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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
7
A jobbing house offers remaining season wash goods with white grounds and large colored floral designs. The satin lace stripe runs lengthwise. Original wholesale price 374c a yard. Our June sale price 150 a yard.
Three cakes per box advertised at 25 cents for three boxes or a tea box.
A local shirt maker clears remaining stock from last season. Mens 75c to 1.25 dollar shirts in assorted sizes 14 1 4 to 17, with many soft shirts at 50c each. Other silk and wool blends priced from 98c to 2.50, including Manhattan and Columbia labels. Regulars in white and ner figures offered at 1.50 to 2.50.
The advertisement promotes carpet and curtain deals including 9x12 velvet rugs at 17.50, 9x12 Brussels rugs at 15.00, Electra Axminster 9x12 at 2500, 27x14 Axminster at 2.00, 36x72 Axminster at 3.50, and various Irish Point Nottingham lace curtains with prices per pair and yard.
The millinery department announces a June sale offering ladies pattern hats at a fraction of value. Hats priced originally at 14, 12.50, 9, 6, 5, 4 and 5 dollars will drop to 4, 3.50, 3, 0.50, 2 and as low as 1 dollar beginning next Saturday morning.
A large June clearance features deep discounts across men women and children shoes. Highlights include Ladies Patent Kid Oxfords 2.50 pair, Tan Oxfords 1.98 to 0.98, Ladies Slippers 0.75, Patent Tip Oxfords 1.00, Childrens Slippers 0.75, Misses Slippers 0.98, Boys Tan Oxfords 1.50, Mens Tan and Patent Oxfords 2.48 to 3.50, with other styles 1.50 to 5 a pair.
The store offers 6613 34 yards of Swiss Nainsook Cambric embroideries at wholesale prices. Earthquake in San Francisco altered destinies of goods, enabling this big lot to be sold at Ye to 53e per yard. Edgings and insertions in Swiss Nainsook Cambric and a few Sheer Batiste offered in narrow to wide widths. High quality embroideries with no cheap trash. prices may rise 20 percent next season.
Thousands of yards of thin wash goods offered at end of season prices by St. Louis dry goods houses. A cool spring prompts big markdowns on organdy lawns and organdies. Highlights include Pretty Sheer Lawns at 1 cent per yard, Organdy finished lawns at 10 to 25 cents, and Printed Organdies in pretty colors.
Seasonal fabrics arrive with long-ago contracts allowing savings now. 46 inch French Lawn options include 1¢ and 20¢ per yard varying by quality, 82 inch Persian Lawn 15 to 35 cents, and white dotted Swisses from 15 to 25 cents with higher prices listed.
Torn catalog note advertises tropical sailings woven fabric priced at 5 cents per yard during a June sale. It mentions damaged spots marked seconds and lists colors blue grey brown and green with a heavy weight weave and original price 15 cents.
An advertisement touts a silk sale with a range of colors and fabrics. White, navy, light blue and old produce silk priced at 40 or 50 cents per yard, with pink and blue options. Checks and stripes in fancy taffeta silks offered at 50 cents to 60 cents per yard. Black taffeta yard wide offered at $1 per yard.
A June sale features a counter of muslin undergarments including gowns skirts chemise corset covers and drawers that are mussed or soiled from display handling or windows. Items are heavily discounted with corset covers from 14¢ to 2.50 and gowns skirts and drawers priced from 25¢ to 4.00.
Fine silk umbrellas offered at $2.50 with $1.00 sale price per item. Natural Princess handles in navy garnet and green with borders or plain edges. White linen parasols priced from $1 to $2.50 in multiple styles and embroideries. June sale emphasis.
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