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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
8
A sale listing 12 to 50 cent wash goods with reduced prices and discounts. 27 inch white goods up to 25 cents per yard, straw hats discounted, women’s tan oxfords and men’s work shirts on sale. Shoes close-out regardless of cost with several lots at reduced prices. Ends with 13 percent discount on all other oxfords.
A community sale runs July 10 to 24 with a vast array of items at reduced prices. Embroideries, underwear, sunbonnets, linens, towels, bed spreads, dresses, trimmings, corsets, and silks feature discounts up to 20 to 75 percent, with special prices on 1-2 price items and a large selection due to a backward spring.
A scanned grocery ad lists numerous sale prices for items including soap bars, breakfast foods, canned peas, water tumblers, fancy coffee, peaches, corn, and children's clothing. The readable items show multiple sale prices and unit descriptions though many words are garbled. Specific quantities and brands are inconsistently readable, but the overall note presents a mid century supermarket frontier sale sheet with frequent price markers.
Sale catalog lists ladies night gowns in crepe and muslin at 1.25 and 1.0 dollars, 60 cent values, children's gowns at 25 to 52 cents, princess slips 98 cents, combination suits 60 cents, drawers 25 to 35 cents, children's drawers 15 cents, corset covers 26 to 50 cents, all with sale prices. Multiple items show reduced prices and 190s-era pricing.
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