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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
3
A newspaper ad promotes men’s three piece suits coat vest and pants in woolen fabrics with fancy mixtures or solid colors. The ensemble is pitched as a value at 3.98 down from a typical 5.50 and contrasts with a 9.98 price in the sales copy.
Readable text notes a grand sale imploring customers to shop, with emphasis on quantities and urgency. The fragment presents promotional phrasing likely from a store advertisement seeking to clear inventory. No clear names, dates, or locations are identifiable.
We bought 1,482 pairs of boys shoes from the J. G. Hynds Shoe Factory which failed at 50 cents on the dollar. Prices offered are below half. Shoes priced at 2.50, 3.50, 4.00, 5.50 and hats including genuine Panama and yacht hats offered at sale prices like 5.00. Straw and Mexican hats also advertised.
In a local shoe sale several low cut styles are discounted with prices ranging from $1.89 to $3.39. The store notes these standard price shoes require special permission from Arnold Shoe Co to adjust the prices.
A brief classified listing for men’s innerwear presents 75e fancy undershirts or drawers. It advertises a selection of garments described as stylish and affordable for gentlemen seeking basic underclothing options.
A compact sale listing for clothing items including 86e lined wash knee pants and side white F. K. knee pants in all sizes priced at 31.25 and a note on men’s pants with black hose accessories.
Fine drop stitch hose and imported lisle hose advertised at low prices. Ladies vest sets offered at two for a small price, with a strict limit of three pairs per customer. Indicates a sale event emphasizing value and limited quantities.
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