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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
5
The passage recalls historic 10c sales offered at regular intervals before World War I and inflation. It notes prices rose during the war, delaying a return, but now a new big 10c sale is planned. Shoppers are urged to check the list and be surprised at what a dime buys in this revival.
A Thursday June 15 sale features a wide array of household goods and garments priced at 10 cents each. Items include napkins plates cookware tools jewelry and fabrics with emphasis on durable kitchenware and clothing in limited quantities.
Saturday sale offers ladies light weight cotton gloves grey color at 10c per pair and a lot of 50 galvanized 10 quart size pairs guaranteed leak free. Men's supporters regular pad pattern 10c per pair. Leather shoe soles size men and boys 10c per pair. Table tumblers heavy polished glass 10c for 2. Ice tea tumblers 12 oz tall pattern 10c each. Fancy cut tumblers 10c each. Peroxide 802 bottle 10c each with screw top. Sale begins at 2 o'clock and runs until sold out.
On Monday June 13 the sale offers one lot of 60 aluminum 1 qt sauce pans 22 gauge metal with oval handles secured by three riv ets. Sale limited to one per customer and begins at 2 o clock on the above date.
A Tuesday sale offers fibre chairs from 12 to 16 inches at 10 cents each, lather cream in travel tubes at 10 cents, muslins and percale by the yard at 10 cents, and crash towling at 10 cents per yard. Enamel ware, dress ginghams, men’s socks, laces, embroideries, and miscellaneous items including pens, envelopes, pencils, and kitchen implements are offered at similar low prices. Limited quantities per customer.
A Friday ad lists assorted goods with prices, including curtain materials of mercerized marqusette and lace edge scrims in ivory, white, and ecru, offered at 25¢ per yard, starting 2 PM. Also advertised are nails brushes sewing oil cedar oil polish ammonia knives and tinware among many small household items with 10 to 25 cent pricing.
The notice states that special sale items will not be offered except on the exact day and hour specified. It adds that items cannot be laid away for customers and insists customers must be on the ground to purchase.
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