The Best Goods Cut Down in Price to Nearly Nothing
A local sale slashes prices on a wide range of goods as merchants offer steep discounts. Shoppers browse shelves seeking bargains with limited stock and time to save during the price drop event.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1892
Page
7
Massive 1892 Fall Sale Highlights Deep Discounts Across Fabrics
A long list of drastic sale prices dominates a September 1892 advertisement detailing linings, linens, ginghams, lawns, prints, corsets, rugs, and blankets. It promises reduced prices on ladies wear, housewares, and textiles to clear space for fall goods, with dates and specific lot prices noted.
Special Notice to Normal Ladies Bargains in Handkerchiefs and Silks
A newspaper notice advertises a sale for Normal Ladies with special prices on embroidered silk handkerchiefs at 15 cents and folding fans, plus discounts on silks including a 22 inch black silk at 89 cents and various Faille silks for dresses and trimmings. It promotes Silk Suits, Fancy Waists, and trimming silks with reduced prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faille
Free copying and writing room offered to Normal students
The notice invites Normal students to call on us without purchase intent. In the rear of our room we provide materials for copying notes or writing letters, all free of charge.
Train schedule details for east and west lines
The timetable lists arrivals at specific times for trains 12 11 14 13 16 15 and 84 77 with routes between Eildon Eldon Muscatine and Davenport. It notes service levels: trains 13 14 stop at all stations while 11 12 stop only at Eldon Fairfield Washington Columbus Junction Muscatine. Routes via Kansas City for 11 12 and via St Joseph Leavenworth for 13 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eildon
Davenport
Eldon
Muscatine
Fairfield
Washington
Columbus Junction
Kansas City
St. Joseph and
Leavenworth
Items in Brief from the Packwood Tribune
The Packwood Tribune reports various local notes including suspension of publication, board of supervisors session start date, Denver excursion returns, evangelistic meetings by Harold E. Monser, and obituaries such as Thomas D. Ebert of Birmingham. Also covers camp meetings, new church labor, sermon topics, a diphtheria death in Des Moines township, a Chicago horse race, local apple gifts, a marriage in Walnut township, park band concert receipts, obituary notices, staff changes, a prohibition convention in Jefferson county, O Bryans Wichita nomination, an ad for Hot Springs Skin Salve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packwood Tribune
Board of Supervisors
Denver
The
Christian Church
Harold E. Monser
Thomas D. Ebert
Birmingham
Free Methodists
McLuick
Nebraska
Congregational Church
Bertha Marshall
Des Moines
Griffith Bros
Audrey
Garfield Park
Chicago
A. Wheat
Cedar Township
Tne
W. M. Clark
John B. Clark
Hightstown
N. J
Clark
New Jersey
Hattie Jordan
Park City
Utah
Jefferson County
Court House
Fairfield
W. A. Campbell
Ep. O’bryan
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Kansas
J. B. Bleakmore
O’ Bryan
Blanket Sale at Double Front August 18 and 19
FruIt and oysters offered at Lang's Restaurant. CusEB Cough Cure offered. one minute relief advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lang’s
Jeffer son County Normal marks growth and lectures
New enrollments and a strong teacher corps boost the Jeffer son County Normal now in session. Closing exercises slated for Saturday at the opera house. Prof Knoepfler and Prof Worman hold lectures drawing solid crowds and praise for educational value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the County Normal
Jefferson County Normal
Annie White
Laura Mahon
Jessie Hall
David Berrier
Jas. Bidwell
Mary Orr
W. B. Ireland
Nellie Fry
John Forman
Genevieve Maddox
Mattie Findley
Opera House
Worman
Knoepfler
Knoepffer
Round Table
Money invested in cyclopedias brings a double return
Canton Illinois schools superintendent C. M. Bartwell promotes buying cyclopedias as a good long term investment. The notice also advertises two day furniture blanket bargains on the 18th and 19th at J. C. Thorne's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Wm. Wilcox
Mason City
Cyclopedias
C. M. Bartwell
Canton
J. C. Thorne’s
Threshing season and local incidents in Salina
This week ends the thrashing in the Salina vicinity as early corn bids fall short. An excursion to Fort Madison included George Teeter. Theo Dixon and wife visited William Dunlap. A five year old boy broke his arm after falling from a horse. the Johnson family also faced a killed colt. Teeter found a long lost hatchet in the Abijah Edwards roof area. Charley Bates purchased the parsonage and plans repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
George Teeter
Fort Madison
Theo
Dixon
Fairfield
William Dunlap
Wm. Johnson
Johnson
Abijah Edwards
Mr.Teeter
Charley Bates
Electric Bitters Endorsements From Ida ville Residents
Wm. Timmons postmaster and John Leslie farmer along with J. W. Gardner hardware merchant of Ida ville Indiana praise Electric Bitters for kidney liver and general vitality. They report renewed strength better appetite and a “new lease on life.” Available at Geo. D. Clarke's drug store for 50 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Timmons
Idaville
Ind
John Leslie
Same Place
J. W. Gardner
Geo. D. Clarke
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