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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1897
Page
2
We announce a full stock of shoes with up to 25 percent savings over rivals. The retailer touts cash payments, high-volume imports from Boston, avoidance of drum merchants, and Hart brand footwear as top value.
The store promotes the Thompsons Glove Fitting as the best corset line for the Southern trade with a full assortment from 50 cents to 1.50. Odd sizes from quit lines are offered at low prices. A complete range of notions is available including tins, needles, hooks and eyes, dress bindings, combs, brushes, kid curlers, and hair pins. Belts and new stylish collars and cuffs are in stock.
The millinery section boasts the newest hats selected by Miss Ed wards and Miss Simmons after a Toronto trip to New York markets. Their exclusive styles, plus low prices, aim to attract careful buyers with up-to-date fashions not found in local rivals.
A Jackson sale offers heavy discounts on silks dress goods and trimmings. Henrietta silks cottons and brocades reduce to 10c 50c 25c with many pieces below their usual prices. A broad selection includes ginghams velvets braids linings and gloves plus large stock of 4c to 20c remnants and 5c to 15c hosiery for ladies men and children.
A Jackson store advertises a clearance of cotton flannel remnants 8 to 10 yards long at value prices. New York mill muslin linen front shirts sell widely at 75 cents but are offered here for 50 cents from bankrupt stock. Also listed are negligee shirts at 25 to 100 cents and heavy undershirts at 50 cents.
Merchants claim talk costs nothing and customers must see jeans to trust low prices. Advertises jeans from 10¢ to 25¢ the yard, promising the lowest prices on denim as proof.
Classified listing advertises ribbed cotton under vests at 12 and 20 cents, heavy bleached at 50 cents, wool options at 75 cents and $1.00, plus childrens under vests at 25 cents and childrens union suits at 50 cents.
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