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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1895
Page
3
Cheeves Bros and Company announce a fall price list featuring new merchandise and a grand millinery announcement. Mr Sam Houston leads the dress goods department and offers extensive fabrics with varied yard prices and a broad fall clothing line for youths and men.
A broad sale lists men and women’s fabrics and dress goods with prices. Items include black cheviots at 2 dollars per unit, gray satinet suits, Henrietta satins, taffeta moire, Hamilton mixtures, cashmeres, and broadcloths priced from 4 to 75 cents per yard. Also offered are silks, dress linings, crinolines, calicoes, ginghames, and waterproofs with varied yardage and wholesale-like discounts.
Hive claims leadership in clothing with cash purchases allowing underbuying and underselling. Lists wide range of boys and men's suits, shoes, and ladies footwear with prices, sizes, and stock numbers to attract customers.
A local department store promotes a broad men and women apparel sale led by gauze undershirts at 10 cents and deluxe white shirts. It touts heavy stockings, knit underwear, suspenders, neckwear, ladies dresses, and a large selection of corsets, night robes, drawers, and underskirts at deep discounts. Aimed at Cameron Milam County shoppers, it promises value and crowd appeal.
A promotional note asserts Staples does not sell at cost but guarantees great and glorious savings to customers and invites them to try the store.
A local outlet advertises a large stock of boys and men's pants with heavy discounts. It lists prices from 7 to 175 for cashmere and wool options, including 100 pairs of xatonets pants in Texas at 125 and 75 pairs of wool black cheviot pants at 15, claiming quality and quick movement.
The advertiser proclaims dominance in shoe pricing, claiming bulk buying shields them from seasonal shifts. They list varied Dongola and congress shoes with low unit prices and claim competitors seek higher rates for similar styles.
An old-time advertisement touts a range of men and boys Melton capes and hats at bargain prices. Featured items include Alpine hats at $10, black wide brim and railroad shapes from $1.25 to $2.60, and Royal Favorite and Cox brand hats emphasized as good value for the era.
An old time store features elastic items, pencils, soap, napkins, damask, table linen, bed comforts, blankets, trunks, mattings and cloth at deeply discounted prices. It urges customers to view the jewelry and children wraps, promising low cents and dollars per dozen or yard and special bundles.
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