21 May 1893
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1893
Page
1
A sale listing details Misses gowns muslin drawers cambric corset covers and skirts in various sizes and fabrics including satin and brilliante with prices per item or per dozen. Items include corsets and shields offered in bulk with large sizes noted and mix of embroidery and ruffle trims for budget shoppers.
Local retailer promotes Eton suits and ladies shirt waists with aggressive pricing. Highlights include 190 navy, black, green and brown Eton suits in Seree and Hop Sacking, marked down from 15 to 30 dollars, with sale prices starting at 5 dollars and up to 12 50 a suit.
An OCR fragment lists items such as a white lawn shirt with embroidery trim and new red breast features, plus dozen ladies’ shirts with railed trims priced at four each. It also mentions a sniped Flanhel outing days this week.
Readers note a sale at Tartpur featuring High's Shoe Bargains with Ladies Oxtoids and Oxfords styled in Opera and Common Sense aesthetics. Prices listed around $1.50 for similar pairs, with others seeking the same.
A garbled listing describes various table damask fabrics and linen goods with odd spellings and prices. Items include Turkey-Red damask, satin spreads, towels, scarves, lap robes, and table covers offered in mixed quantities and unclear terms, with some prices stated as low as one end unit per yard.
About 500 drummers samples Lace and Fancy Silk Parasols and Sunshade by Hirsch & Bro. offered tomorrow at 59 cents on the dollar. Changeable silk parasols at 1.20 each, worth 3.00. Silk tatasols and assorted styles, all on sale. Text garbled but indicates a sale of parasols and umbrellas at steep discounts.
Fragmentary list of fabric prices and names. References to white goods at 121 percent and dotted Swiss at 2c per yard, Chett Check Namncooks at 10s and tomorrow at a penny per yard. Contains unclear proper nouns and placeholders.
A fragmented ad lists 2 000 pairs of ladies Oxfords in all styles reduced from 2 dollars for Monday and Tuesday at 3135 a pair. Infants red shoes at 50 cents per pair. Misses and children styles, with various prices, claim best value with boots and other footwear advertised under three dollars for adults and children alike.
Advertisement for gloves listing Navy Blue and Fancy Colored Kid Gloves at 1.90 a pair, undressed Mosq material. Tomorrow's sale features 60 dozen Ladies Pearl Gray 4-button Glace Kid Gloves with black stitching and buttons, priced at 2.00 but offered at 1.25 per pair.
An advertisement promotes 19 000 yards of short lengths from White India Linens at 5c per yard, with a claim of 34c elsewhere. The sale begins Monday with bold pricing across locations.
Large stock of new French Organs and French Ginghams offered at cut rates. Pineapple Tissues, Figured Sateens, Ginghams, Percales, and Toile du Nord Ginghams advertised with steep yard discounts. Monday sales event with many pieces and yard-wide goods highlighted.
An ad offers ladies and gents linen handkerchiefs in various borders and colors. Plain and colored stitched handkerchiefs, regular price 83e, to be sold Monday with a selection of white and colored embroideries.
A period sale list detailing department men s dress shirts fine ribband cuffs linen cuffs and collars. Items include dress shirts unlaundried undershirts suspenders and ladies ribbed garments with discounts quoted per garment or per dozen. Describes regular values versus sale prices for Monday only.
A sale ad offers a large assortment of Silks including 3 New Pink Silks and new striped figures with changeable glaces in all colors. A fine black pround China silk is offered at 1.25 per yard, with goods valued at 1 to 1.50 per yard.
The Carpet Department reports strong sales this past week for fine Axminster Velvets and Moquette Carpets with a 20 percent discount through the week. Highlights include $1.25 yard Moquette, 100 rolls Body Brussels at $1, 90 rolls Tapestry Brussels at 7.30, 290 yard Doulle Chenille Portieres at 3.98 per pair, Silklene Drapery 10c per yard, and lace curtains heavily discounted from $2–$7.50 to $1–$2.20 per pair.
A local retailer lists 400 dozen ladies hosiery in sizes to sell at Sort Oc. suzen, with black lisle hose and new Misses’ and children’s hose in tan blue cardinal and pink. Prices emphasize value per pair.
Limited sale announced for bleached goods priced at four pounds per lot. The notice indicates a controlled distribution with a defined selling period starting Monday at a specified yard.
Out of town customers can be supplied with these barging by writing immediately for anything advertise Satisfaction guaranteed in every instance.
Wholesale sale text offers garment quantities at reduced prices. Describes fabric lengths, yard prices from 1.50 to 5, novelty suits discounted from 15 to 10, and up to 33 to 20. Claims best warp weather materials in Atlanta and lists kid gloves and silk mitts at low prices.
No such grind stock has been shown in the southern states at the reduced prices we will offer this week. We are compelled to reduce stock now.
We offer best tapestry brassals at BSc. The host body brassela carpets two stores that can’t be sold elsewhere for less than 1.35. Moggetts with borders at 1, worth 1.50. This price includes making and finishing. Great bargains include mis fit brassals and ingrain carpets and rugs sold at first offer.
An imperfect OCR lists various ladies and gents garments with price figures and vague descriptions. Items include Swiss ribbed, English liste and silk vests, gents shirts in multiple styles, and test drill drawers, with prices ranging from 1c to 35c and up to 14c for other basics.
A dealer offers two sample lots of Japanese fans for ten cents each, and a larger batch valued at 96 cents discounted to 59 cents overall at 25 cents per item. The listing notes bulk pricing and individual item costs for quick sale.
Great offerings in China and Japanese Mattings. Jointless White Matting 40 yard rolls for 4 dollars. Fancy Mattings in go yard rolls 24.50. Also a big line of fine grade and novel patterns that must be sold. Half price will take them.
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