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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1891
Page
3
Hutchins Lincoln offers final chance on men boys and children clothing with half price cuts to clear stock. Men and Young Men suits are sold at broken prices while straw hats drop to 50 cents on the dollar. Annex Shoe Room reports strong sales and plans a fine stock of top quality footwear. tailoring remains active.
Local spot cash advertisement touts rope 180 feet at seven cents per foot, hay, tobacco from Bull's Head at 25 cents, fruit jars, caps, rubbers, and mowers. It sells flour by price not name, announces new dinner sets and crystal glassware, and promotes bicycles, tin ware, gasolene, and hammocks with wide discounts. Ball slated at Whitefield Corners on July 8.
A dense list of sale prices for hats fabrics clothing and household goods followed by community notices. Lost items such as a ladies black jacket and an elegant lap robe are advertised with rewards. Local meetings church events and business updates fill the page, including a fire department notice and bids for social events. A long stream of names and trades appears, with dozens of items from hats to furniture and household goods.
The advertisement promotes a one day Monday sale with vast reductions across fabrics and garments. It lists yardage and prices for challies, satins, linens, silks, dress goods, linings, stockings, corsets, and more, highlighting substantial savings and limited quantities. Special emphasis on 60 percent savings and early shopping.
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