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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1911
Page
8
The store pledges careful advertising and honest dealing with every customer. No tricks, equal treatment, and money back if desired. The rule is one price for all, kept as low as possible across the United States.
An advertisement highlights a large selection of handbags in colors black brown navy gray and purple. Styles include large corded bags with long cords and a variety of shapes. Prices start around 40 dollars.
A recent shipment features embroidered handkerchiefs from Ge to $1.00, claiming quality pure materials and long handles. The ad touts 1-8 witd 341 inch hems and urges shopper interest for school, everyday, and dress use with broad selection and bargain pricing.
Damask towels in red border offered in multiple sizes with hemmed edges. Prices range from 15k to 185 dollars, with large stock noted and delayed shipment indicated.
The readable fragments show an old style ad mentioning seven women’s shoes, a shoe sale at a shop, and references to children’s wear and ladies’ shoes. The text is garbled but preserves basic product categories and a retail context.
A local shop advertises outer garments and undergarments for all events. It claims New York style at lower prices with wool coats and dresses priced from six to twenty-five dollars. The store touts large South Alabama business, modest profits, and daily new arrivals to attract customers.
An assortment of dress fabrics and silks advertised with wide selections and low prices. Includes 58 inch wool dress flannel in multiple colors, manish serge options, massaline for waists, new changeable silks, black taffetas, jacquard silks, and blue, brown, navy shades. Highlighted values range from 26 to 58 inches, with special prices around 46 cents to 1.00 and a box of four-pair hosiery at 1.00.
A faded advertisement highlights calico prints in black and white and gray, brown hues, and blues. It touts yard wide Southern mill goods from Columbus and Hookford cotton, with prices claimed as never sold elsewhere for under ten cents. The note mentions house dress fabrics, morning gowns, and pillow covers still offered despite the rough OCR rendering.
A garbled textile note describes Kimona outfits in varied colors and styles including heavy wash, light and dark tones, and striped patterns. The text mentions four colorways and underpinnings but details are fragmented and unclear.
A reader notes 27 inch staple ginghams in red brown black and white checks sold without starch. She recalls paying a different price for the same fabric elsewhere and mentions a store comparison with the current supplier.
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