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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
3
Kremp and Plummer clothing and the Toggery Shop in Logansport auction off their stock at about 50 cents on the dollar. The sales will launch from Kokomo and Logansport with special prices across all clothing items as preparations close on Friday.
The ad proclaims a fierce pricing blitz driving to clear stock now with no mercy on prices. It promises new and more generous values in the second week and urges attendance tomorrow to avoid losing money in this epoch making event.
A list of textile prices and grades for yard wide muslin and related fabrics from several brands including Hope, Farmer, Lonsdale, Fruit, Amoskeag, Pepperell, and Canton Flannel. The ad promotes discounts and questions why pay more.
Store promotes deep price cuts across all coats and suits. Discounts reach from 3.95 on wool mixtures to 16 75 on satin lined coats with several lot groupings and caracul and broadcloth options featured. Numerous items show substantial markdowns from original prices.
Rich sale economies draw shoppers to dress goods with heavy discounts. 20 pieces all wool suiting at 29¢, 48 inch all wool breadcloth 9c, 46 inch herringbone dress goods 79¢, 36 inch black peau de soie 79c, boulevard velvets 69c to 88c, habitan watch silks 29c, and other fabrics offered at reduced prices for a year ahead purchase.
A catalog style list shows prices for fur scarfs muffs coats and waist goods. Items include sable coney scarfs brook mink scarfs and curly bearskin coats with multiple price points and table numbers indicating bulk lots and sale discounts.
Five skirt lots listed with regular values from 4.50 to 10.00 show reduced choice prices from 2.60 to 4.85. The ad promises stronger spending power during this bargain event, urging readers to take advantage of the sale.
Our Carpet and Rug Stocks must be reduced AT ONCE with record low prices. Scrim at 61¢ per yard, brass curtain poles at 2c, floor oil cloth 15c, silkeline 74¢, Roman stripe couch cover 58c, window shade 35¢, cottage carpet 18c, half wool ingrain 45¢, all wool ingrain 65¢, Brussels carpet 75¢, Axminster carpet 1.25, 36x72 Axminster rug 4.00, Wilton rug 9x12 24.75, lace curtains 39c to 95¢.
A sale lists cheap fabrics and notions including feather stitch braid patterns at 1c for four yards and 23c for six yards, pearl buttons in two dozen lots, brass and nursery pins, Buster Brown belts in multiple grades, Newport all wool shawls, corset covers, muslin drawers gowns skirts, flannelette underwear, outing gowns, short skirts, children's dresses, and wrappers with prices ranging from fractions of a cent to about $1.00, indicating a broad discount retail listing.
Auction style ads list coats by lot with price choices from kersey and wool blends. Bargains on sandals, shoes and muslin undergarments highlight deep discounts and cash savings. Store items include clotheslines, syringes, pots, bakeware and cleaning goods in a basement sale setting.
A dated catalog lists prices for prints, ginghams, percale, blankets and comfort items. Items include 7c standard fancy prints, 74c American indigo prints, 71c grey prints, 7c Turkey prints, zephyr gingham at 5c, and percale widths with prices, plus all wool and extra grade blankets with various cost figures.
Notice states the largest stock of monuments in Central Indiana at Joe R Myers Kokomo will be offered. Trustee O M Shirley of Jackson Township lists office days at his residence on Tuesday and at Galveston Drug Co drug store in Galveston Indiana on Fridays each week.
Fear Brothers advertise twenty years of experience in general auctioneering with scheduling available at Bates Drug Store 265 Main St and Fear Bros Route 2 Kokomo phone 1090. The notice lists upcoming trains and dates in Kokomo with connections to Tipton and transport times.
Customers are invited to buy a pound of Meteor Coffee at McCoy's for a chance to win a fancy coffee pot. The promotion emphasizes flavorful blends and a limited time offer to boost sales.
C F Thomas promotes farm loans of 50 000 Eastern Money at 5 percent and insurance from Home Aetna Phoenix National with 60 000 000 assets. Offers life and state company policies, real estate for sale, and rental services with houses and farms for sale across multiple acre tracts.
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