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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1875
Page
2
A bustling newspaper advertisement proclaims booming bargains and inducements for the million with bold phrases promising goods at low prices and wide sale offerings. The excerpt emphasizes mass affordability and eye catching sales language.
Prices for every customer stress of the times highlight vast discounts across fabrics and textiles. Calicoes 8 cents per yard, brown and bleached muslins 5 to 14 cents, ginghams 7 cents, linens and silks in broad ranges, dress goods and shawls priced to attract buyers, carpet warp at 29 cents per pound with 10 pounds for $2.90.
A local advertisement lists lined blouses and summer pants with prices from 35 to 75 cents and cassimere pants from 1.00 to 1.25. Spring suits start at 3.00, cassimere suits at 9.00, with fine French Worsted and custom made wear on sale. The seller claims prices are 20 percent lower than competing houses in Athens county.
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