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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1890
Page
8
A local dress goods sale advertises heavy discounts on Henriettas, plaids, and silks with prices cut from 12c to 85c per yard. The store promotes finishing trims, a full silk stock, and marks an emphasis on quick purchases to clear out the line.
A local retailer touts a large dress trimmings stock with aggressive price cuts. Highlights include 15c to 25c red flannels, white wool from 20c, heavy red twill at 25c, and 5c cotton flannel. Specials compare favorably to higher prices elsewhere, urging quick purchase before winter and McKinley bill effects. The store promotes extensive ribbed vests, 50c undershirts, and a wide corset line from B. A Laspirite and Dr Warner models, boasting unmatched stock and low prices locally.
A. Mack and Co. invites readers to study a lengthy page, claiming the inducements offered are not everyday but may present themselves once in a lifetime. The notice frames the ad as a careful perusal to benefit the reader.
The Bee-Hive highlights big stock reductions to open next season with fresh goods. Ladies and kid shoes cut to one and two dollars, many $2.50 items to $2.00, with jackets and plush capes deeply discounted. Also domestic bargains include fabrics, towels, handkerchiefs and various textiles.
Advert says warm weather prompts a new plan to convert winter goods into cash. The retail emphasis is on moving stock quickly to avoid carrying any winter inventory at a loss. The speaker notes the strategy aims to promote profitable sale this morning.
A bold sales pledge proclaims sacrifice of profits to offer fresh seasonable goods at low prices with strict business integrity. The speaker emphasizes new merchandise, no baiting, no misrepresentation, and adherence to legitimate principles.
A late 19th century style shopping notice announces a wide linen and textile sale. It lists brown sheeting at 20 cents, best quality 25 cents, bleached sheeting at 24 to 27 cents, napkins 25 cents a dozen, damask at 2 to 2.50, and various household goods like towels, underwear, collars, and socks. The ad promises low prices, a large stock, and “Bee-Hive Prices” with mentions of blanket stock and price cuts, urging customers to come and price items to be convinced of sincerity.
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