4.50
Extra-hcavy Black Crepe Meteor now $4.00
40-inch Printed Foulard Silks now $3.35
Metal Brocade Novelty Silks at Half Price
40-inch Sports Satins and Silks now $4.35
40-inch White "Caliot" Crepe $1.65
Crepe dc Chine, white and colors $2.35
Thousands of Silk Remnants Greatly Reduced
Imported Wool Homespuns now $4.00
51-inch Herringbone Cheviots $3.50
54-inch Broken Wool Plaids now $4.00
46-Inch Wool French Plaids now $4.50
42-inch Wool-mixed Plaids now $1.15
54-inch Black French Twill Serge $3.00
42-inch Black Wool Henrietta now S2.75
Remnants of Dress Goods Greatly Reduced
Printed Victorian Chintz now 32c
Gray Silk-and-Cotton Poplin now 68c
Pink Underwear Batiste now 45c
Plain Blue and Gray Chambray 15c
White Linenc Suiting now 45c
Imported White Organdie now $1.10
10-yard Pieces of Nainsook now $3.23 X"
Figured Venetian Coat Lining now $1.00
Damaskcttc Coat Lining now S2.00
Blue Trimming Fringe now 50c a yard
Fancy-edgo Taffeta Ribbon now 28c
Fine Colored Crepe Georgette now $1.23
Net Lace Edgings and Insertions 18c
Cotton Torchon Laces now 10c a yard
Petticoat Flouncings now 35c a yard
FOR WOMEN
Fur-collar Wool Velour Suits now $37.73
Button-trimmed Velour Suits now $36.00
Jersey Suits, plain and heather $23.50
New Serge Dresses, long tunic now $13.75
New Beaded Tricotine Dresses now $21.75
Jersey Dresses, embroidered $19.50
Silvertone Velour Coats, silk-lined $27.50
Fine Dark Wool Velour Coats now $33.50
Thirty.fivc Serge and Poplin Skirts $5.00
Voile, Lawn and Batiste Waists $1;85
Fine Voile and Batiste Waists now $2.83
Tailored Pongee Silk Waists now $2.85
White Georgette and China Silk Waists, $3.25
Alaska Fox Scarfs now $52.50, $60 and $70.00
Pntagoninn Fox Choker Scarfs now $23.50
Trimmed Ready-to-wear Hats now $3.50
Tailored Hatters Plush Sailors $4.95
Fancy Feathers and Wings 25c and 50c
Rumpled French and Philippine Underwear, in
broken sizes, at Great. Price Reductions
Odd Lots of House Dresses $1.50 to $3.95
Gingham and Chambray House Drcsses-$2.65
Colored Linene Smocks now $1.95
Odd Lots of well-known Corsets now S1.50
S. & C. Special and Warner Rust-Proof.
Hook-front and HooU-back Brassieres $2.00
Colored Taffeta Silk Petticoats $3.95
Satine and Cotton Petticoats $1.35
Extra-size Cotton Taffeta Petticoats $1.50
Cambric Petticoats now 95c to $1135
Wash Satin and Crepe de Chine Bodices 85c
Trimmed Nainsook Initialed Night Gowns, not
all initials $1.95
Warm Flannelette Petticoats $1.25
One-clasp Capcskin Gloves now $2.45
Two-clasp White Lambskin Gloves $1.75
Wnshablc Chamois Gloves now $2.00
Silk-lined Gr,ay Fabric Gloves 5iow 90c
Sample Lot of Marabou Capei now $6.73
Lace-trimmed Net Roll Collars now $1.00
Collars and Guimpcs, samples 15c to $2.00
Embroidered Mull Handkerchiefs 20c each
Embroidered Linen Handkerchiefs 23c each
Hemstitched Linen Handkerchiefs 30c each
Gray Switches and Transformations $4.25
Union Taffeta (silk-and-cotton) Umbrellas,
$4.25
Colored Silk Umbrellas, seconds now S4.25
Fleeced Cotton Union Suits now $1.65
Extrn bIics, now $1.85. White. Various shapes.
Band-top Ribbed Cotton Union Suits 75c
Low nock, no sleeves, tight or shell knees.
Medium-weight Cotton Union Suits $1.35
Extra sizes. $1 0B. Dutch neck, wlbow sleeves;
low neck short sleees, ankle length..
Ribbed Cotton Vests, lace-front 25c
Ribbed Cotton Vests, low neck, no sleeves, 30c
Also Bodices In extra sizes. ' Seconds.
Ribbed Cotton Vests, 50c; extra sizes 60c
Fleeced Ribbed Cotton Vests and Drawers, 75c
Extra sizes, 85c. Seconds. ,
Full-fashioned White Silk Stockings $1.33
Seconds,
Full-fashioned Silk Stockings, seconds $1.50
Burson Stockings, regular nnd extra sizes 39c
Dlack with unbleached soles. Seconds.
Full-fashioned Black Silk Stockings $1.75
Mercerized cotton tops and soles.
Black Ingrnin Silk Stockings $2.25
Full-fnshloned; cotton soles. Sizes 8Vs, 9, 9 4
Full-fashioned Silk Stockings-r-95c
Blnck. whlto nnd cordovan. Seconds
Bu'son Stockings, seconds now 45c
Black mercerized lisle
Silk Quilted Vests now $1.50
Wnrm Wool Scarfs now $5.00
Fine Shoes, in broken sizes now $5,90
Fine Black and Brown Shoes now $8.90
Pumps and Oxfords, broken sizes $3.p3
Various Smnrt New Pumps now $6.43
MISSES, CHILDREN
Misses' Winter Coats $22.50 nnd $29.50
Misses New Velour Winter Suits $37.50
Misses' New Dresses $17.75 and $21.50
Girls Cheviot and 2-tone coats, 10 to 16 $18.50
Girls Serge Coats, 6 to 12, reduced. $7.50, $10.75
New Plaid Qinghant Dresses. 6 to 14 years, $1.85
Girls Suede-cloth Tam o'Shanters $1.50
Rompers and Boys' Suits, 2 to 5 years--95c
Rumpled Dresses. 6 mos. to 2 yrs. $1.65 to 4.23
Rumpled White Dresses, 2 to 5 $1.50 to $6.00
Misses' White French Kid Gloves, 6 to 62, $2
Children's Knit Gloves 50c Gauntlets 75c
Children's Shnker-knit Sweaters now $6.35
Ribbed Cotton Stockings, seconds 25c
Black Stockings, fashioned feet, seconds 50c
Ribbed Mercerized Lisle Stockings, seconds, 39c
Children's Ribbed Cotton Wnlsts now 30c
Fleeced Vests and Pantalets, 4 to 16 50c & 60c
Drop-seat Sleeping Suits, 1 to 12 $1.15, $1.30
and $1.50, according to size
Misses' Black, White and Other Shoes $2.00
Children's Sturdy Brown Leather Shoes $3.35
Growing Girls' Dress Shoes now $4.33
MEN'S CLOTHING
In addition to our entire stock of Suits
and Overcoats marked at great reductions,
there nre the. following and other remark
able Clover Specials
Men's $70.00 to $90.00 Suits $49.00
Men's "Alco" Winter Suits $27.00
Hart, SchnlTner & Marx Suits, $33.50
Medium-weight Spring Suits $16.50
Men's Worsted Suite $37.50
Winter Overcoats, $25; Ulsters, $34.50
Leatherette Overcoats, half
price, $12.50
Autumn and Winter Suits, fo-measure $45.00
Soft Hats $2.35, $3.75 Caps $1.45
Cloth Hats $2.95 Derby Hats $4.65
Neckties 50c, 75c, 93c, $1.15, $1.50 and $1.85
Shirts $1.45, $1.63, $1.85, $2:00, $2.60, $3.23
Outing Flannel Pajamas $2.50
Night Shirts $1.85
Cotton Socks, black and colors 25c
Silk Socks (seconds), black nnd colors 45c
Black Cotton Socks (seconds), 3 pairs for 50c
Balbrlggan Shirts or Drawers (seconds) 85c
Natural Merino Union Suits $2.50
Natural Merino Shirts or Drawers (seconds),
$2
Initial Handkerchiefs (not all letters), 6 for
S1.25
Gray mocha Gloves now $3.50
Gray Suede Gloves now $1.50
Shoes $6.75, $9.45, $9.90 and $11.00
Tan Grain Brogue Oxfords $9.45
Men's Fitted Dressing Cases $3.95
MISCELLANEOUS
Fibre-covered Dress Trunks $22, $23 nnd $24
Fibre-covered Wardrobe Trunks $50.00
Baby Coaches, sharply reduced, $29.85 to $47.50
Sample Stroller Go-Carts $6.25 to $15.00
Baby Pens $4.00 White Enamel Cribs $10.00
Various Staple Articles Reduced
Lace-trimmed Scarfs now 75c nnd $1.00
"Adventures of a Brownie," illustrated 65c
"Derc Mnble," "That's Me All Over, Mable"
28c each
Ribbon Sautoirs, 50c, 73c Pearl Earrings, $1.00
Pearl Bead Necklaces $3
Novelty Bracelets 50c
Gold Cuff Buttons, $6 Gold-filled Bar Pins, 50c
Venetian Leather Strap Books $4.85
Purses 45c
Metal and Leather Photograph Frames Reduced
Peroxide Cream 19c Epsom Bath Salts 12c
Violet or Witch Hazel Soap, half price, 5c cake
Brown Cowhide Traveling Bags, 18-in., $10.50
Rexo Art Corners 8c Flash Lights $1.25
Dress Shields, 25c Bias Seam Tape, 12c to 18c
Black or White Basting Cotton, No. 40, 33$ doz.
Pearl Buttons 12c card Dress Forms-S$3.00
Stationery Cabinets now 60c
Correspondence Cards, white or tinted 28c
60 Sheets Paper, 48 Envelopes, boxed 68c
White or Tinted Stationery, 20c and 30c a box
Butterscotch Cnrnmpls .ISr Tollv Qirino-u t:o
Chocolate Nonpareils 68c Mint Patties 75c
bhcet Music 25c Dance Folios 50c
FOR THE HOME '
Ivory or Mnhogany-finish Enameled Beds, full
size, with springs $28.50
Two-part Felt Mattresses, roll edge $16.00
Feather Pillows now $5.25 n pair
Framed Mirrors, greatly reduced $1.50 to $125
Handsome Framed Pictures now $6.50
Tapestry Wall Papers 35c to 75c n piece
FlowcrevJ and Striped Bedroom Papers, 15c to
25c
White Scrim Curtains, 2'A yds $2.65 a pair
Casement Cloth 83c Piano Scarfs $3.00
Tapestry Couch Covers $7.50 Cretonne 65c
Ruffled Muslin Curtains, 2'4 yds $1.65 a pair
SILVER-PLATED Bread Trays, $3.25; Vege-
table Difhes, S10.00; Coffee Sets $15.00
Sterling Siher Dessert Forks $2.50 each
Table, Floor and Boudoir Lamps, samples,
about half price $2.25 to $62.50
Silk Lamp Shades, samples $2.25 to $50.00
Cut Glass Bonbon Dishes $1.10 Bowls $2.75
Light-cut Glass Celery Trays, $1.35 Vases. $1.35
Imported China Dinner Sets, 100-piece, $48.00
Jardinieres $6.00 Dinner Chimes $9.25
Teakettles $2.23 Oyster Fryers 60c
Aluminum Lipped Saucepans. 3-quart $1.05
Carpet Brooms 40c S. & C. Disinfectant 20c
White-Handle Steel Table Knives, $6.75 a dozen
Crepe Toilet Paper 12 rolls for 80c
Scrub Brushes 40c
FOR BOYS
I Cheviot Suits nt Hnlf Prlw S7.SA
Boys' Suits, 7 to 17 years $14.25
Jack O'Leather Suits now $16.75
JIart, Schaffncr & Marx Suits S25.30
Corduroy Suits (3 to 5 years) $3.95
Mackinaws $7.75 and $9.75
Winter Overcoats (11 to 17), $8.75, $15.75,
$19.75
Plush and Velvet Hats $1.95 nnd $2.95
Cloth Hots $1.25 Knit Caps 15c
BIourcs 60c nnd 95c Shirts 70c and $1.25
Outing Flannel Pnjamas $1.75
Boys' Sweaters $5.85 and $6.35
FLOOR COVERINGS
$113 to $165 Wilton Rugs, 9x12 feet $122.50
Royal Wilton Rugs. 9x12 feet $88.50
Roxbury Brussels Rugs, 9x12 feet $49.50
Axminster Rugs, 27x54 ins.. $4.25 and $6.25
3x6 feet. $7.85; 4.6x6, $12.50; 6x9, $27.50;
6.9x12. $35.00; 11.3x12, $59.50 nnd $69.50
Heovy Fibre Rugs, 9x12 feet $15.00
Wilton Velvet Carpet now $3.85 a yard
Chinese Mntting, full rolls $14.50 a roll
Inlaid Linoleum $2.25 and $2.70 a square vard
Printed Cork Linoleum 95c a square yard
In tho Lower-priced Department
Velvet Rugs. 9x12 feet $37.50
Axminster Rugs, 9x12 feet $44.50
Tnpcstry Brussels Rugs, 11.3x12 feet $12.50
Tapestry Brussels Hugs, 9x12 feet $15.00
Axminster Rugs. 11.3x13.6 feet $62.50
Tapestry Brussels Carpet 90c n yard
Rubber Door Mats now 50c each
Fibre Rugs, 3x6. $1.75; 27x60 Inches $1.50
Cork Linoleum Remnants 55c n square yard
FURNITURE Special lots of Dining
room, Living-room nnd Bedroom Suits, and
of Summer Furniture, reduced 30 per cent.
Odd Furniture Pieces at half price.
Used Pianos nt Remarkable Snings
New Player-Pianos, mahoganj $515.00
Slightly used Phonographs $15, $65, $80, $95
twiTand dolls
Sample Dolls, Ha'lf Price, some dressed, $2 to $9
Fine Imported Dolls, 12 sizes 85c to $8.90
Hallowe'en Suits $1.50 to $6.90 Masks 13c
Velocipedes, for boys and girls now $8.00
Mechanical Trnins. with Track $2.00 to $8.90
Kitchen Cabinet Tables $2.00
Horse Bikes $11.00 Bowling Alleys $1.50
Hair-covered Rocking Horses, convertible, $5.00
LINENSMDFURNISHINGS
Mercerized Dinner Cloths, 72x72 inches $3.00
Irish Linen Damask Cloths, 72x90 inches, $10.00
Irish Linen Nnpkins, 22-inch $11.50 a dozen
Cotton Huck Towels, hemstitched. 18x35 40c
Heaty Scotch Linen Toweling 45c a yard
Cambric Handkerchief Linen. 36-inch $2.25 yd.
Japanese Printed Bed Spreads, $9.00 and $10.00
Lace. trimmed Scarfs, 17x50 inches; imitation
filet 65c; imitation Cluny $1.00
Hemstitched Linen Bolster Throws $5.00
Cotton Blankets, white. 66x81 ins. $6.75 each
Wool-mixed Crib Blankets $7.65 n pair
Cotton Blankets in Indian designs $7.50 each
White Crochet Bed Spreads, 74x95 In. $4.00
Colored-stripe Bed Sprends, 72x98 in, $8.50
Bleached Muslin Sheets $2.35 nnd .$2.15
Blenched Muslin Pillow Cases 65c
Nainsook $6.50 n 12-yard piece
Unbleached Muslin, 36-inch 10c a yard
Bleached Gauze, 36-lnch 18c n yard
Quilted Nursery Padding $1.50 a yord
Quilted Tnble Pndding $2.40 a 'yard
Wool-mixed Shaker Flannel $1.45 a yard
Cream-white Flannel $1.35 a yard
Take Advantage of These Lowered Prices To-morrow
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