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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1901
Page
8
A damaged listing shows Wien's Clothing advertising a broad array of fabrics and garments including Fanney Cassimeres, Unfinished Worsteds, and Cheviots in display. It cites varied prices and quantities with many markdowns and proportionate reductions across multiple lots and items.
Ad text advertises discounted overcoats with prices around 6 50 and 4 69 per thousand, mentioning various line items and broken phrases. The snippet implies a sale emphasis and wholesale pricing but is garbled and partially unreadable.
A local ad promotes boys suits at steep discounts with 150 suits in stock and prices as low as 39 cents for knee pants and 69 cents for jeans. It highlights 100 pairs of all wool cassimere pants from Tennessee Woolen Mills at 129, plus 83 cent stiff colored bosom shirts and other items priced well below regular value.
Budget sale ad notes 25 dot fleece line shirts and drawers at 19 cents each. Ten dozen heavy fleece lined items offered at 39 cents, down from 50 cents. Higher quality options described as better ones at similar reductions.
A catalog of linens and flannels with multiple 64 inch bleached table linens in various quality grades and prices in ets. Also lists red table linen 19 ets Huck Towels 18x30 and Damask Towels with related pricing. White flannels priced similarly for comparison across items.
Advertised corsets including $1 Kabo and SY cent items, 81 to 150 quality, offered in a single lot and priced to clear. Trade terms suggest bulk sale of standard makes at a discount, with emphasis on value and range.
Our department reports phenomenal opening sales and a flood of new goods arriving by express. Hundreds of cases of shapes and materials arrive to accompany the sale with greatly reduced cash prices. Fresh fetching fashions, prices and styles appeal to all, with special quotations on 100 pieces at 150 units etc.
Special offer of 25 dozen fancy embroidered ladies handkerchiefs priced at 1.24 dollars per dozen invites buyers to see the display and purchase.
A brisk catalog note showcases seasonable silk garments described as appealing wristwear and bean garments with the best ideas of the season expressed in type. The item highlights quick sale and low prices for the period.
An advert proclaims a new fur department offering best possible values at very low prices. It asserts strict standards to avoid trashy fur and promises undoubted value, aiming to attract customers with quality assurance.
The Fabrics are the Autumn's best with strong values and low prices. Bargains like 25, 20, 818 50, B16 50, 15k down to 5 are advertised as reduced. Readers are invited to draw their own conclusions from the presented facts.
A local advertiser touts 100 hats in light and medium colors with new shapes. Regular price $2.50, sale price $1.49. Limited stock emphasizes value.
Frigid weather prompts a bargain clinic offer with a range of blankets and quilts advertised at reduced prices. The copy lists white red and grey blankets, quilts, and several price points, promoting lower regular costs and better quality options.
A catalog notes multiple lots of ladies underwear and children’s wear with specific per garment prices. Included are fleece lined, wool mixed, and wool in grey and white items, plus union suits for children and misses at reduced rates.
A department store advertises deep discounts on fabric and textiles. 20,000 yards of standard calicoes at 44 cents per yard, bleaching and unbleached linens at 19 to 22 cents, various patterns and widths, including 60 inch repellent cloth and Persian patterns, with prices stated per yard and by piece.
All standard lines once sold for years are now reduced with guarantees. French kid gloves drop to 83 cents and 1 25 branded varieties down to 0 7. A $150 grade now sells for 1 29. A lot of twenty dozen black and colored kid gloves offered at 65 cents per pair.
Silks advertised as rich and lustrous with bargains on 50 shades Guaranteed Taffetas and Black Taffeta at 73 cents. Corduroy silks in new shades at 79 cents and one line Taffeta silk black at 39 cents. 40 pieces black silk and satin brocades for waist and skirts offered at 75 cents.
Prominent sale highlights across broad cloth and satin Venetian fabrics with wide color ranges. Items include 54 inch broad cloth at 79 cents regular 125 quality, 50 inch Imperial serge at 98 cents, satin flonish broad cloth 54 inches at 33, and numerous 40 to 46 inch pieces with prices from 39 to 79 cents. Multiple velours, waist cloths, and novelty stripes offered.
An old ad lists ladies and misses hose in black nose and wool and cotton blends. Prices include 8 ets per pair, 20 ets per pair, 15 cents for 25 ets, and 19 cents for 25 ets in both wool and cotton. Italian red rubian dye noted as fast color.
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