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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
2
The notice promotes a yearly Ames sale offering steep discounts across many lines. It highlights factory short lengths Calicos Dress Goods Carpets Silks odd lots of Clothing Shoes Hats and more with items closed out at half price or less. The ad touts vast bargains and invites new attendees to experience savings.
A local retailer advertises men’s worsted suits in plain and fancy silk lined styles with prices at 12.50 and 13.00. Loom end a listed at 7.95 with sale pricing noted.
Several hundred yards of dress goods and silks on sale. 58 inch suitings 65c and 39c. 50 inch mohair 65c. Skirtings $1.00 to $1.25 at sale, and large selection of $1.35 to $1.50 dress goods at 98c. Includes latest shades and weaves.
Silk fabrics on sale including taffeta silks at 1.00 and 1.25, 78 and 36 inches wide, peau de soie at 36 inches, best grade 50c wash silks in all colors, plaid waist silks, and related discount listings.
Fast selling hosiery and underwear items for ladies and children are advertised. Fleeced undergarments, wool blankets, ribbed underwear, and stocking caps are priced from 10 to 43 cents with several items under 50 cents, including 15 cent and 25 cent selections.
The ad advertises a large sale featuring handkerchiefs Hemstitched items and oilcloths. It touts bargains on pins corsets hooks and eyes and tape measures alongside assorted hats and combs. Numerous prices are listed in old fashion shop language inviting shoppers to shop early.
43 pairs Green-Wheeler and Loom-End ladies shoes priced at 3 and 2.50. 58 pairs of ladies shoes at 1.48. Small lots include 2.50 and 2.75 items. 4.00 shoes in pate gun metals and box cars. Boys shoes 1.75 to 2.00. Girls and boys shoes from 96 cents. All are new with no old stock.
A list of fabric and textiles with yardage and per yard prices. Items include Percales, Apron Ginghams, Outing fabrics, Shaker Flannel, White Daisy Cloth, Muslin, Bleached Muslin, Table Cloths, Mercerized Table Cloths, and Lace Curtains with specific price points and widths.
A fragmented classified style ad lists fur items at dramatically reduced prices including two fifty and nine fifty figures, suggesting heavy bargain markdowns though details are incomplete.
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