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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
9
A Butler store advertises a vast dry goods selection including fancy lawns, dimities, chambray, mercerized fabrics, linens, damask, and table linen. It touts the greatest line of summer goods and lists numerous prices across textiles such as India linen, Nainsook, gutting, and toweling, aiming to attract casual shoppers with a broad assortment.
A miscellaneous sale list shows prices for lace curtains in several styles and widths, white spreads, muslin, sheeting, pillow tubing, ticking, carpet warp, and a range of ladies vests and gauze garments. Items include 4-yd fine Arabian curtains at 5.00, 42-inch pillow tubing 16, feather ticking 1.24, and ladies mercerized vests 24, reflecting a broad home textiles catalog.
An old newspaper ad promotes low prices on underskirts dress skirts rainwear and silk skirts. It lists items such as cravinet water proof skirts and taffeta silk options with prices from 1.73 to 12.50 and notes a large ribbon and ladies shirt waist selection with discounts on white waists and insertion trims.
A lucky purchase brings Zephry Ginghams 2000 to 2500 yards in short ends 10 to 20 yards each, priced at Te per yard. Also listed: assorted combs, corsets, brushes, powder, belt buckles, pins, pins, belts, hose support, scissors, rotary washing machines, and Warner's long waist corsets offered at closeout prices including a $3.50 item.
A dense list of fabric laces, embroideries, hats, shirts, undergarments, trunks, china, and tools is advertised with extensive price ranges. The sprawling catalog highlights fine Valenciennes laces, silverware, pocket knives, oiling garments, and hardware items, followed by a grocery pitch promoting New Era and Polar Bear flour.
An old ad lists refrigerators freezers and high grade polish at low prices. It touts a full line of tin ware and competitive Butler area pricing on stoves ranges and garden tools. It also details numerous women’s shoes Oxfords and sandals with marked sale prices and quantities.
Old fashioned catalog style lists muslin corset covers drawers night robes skirts and mittens gloves socks and hosiery with prices from 12c to $1.48. Emphasizes value and stock for men women and children with sizes and assorted colors offered at the Butler Cash Department Store.
A Southwest Missouri store workers advertise a sale with reduced prices on stoves ranging from five to ten dollars and a large line of furniture pieces including tables chairs beds dressers and bedroom sets. The ad touts major discounts on oak tables chairs beds and cocoons heavy yard wide fabrics and wool products also offered.
The largest line in town offers 75 carpet rolls to choose from with low Bates County prices. It urges shoppers to investigate before buying Floor Oilcloths and Linoleums at old prices bought before the advance.
The list catalogs miss shoes by style and price: 38 pairs Dongola shoes at 125 dollars, 43 pairs black and tans at 135 dollars, 27 pairs fine vici at 150 dollars, 73 Misses extension sole box calf dress shoes at 150 dollars, 48 pairs patent Oxfords with fancy stitching, 35 pairs fine kid Oxfords with fancy, and 25 dollar kid sandals.
A compact listing shows mens shoes described as good style with prices noted at $2.00 and $2.25, with adjusted values listed as $1.65 and $1.75 respectively.
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