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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
9
Bowers Brothers announce a thirteen day unloading sale of fifty thousand dollars worth of seasonable merchandise in Jackson. They promise to sacrifice stock to raise cash, with no charges during the sale and refunds or exchanges allowed, but no goods on approval.
In this department we feature everything new and up-to-date including Merry Widow hats. A fresh shipment arrives each week and prices save you 35 to 50 percent. Visit us to see the latest styles and styles.
Staple Dry Goods offers a large stock of domestics checks Cheviots bedticking stripes calicoes Ginghams at bargain prices. The store aims to turn merchandise into cash quickly with sale prices per yard for Lawn Calicoes 4 4 Bleached and 4 4 Unbleached Domestic at 5 cents. Everything in the staple line priced proportionally to move stock.
An old advertisement lists sale prices for textiles and small goods. Items include 10c Ladies Vests at 8c, Towels at 5c to 7c each, 20c Towels at 75c, Bleached Sheets at 47c, Baby Elite Shoe Polish bottles at 6c, School tablets at 3c each, and Embroideries and Laces from 3c per yard.
The store advertises the largest shoe stock in the city with a multi tier sale. Prices listed include 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 and additional figures 3.39 3.24 2.98 2.48 1.98 1.39 1.18 indicating extensive discounting across ladies footwear.
The line offers every fabric from delicate lawns to premium silks. Prices and details cannot be listed here but will be very low, described as the best slaughtering of prices in Jackson's history. Strong emphasis on wide range and unprecedented discounts.
A newspaper item lists discounted silk shirtwaists at 3.50 and 1.98, white lawn shirtwaists on sale from 3.50 down to 0.47, with multiple price points including 2.83 2.10 1.74 1.29 and 0.96. The ad presents a sequence of bold price drops for different fabric types and sizes.
Department reports heavy surplus and announces drastic price cuts to convert stock into cash. Clearout focuses on men’s apparel with reduced rates designed to move inventory quickly.
Overstocked stock forces drastic price cuts on men shirts from 29 cents to premium Wilson Bros. lines. Clearance sale targets guards and overstocked goods to move inventory.
Immense stock of men and boys hats in soft stiff and straw shapes. All new clean hats offered at aggressive prices to move inventory. Read these prices and see why the store needs the money.
Merchants invite all to visit during the event to cash in on low prices. The store is stocked from floor to ceiling with trunks suit cases traveling bags and telescopes. A vast range of items not listed in the ad awaits shoppers and promises extraordinary value. Purchases of many items for one dollar are highlighted as a limited time offer to raise immediate cash.
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