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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
3
Begins Saturday January 1 ends Saturday January 25 two weeks of bargain selling to clear fall and winter stock for spring lines. Customers will find prices that let them prepare for a year, with new lots replenished daily from reserve and regular stocks. The sale promises rich values on the final day as on the first.
A local retailer announces drastic price reductions on wool dress goods to spur two weeks of unprecedented selling. Prices have been marked down to their lowest possible level to attract shoppers and move inventory quickly.
Price notes show wool blankets priced at 4.25, 6.35, and 4.75 dollars and a 3.35 dollar wool blanket. Cotton blankets are mentioned with a down to phrase, indicating sale or reduced stock.
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