Boots and Shoes Must Go At Great Store Sale
Boots and shoes are being sold at deep discounts as the store marks down all goods to clear out inventory quickly. The message emphasizes urgent, no-waste sale to move every dollar’s worth of merchandise.
06 Feb 1891
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1891
Page
1
Boots and shoes are being sold at deep discounts as the store marks down all goods to clear out inventory quickly. The message emphasizes urgent, no-waste sale to move every dollar’s worth of merchandise.
Those seeking better grades will save on standard makes with at least 50 cents off 8 dollar items. Clergymen and merchants can secure special prices on 12 pair lots. Inducements abound to clear stock quickly as shipments stay in stock only a few months. Demand is lively and selections are good.
A Columbus notice urges customers to stock up before March 15 as White House Dry Goods offers fixed prices on shoes and linens for two years. It claims post departure prices will rise and compares current costs with earlier rates, promising no cheaper goods elsewhere and inviting shoppers to visit before leaving.
In Hazleton Pennsylvania a flooded mine shaft at Jeanesville operated by Hayden & Co. traps eight men who perish while rescuers work to pump out water. Brislin and several others escape as the 624 foot slope fills to the mouth and a crowd gathers in shock.
The Post reports a reciprocity treaty signed by Secretary Blaine and Brazil's Mendogea, approved by President Harrison. The accord cuts Brazil import duties on American farm and factory goods, raises sugar and coffee access to the U S, and aims to expand Brazilian sugar and U S exports over five years. It also lowers European competition on some goods.
Arkansas Treasurer Morrow refuses to pay state legislators due to no funds in the treasury. Governor Eagle asks county collectors to remit state money to support the General Assembly. Separately, snowstorms in West Virginia cause high livestock losses, with many sheep buried and later recovered. A Pennsylvania labor federation report cites resolutions from a recent semiannual meeting.
The Indiana Natural Gas Belt convened in Anderson with delegates from Marion Elwood Kokomo Hartford City Jonesboro Fairmount Dunkirk Alexandria and other towns. Officers elected include President J S Marina and Secretary W A D at Anderson on February 18 to curb waste and protect mutual interests of the belt.
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