08 Oct 1896
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1896
Page
1
A local sale promotes a vast dress goods assortment from 40 to 50 inch widths. Prices feature 33c to 69c per yard on silks, meres, and wools, with a bold claim of the “grandest collection” in the area. Patterns, trimmings, and 10c patterns complete the lineup.
The Globe Store unveils new price cuts that rival retailers must match. Analysts note bold markdowns on popular apparel and home goods, signaling a price war that could reshape local shopping dynamics this season.
Lace Curtains selling at 75 cents per pair with cherry oak and walnut finishes. Langdon & Batchellors offer Thompson Glove Fitting Corsets the 100 dollar kind for 69 cents and Featherbone Corsets with a four week return-and-refund policy for satisfaction or money back.
New York buyer sourced jackets from a Broadway firm and offers 75 styles of jackets and capes. Capes from last season priced at 5.59 and 1.75, with quality soutache braid and beaded trimmings, plus capes from 95c to 1000. Shop early for a broad selection and low prices.
Notions merchandise list highlights low prices on envelopes paper and stationery. Includes needles writing paper pemb tablets pencils soaps gloves and leather goods with multiple items priced from a few cents to one dollar. Highlights include 50 envelopes for 5c 10c paper per pound and 75c to 1.00 gloves with French kid options.
Local ad notes blankets counter panes and house furnishings with underselling emphasis. Canvass trunks sized 35 inches available for 4.00 and 4.50 dollars. Shoppers urged to see them before buying.
Store promotes a large men’s youths and boys headwear section with the largest line of hats in the area. We secured hats and caps from a manufacturer at about half cost and offer bargains on boys caps from 10 to 50 cents and mens caps from 15 to 75 cents.
The Gotham Hats shop offers refunds if not satisfied and showcases Latest Style square top Alpines in new colors. Hats priced from 40c to 1.50 with rises for higher quality, featuring Late Colored Pearls and variations in browns and blacks. Each hat is warranted.
A Jackson advertisement proclaims a large stock of shoes from men’s brogans at 80c to ladies’ Polkas at 75c and up to 4.00. It lists brands Hathaway Soule Harringtons and Hamilton Brown, plus Good Year boots and Cordovans. Also advertised are flour, oats, tobacco, coffee, lard, ham, meat and groceries at lower-than-local-store prices.
The millinery announces unmatched styles with pattern hats copied by their modiste from a fashion center. The shop claims no competition in Jackson and notes the pattern hats originate from a September grand opening in an Eastern fashion metropolis.
The ad touts cheap cotton textiles from the south including yard wide heavy sheeting at 4 1/4 to 5 cents per yard and extra heavy Trion AAA at 4 3/4 cents. It mentions thirteen bales remaining and offers 10c drilling at 7 cents per yard, urging customers to hurry for low prices.
An old textile ad promotes ginghams in two grades with pricing 4c and 5c per yard, claiming better quality and a 10 yard minimum bundle to customers. It also notes a ticking fabric at 104¢ per yard.
A brief ad offers a limited sale on fam versus Southern Silks at 7c yd with emphasis on checking for the Southern Silks label to ensure authenticity. It lists Sea Island 4-4 at 6c, 4-3-4 at 4 1-4c, Canton Flannels 5c to 20c, Good Jeans 10c, Better 15c, and a 1 wool Jeans at 20c, noting value compared to higher prices elsewhere.
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