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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
3
A distorted ad lists domestic fabrics and colors with sale prices and yardages. Items include calico at 3 1 2¢ per yard, sea island and crash toweling, fancy ginghams and percales, silkaline, flannel, and various ginghams. values marked down from regular prices.
Large stock of blankets offered with multiple items priced for quick sale. Grey homespun 14 at 96 cents, Polland white 11 4 at 89 cents, Alliance white 12 4 at 1.23, best value blankets at 1 75, Hollender white all wool extra good value at 5 50, plus 500 other kinds.
Retailer advertises unbeatable prices on men’s pants with multiple lot prices and sizes. Sale starts Saturday Nov. 21 and runs 20 days, with no charges or credit extended. customers urged to settle accounts promptly.
An retailer announces 75 000 dollars worth of new stock to be sold at steep discounts as he pivots to oversee the Georgia Southwestern Gulf Railroad project funded by four million dollars in bonds. He notes the railroad venture will consume his full time, forcing the closure of his mercantile business and an immediate market-wide clearance.
A dry goods store advertises a second floor Ladies Ready to Wear Department occupying 3500 square feet with a showroom larger than any in Southwest Georgia. It touts tailor made gowns skirts coats and lingerie reduced to less than cost of manufacture to clear stock within 66 days. First customers secure best selections before stock runs out.
Fleece lined velvet back shirts and drawers priced 85 cents per pair, medicated red flannel sets at 89 cents, laundried negligee shirts 60 to 75 cents, boys night shirts 45 cents, mens outing shirts 48 cents, best work shirts 48 cents, coat sweaters 50 cents, all displayed with plain white labels. See circulars for full price lists.
A sale lists Lot No 3 offering all suits with price range from 15.00 to 20.00. The catalog notes that early buyers secure the best selections.
Lot listings show Hodgman made rubberized silk automobile coats with sale prices from 9.89 to 14.99 for various garment lot sizes. Also listed are ladies short and long kimonas with quality pricing and sale figures in cents and dollars.
An advertising notice describes a sale of children and youth jackets and coats in multiple sizes. Prices range from about 9c to 5.29 with hundreds of garments marked down. Shoppers are urged to visit departments in two stores and request a circular if not received.
An advertisement touts overcoats and Ulsters with discounts from nine to fifteen dollars, including Cravenet and McIntosh brands. Lot 110 Cravenet coats priced 6.90 to 9.00, Lot 23 Cravenet valued 20.00 at 15.00, Lot 39 Ulsters 6.50 to 9.00 at 4.95, and several other lots with reduced prices. A closing line urges timely purchase to avoid illness.
A sale advertises BitIMote hunting coats at 1.50 to 1.99 each, knee pants in 30 and 40 inch sizes, all wool vests from 50 cents to 3.00, white vests at 95 cents, and union made overalls at various low prices. The offer emphasizes one uniform price across many items and highlights discounted regular prices.
An old style hosiery sale notice lists products for women men boys and children. Items include Georgia knit stockings 15¢ per pair two pairs for 50¢, boys seamless hose, ladies hose in multiple colors and qualities from 8¢ to 35¢, and gents half hose advertised at up to 15¢ or 25¢.
A local clothing dealer touts quality men’s suits, bundling seven to nine dollar ranges into two lots. Lot 1 offers all suits at five dollars each, while Lot 2 groups suits originally priced 13.50 to 15.00 and tagged at ten dollars.
A local sale offers boys overcoats in varied lots. Lot 1 includes nine coats priced to clear at 1.77 after cost 2.95, Lot 2 features 28 coats in multiple colors with value 4.50 to 5.50 offered at 3.39, and another selection of coats from 5.50 to 7.50 valued at 4.49. Early arrival urged due to limited quantities.
An advertisement outlines various ladies undergarments with embroidery and face trimming in multiple lots. Items include drawers, chemises, corset covers, nightgowns and underskirts with stated prices per piece or lot, signaling a sealed factory sale.
Confidence in superior workmanship drives shoppers to a sale of white, Madras, lawn, pique, lace waists and lingerie. Lot 1 45c. Lot 2 79c. Lot 4 1.19. Lot 6 1.39. Lot 8 2.39. Lot 9 0.99. Lot 11 3.99. Fifty more kinds marked down to sale price, descriptions limited but enticing.
A blocked marketplace ad promotes Smyrna rugs and coverings with reduced sale prices. 18x36 inch Smyrna rugs priced at 90c, 36x45 inch Smyrna rugs at 1.09, 3.66x12 foot pieces at 3.25, and Axminster rugs offered at discounted sale prices. The notice touts limited time and asks customers to visit as the sale opens.
Advertises a fall sale of boys knee pant suits in four lots. Lot 1 offers ages 4 to 14 with $1.76 to $2.50 values at 1.498. Lot 2 ages 4 to 14 at $2.48. Lot 3 ages 8 to 15 at $3.96. Lot 4 ages 8 to 16 at $4.98. Notes double and single breasted, fine tailoring and finish.
A fragment lists items with per unit pricing including Harvest King patent flour 24 lb sack at 5.50, water ground meal per bush, canned hams Star Brand, bacon 15 cents, Armour's dry salt meat 15 1/2, grits best per peck, Quaker Oat Meal 15 cent package, and an offer to bring it along for 20 pounds of sugar for one dollar. The text shows a mid‑sales catalog style with scattered values and promotional phrasing.
The sale begins Saturday November 21 and lasts twenty days. No goods charged or sent on approval. Indicted customers are asked to come in and settle their accounts.
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