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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
2
The notice touts a warm thaw of prices with unprecedented discounts in this area. It markets a one time bargain event where the word hot signals substantial money saved, claiming unusually low prices across goods for shoppers.
A bankrupt mill sale offers Sea Island fabrics and ginghams in yard quantities. Items include 10 yards of various blends with prices from 35 to 95 cents per 10 yards, with limited customer quantities and bonus bargains promoted to draw shoppers.
A brisk sale notice lists various white goods and dress fabrics with sale prices. Mercerized white chiffon and waistings reduce from 40c to 35c and 12 1 2c, plus other linens and organdies at 5c to 19c. The text highlights bargain levels and fast colors across multiple fabric types and railled items.
Whitelawn long sleeves trimmed 50c reduced to 43c Lingerie waist trimmed back and front short sleeves cut from 4.00 to 2.99 Peter pan waists white and colored 1.00 now 89c Silk waists white and colored 5.00 now 3.99 Net waists silk lined 6.50 lowered to 4.99
Linen towels napkins sheets quilts and skirts are offered at deep discounts. Towels and napkins reduced to 49 cents a dozen and 24 cents each, sheets at half price, and skirts and voiles marked down to under five dollars. Silk peti coats also reduced from 5.50 to 4.49.
A list of ladies undergarments and gowns with hot sale prices. Items include muslin gowns 90c now 74c, embroidery gowns 1.75 now 1.39, chemises 1.35 now 99c, corset covers 30c now 24c, lace trimmed covers 50c now 44c, drawers 30c now 24c, lace or embroidery drawers 60c now 49c, skirts 1.00 now 74c, and embroidered skirts 2.00 now 1.79.
A varied sale list offers ladies shoes from 0.89 to 2.29 with many reductions including vici oxford styles and white canvas Blucher options. Men’s hose and children’s hosiery show steady bargain prices, with multiple color and size options and discounts on leather and gauze fabrics.
Catalog offers include Negligee shirts with attached cuffs at 49cts each, Negligee coat shirts from 98cts, polka dots to plain whites. Athletic shirts and drawers match at 98cts, Pepperell jean drawers 42cts, elastic seam overalls 95cts pair, engineer overalls 45cts, boys shirts 39cts each.
Hanan's latest styles include low shoes at 4.95 per pair and high shoes at 5.45 per pair. DeVee kid low shoes drop from 4.00 to 3.50, DeVee patent leather low shoes from 4.50 to 4.00. Men's tennis oxfords 60c to 50c, white oxfords 1.50 to 1.19, velvet slippers 0.60 to 0.54, patent leather pumps 1.50 to 0.49. Boys handmade leather low quarter shoes 2.00 to 3.00 per pair plus gun metal and tan options. Hot sale bargains through entire stock.
A catalog-style note lists children's footwear with various sizes and prices for ankle strap sandals vici Gibson ties tan Gibson ties barefoot sandals soft sole shoes and a job lot. It promises immense stock and very low prices, inviting readers to inspect.
High art two piece outing suits priced at 16.00 to 18.50 with options in black grey and blue. Strouse Bros hand tailored worsted options, Lot 2676 grey plaid double breasted outing suit 5.89 sale. A large assortment of 150 plus suits offered at 2.88 to 8.99 and a stem winding timeskeeping watch included with each suit.
Large stock of mens pants from 1.00 to 1.25 and cassimer pants 2.78 hot sale. Alpaca and serge coats priced below material cost. Assorted suits 4.50 now 3.79 and 2.59 now 1.59. Boys wash pants 15c. Belts collars and corsets discounted including American beauty corsets 1.00 down to 74c. Watches with boys suits over 3.00.
They arrive the day sale opens and will be low in price yet high in quality. A handsome line of black white and colored parasols will be on hand at hot sale prices.
Yard wide Taffeta Silk offered at 89 cents per yard with hot sale pricing for shirt waist silks at 49 to 50 cents and Japanese silks 27 inches wide at 43 to 50 cents. The wont break taffeta 18 inch wide drops from 50 cents to 41 cents per yard.
Four lots of embroideries offered at about half price with varied values. One lot at 5c and another at 9c, plus lace pieces 1 to 6 inches wide for a uniform 5 cents. Shirt waist patterns priced at 90c, with value up to 1.25.
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