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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
5
A retailer announces a January sale to clear overstocked goods with large price cuts. Items include Hamilton Prints, heavy outing flannel, waistings, and a broad footwear sale. Heavy discounts on Misses and children's shoes, men's shoes, with coats, fur wraps, shirts, undergarments, and children's suits offered at reduced prices.
The sale offers skirts in black and colors priced $3 to $10. During the nine day event, buying three skirts at once yields the cheapest one for 9 cents. Examples show 2 eight dollar skirts plus a seven fifty skirt totaling 16.09, or one six dollar skirt with two five dollar skirts totaling 11.09. Fewer than three skirts buys get four dollars off.
A nine day sale in the store offers deep discounts on silks dress goods and waistings. Every fourth yard of silk or dress goods is priced at 9 cents regardless of base price with items like 36 inch Black Peau de Soie silk at 2 and 1.50 per yard and 36 inch Black Taffeta at 1.50 1.25 and 1. A broad range from 25c to 1.50 per yard with the every fourth yard at 9 cents. Additional savings include 10 percent off underwear 15 percent off cotton blankets and 20 percent off woolen blankets.
Fine quality fabrics in best models with reduced prices. Regular 16 17 and 17 50 overcoats now 11 75 cash. Young Men and Boys overcoats also reduced from 6 00 to 7 00 to 3 95 cash. Broad assortment of styles and fabrics available.
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