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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1905
Page
5
The notice urges shoppers to inspect the store’s fall goods price list. It argues prices are lower than any other Jefferson county store and invites customers to compare quality and value before deciding.
A long advertisement lists low prices on muslin cottons and linens, aprons and shirting, ticking and flannels, comfort prints and dress prints, and best Lonsdale cambric. It promotes table linens, towels, and linens including napkins, toweling, and linen cloths. It also showcases men’s and boys’ underwear, hosiery, wool and cotton blankets, and a large fall line of dress goods, suiting, coats, and children's coats with emphasis on discounts and pre price-rise stock.
Money saved when buying here with fleeced vests and pants offered at 23 to 35 cents per garment. Slightly damaged glove fitting fleeced sets sell at 45 cents. Fitwell wool underwear and seconds priced from 25 cents to 87 cents each, plus a full line of Ladies Union Suits up to 3 dollars per suit.
A local ad promotes children’s clothing including heavy fleeced shirts and pants at 25 cents for all sizes. It highlights heavy fleeced union suits described as very heavy with soft fleecing, priced at 390 per suit while stocks last. Also notes boys’ heavy shirts and drawers at 25 cents per garment across sizes.
Buying Silks here means dollars in your pockets. A complete line of fancy Silks for Suits. 16 yds. to pattern. Regular see Silk. Our special price, 39¢ per yd. 27 in. Suiting Silk at $1.00 per yd. 27 inch China Silk, all colors, 39¢ per yd. 27 inch guaranteed black Taf feta Silk, 79c per yd. 36 in. guaranteed $1.25 black Taffeta Silk, $1.00 per yd. 36 in. $1.50 black Peau de Soie Silk, $1.24 yd.
A sales pitch highlights 2 ply all wool carpets with a new line of patterns. It touts Union Carpets as heavy duty and low prices. The Granite Carpet is promoted at 35 and 25 cents per yard in diverse patterns. A sample line of Velvet Axminster and Brussels is said to be the largest in the city with better quality and lower prices.
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