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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1910
Page
5
The New York Store announces a Friday start on July 29 to clear summer stock. Unseasonable May and June weather left shelves full, so cash payment preferred and no carryovers. Prices cut on dry goods clothing shoes millinery and menswear to below manufacturing cost. Remember time and place.
Beginning Friday July 29 customers can buy summer goods at cash only prices at the New York Store No 11 South Main Street Columbia Tennessee. The sale runs until all summer items are disposed of and shoppers are urged to bring their pocketbooks.
Dry goods sale item list with fabrics and varied “need the money” prices per yard. Items include Muslins, Domestic, Bleached Domestic, Apron Ginghams, Quilt Calico, Shirtings, Percales, Dressinghams, French Pereales, Linenes, and Cheviots, with prices ranging from 2c to 10c.
A local sale advertises discounted dress fabrics with per yard prices. Poplins in all colors, reg 25c, now 16c. Woolen Mohair Panama and Szcillians, reg 75c, now 39c. Black Mercerized Sateen, reg 15c, now 8 1/2c.
Advertisement details a lawn textile sale offering White Lawn at 9c per yard, 40 inches wide, and Batiste Lawn with Mercerized stripes and dots at 11.5c per yard. Mentions quantities and yard prices, typical of early 20th century shop notices.
Auction listing for Muslin underwear and ladies garments with lace embroidery and trims. Night gowns drawers underskirts and white pieces priced as “need the money,” showing low cash prices per lot or item. Includes lace trim, insertion, and matching pieces across several fabric types and qualities.
A list of lace and embroidery lots with need the money prices per yard. Val Laces at 5c and 7 1-2c qualities, Embroidery at 7 1-2c to 12 1-2c and 15c, Corset Cover Embroidery 50¢ quality at 19c per yard, Flouncing with insertion at 34c per yard.
Our millinery department in Maury County offers hats priced at 1.24 and 1.49 during a sale to clear stock. The sale features all hats previously marked 3, 4 and 5 dollars at sacrifice prices as the department needs the money.
One lot of ladies slippers and pumps with patent leather and vicis priced at 1.24 per pair. Other lots include ladies shoes 1.49 and up, men’s shoes 1.24 to 2.98 across various qualities, and children’s shoes 0.24 and up. Includes multiple boxes and styles.
A catalog item announces a need the money sale on ladies shirt waists with multiple lots. One lot of 75¢ waists priced at 44c, another lot of $1.50 and $2.50 waists with lace and embroidery priced at 94c, plus corsets at 50c and 75c quality priced at 4c.
One lot of Ladies Hose offered in black tan blue and pink 124c quality priced as need the money per pair 7c. One lot of Silk Lysle Hose at 50c quality with need the money price per pair 22c. One lot of Men's Socks in black and tan 12c quality with need the money price per pair. One lot of Men's Handkerchiefs 10c. One lot of Men's Suspenders at 15c quality with need the money price 9c. One lot of Men’s Suspenders at 25c and 35c quality with need the money price 19c.
A list itemizes men’s work shirts and laundryed shirts with quantities and price points. Each lot shows quality and a need the money price, including shirts at 85c, 50c, 39c and 49c, plus drawers with elastic at 34c.
A local sale lists multiple pants lots with need the money pricing per pair. Includes 39c for working pants, 98c for woolen varieties, 1.49 for cashmere pants, 1.98 for serge and worsted styles, and 3.98 for higher priced men’s pairs.
A sale advertises men and boys suits and pants at extreme discounts. Men s suits regular 7 50 priced 3 98 and 10 00 priced 6 49. Larger sets range 12 50 or 15 00 priced 9 80. Boys suits 2 00 priced 0 98 and 2 50 priced 1 49. Boys pants 50c 75c and 1 00 quality priced 19c and up.
The sale offers men and boys hats at reduced prices with multiple lots. Men’s hats of various qualities are advertised from 75c to $8.50, with need the money prices ranging from 49c to $1.98. Boys hats in 50c and 7c quality list 19c and up.
In a local sale values are listed for men’s underwear and shirts. One lot of men’s shirts and drawers offered at 35c per item, labeled as need the money price. Regular 50c quality items priced at 39c, described as need the money price.
A local ad lists skirts with need the money prices. Panama skirts priced at 2.24, Voices and Panamas in all colors at 2.98, and a $7.50 quality skirt with over skirt effect offered at 898.
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