26 Jan 1890
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1890
Page
1
The notice touts affordable fabrics and garments from ladies shoes to silks, dress velvets, and lace dresses, claiming New York cost pricing. It highlights wide selections, discount pricing on buttons, patterns, and textiles, with dozens of named items and dealers in an era of aggressive bargains.
The listing details wide wares including 1 percent ladies cloaks, Directoire wraps, Newmarket and Rag-Jonas garments, and plush sacques at New York cost. Prices ranged from five to fifteen dollars with various trims, including silk braid and beaver garments, plus cashmere and cloth capes and jackets.
A local sale advertises curtains and lace at cut rates with many items listed including cashmere sweaters, embroidered cashmere shirts, breakfast shawls, and gossamer cloths. Prices shown include $243, 150 each for jerseys, 59 for cashmere shirts, and 45 for gossamer pieces, with coats and blouses priced prominently.
Detailed inventory entry lists underwear and related garments with prime cost values, including shirts, drawers, pantaloons, vests, and ribbed knit items. Mentions various prices, counts, and fabric types such as wool, cashmere, and Jersey knit, reflecting a 19th or early 20th century retail ledger.
Auction or sale notice for black and colored silks offered tomorrow at New York cost. Items include silk dress gros, black cashmere finished fabrics, and related silks with prices around $29,000 and $110. Details are irregular and partially garbled.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a discussion of money and costs in New York with references to stocard and silk fabrics. The readable text suggests economic concerns or price emphasis but lacks coherent events or names to establish a clear news item.
A large lot of one seal plush jackets offered at cost price of 759 dollars. A separate lot of Canideen sClonks available at cost price of 100 dollars. Absent further details, listing emphasizes discount bulk items for quick sale.
Auction-style notice lists cassimeres at yard sale pricing. Items include wool cassimeres at GOe per yard and fine cassimeres at Te. The lower-cost yarns and patterns are offered with large discounts, closing out at 23¢ per yard. Remarked as valuable fabrics with a 30 percent implied premium.
A fragmented ad copy promotes unlaundried shirts at bargain prices with references to a Park Tin guaranteed offer and a New York origin. It mentions men’s shirts, 2 months platting, and defects in seams and buttons, urging readers to buy with claimed guarantees.
Tomorrows sale offers 384nch Darby Wool Mia tunes at 10¢ yard and 2 000 yards of 40nch striped sik and wool Surt ings for early spung wear. Includes 36 inch Trreols at Me ward and Cadet Blue Henretta Cloths at 25e yard. Also 19 yard Sidehand Tadies and 23 pieces Surges goods at 1yara. 3,500 Rtemnants and Short Lengths of wool Dress Goods to be closed at batt cost.
The shop slashes prices on all flannels with colors white and red. Embroidered flannels and Tianusi skirts newly priced at cost. French flannels once seven cents cost price now offered at reduced rates. Stock from New York cleared at cost.
A notifier advertises remaining blankets of mixed condition from a 199 pack. Some are soiled, others worn, with a plan to alter them for sale. Prices quoted include 45 Gluldrons for Biderdawn Quilts sorted by color and 20c each for others, with differing worth.
Advertises spring stock of ladies undergarments in muslin at factory prices. Includes gowns with tucks and edging, corset covers, drawers, chemises, gowns, blouses, and corsets. Highlights pearl buttons, embroidery, and a wide range of sizes and styles, with prices around $1 to $2.
A large lot of fine silk unnibellas left over from the holiday trade now at rolledine prices.
An ad describes multiple lots of embroidery patterns and fabrics with varied yardages and prices. Lot 1 offers Centaima patterns at 5c each, Lot 26,000 yards of fine quality at 10c, and Lot 3 features an immense assortment valued at 350 and priced at 15¢ per yard. Named items include Centaima patterns and large yardage lots.
Linen stock must go with no object to us. One lot stamped Linen Crash at 3 jot Damask Towers. Red fringe woven borders worth 18c at 10c each. 56 inch bleached satin damask worth 45c cost 25c. Six quarter fine bleached Satin Damask Napkins worth 2 dollars at 61.25. Dozen quantities listed. 900 dozen Damask and Huck Towels at first cast. Entire stock of Table Cloths and Towels at first cost.
Spring 1890 catalog notes our Embroidery Department now completed with more dainty patterns and novelties. Expert designers have done well, Mr Maxwell imported samples, inviting customers to visit the department to view Renaissance era motifs and quaint designs.
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