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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
1
A store announces a January sale to clear stock before annual inventory. Every item gets at least a five percent cut with many items 10 to 25 percent off and some at half price. No goods will be charged during the sale while punch cards and presents are offered on every ten dollar card traded.
A small local ad describes a red tag sale on carpets with discounts of up to 20 percent on room size rugs and a large assortment of wool and wool blend carpets offered at reduced prices.
Inquiries ask for tag sale price on lace curtains and on matting. Mentions 10 percent off all trunks and suitcases and 10 percent off window shades. Notes linoleum 600c or 6ec, records at 30 35c and 5 6e, with 20 5c extra when playing a record.
Auction note for a single lot of missies and children's shoes marked at red tag sale price. Items described as five dress shoes off. Includes footwear in various sizes for girls and women. Conducted as a compact sale at a local shop display.
ADVERTISEMENT notes bargains on rubber Artics and cloth boats with prices around 1.75 for men and 1.50 for cloth styles. Includes ladies and misses footwear with reduced tags, sale items labeled as hot deals and seasonal discounts.
A newspaper ad lists bulk prices for flannelettes 12c and 15 20 25c, dark plaid suitings, linen suitings at 15 20 35c, scrim 7c, comfort calico 4c 5c, Aaron Gingham 3c, blackout 4c, quilt lining 4 1/2c, plain calico 4 1/2c, and heavy cloth for boys suits marked 39c down from 65c. Process highlights include multiple yardage and discount notes.
Remnants of plaid coat material 30 inch wide with discounts and bulk lots. Black silk remnants, ladies purses at half price, ribbed 25¢ tops, wool hose, and pillow top covers on sale. Union suits in multiple sizes and prices, ladies vests and pants reduced, children's toques 50e, seconds graded.
A local retailer advertises a red tag sale offering a straight ten percent discount on all men and boys underwear. Prices include 45¢ for fleece undershirts and multiple sample undershirts ranging from 20¢ to 1.50, with emphasis on wool and ribbed wool options.
A red tag sale offers twenty percent off all coat sweaters in every size. Every regular style sweater, from the cheapest to the finest, is half price.
Classified listing advertises shirts in samples with prices from 69 cents to 2 dollars. Mentions fine wool shirts with collars, regular prices up to 2.50 dollars and outing night shirts at 1 dollar quality reduced to 69 cents.
Red tag sale on caps features men’s satin-lined winter caps with pull downs priced at 1 and 1.25 dollars, 75 cent quality. Lot includes boys and children caps with sale figures of 69, 49, and 29 cents.
A reader notes several reference books valued at $10 each available in the iF uF sale. The item list emphasizes affordable volumes and a limited time offer to acquire these works.
The advertisement announces a red tag sale with 10 percent off many items not exempt by specials. It lists hats gloves shirts underwear duck coats overalls jackets neck wear collars cardigan jackets mufflers boys rhuee pants fancy vests socks suspenders watches clocks and all jewelry items.
A local sale cuts prices on new fall overcoats and raincoats for men, with the best stock featured at reduced rates. Qualities range from 16 to 18 dollars down to 12 95 and 13 50, with boys coats also subject to the reductions.
A local retailer offers a three lot division of men’s suits. Lot 1 features new fall and winter suits priced 10 to 20 dollars with a 20 percent discount. Lot 2 lists suits from 12.95 to 18 dollars with various discounts and Lot 3 includes odd and carried over stock from 10 to 15 dollars sold at half price.
Test sale listing advertises 500 pairs of dress pants with prices ranging from 1.45 to 5.00 across various quality lines. Includes mentions of suits, cords, and job pants with reduced tags.
A local department store advertises a red tag sale on boys suits with pricing ladder from $6.00 knee pant suits down to $1.95 and several intermediate reductions. The promo emphasizes substantial savings across multiple sizes.
Salem grocery advertises sale prices on staples like sugar 20 pounds for 1 and 22 pounds light brown sugar for 1, Indian Creek Tomatoes, corn, molasses and coffee. It also lists discounts on Crockery, Tinware, Chinaware, Glassware, Wash Boards and Cutlery including Rogers Bros. 1847 and Oneida cutlery.
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