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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1906
Page
3
A large factory remnants sale opens Tuesday September 4 offering many discounted odds and ends. Buyers are informed the market will close Tuesday night with substantial reductions and broad selection across miscellaneous merchandise.
Mill Ends are fabric pieces that fail length or have minor weave flaws yet are identical in quality to regular goods. They come from surplus loom production sold at loom cost, creating deep discounts. The sale touts fresh new stock bought as mill ends, offering prices far below typical store rates.
Remnants in men's furnishings include regular 500 quality ribbed underwear for 890 and extra cotton ribbed underwear for 486. A batch of 11 dozen men's 260 suspenders sells at 14 cents each. Red and blue handkerchiefs large size go for 40, gray or blue cotton knit hose for 4 cents, and black cotton hose at 10 cents.
Our entire stock of 270 suits goes on sale for seven days at Mill End Prices. Every man in Athena would dig up the small price if he could appreciate the value of this sale offer on dependable suits. Regular prices drop from 20 to 33 1/8 percent, giving a chance to buy a full suit at Mill End Prices.
Local store clears spring and summer stock with deep discounts on boys suits aged 4 to 17 and hats for men, boys, and children. Prices slash from regulars to 1.12 to 0.10 for select straw hats and half price on ladies millinery. Fall caps offered at 28 cents.
About 350 pairs of men and boys, ladies and children shoes offered at mill end prices. Odd lots include men work shoes regular 2.50 now 1.05 and men's dress shoes 3.00 now 2.25. Ladies oxfords and children's shoes priced as low as 1.58 to 2.25 in this sale.
Specials announce 125 pairs of large Cotton Blankets Rio size at Mill End Price 1.19 for large Comforta sets and 0.90 per pair for curtains. Also featuring ladies and children's underwear remnants from spring and summer stocks with notably reduced Mill End Sale prices.
A fragment lists fabric items with mill end prices including Indian Linen White Duck Fancy Voiles Dream Cloths organdiva Daisy Cloth Madras Cheviot Chambray and others. Prices range from low tens to hundreds in mill end sale promotion language.
A garbled advertisement lists cheap prices on notions and fabrics. It mentions 500 yards Valencia, sewing oil, writing tablets, pearl buttons, handkerchiefs, ribbons, mantles, and fancy merceries with end prices. The tone suggests a discount sale at Mill Had Prices and similar outlets.
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