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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
5
A long promotional piece describes preparations for a Mid-Summer Festival with new goods and bargain lots from spring stocks. It highlights hundreds of broken lots and remnants to be closed out at prices described as the lowest ever in the county, aided by shortages of summer stock and anticipated large crowds.
Our Festival Shoe Sale cuts prices on men women and children's footwear. Fine Oxfords drop 60 cents to 0.00 per pair on select ranges. discounts vary for $1.50 to $2.00 ranges and other lots. Some infant and ladies items sold as is with limited sizes.
A store promotion offers a 25 cent check valid during the mid summer sale. Shoppers can buy up to one dollar of goods excluding groceries and redeem the check in cash with the clerk. The offer runs until August 21, 1909 and is issued by Bruening Kerstner.
A store offers a single souvenir check per visit as thanks for attendance. Each day a new check can be obtained by endorsing it with your name on the back before use.
A catalog-like listing describes various ribbons offered at festival prices. Items include regular width ribbons at 20 cents per yard, good all silk ribbon in hair widths at 12 cents per yard, assorted colors in sizes 40 to 60, and silk ribbons in 5 7 9 12 widths with varied colors. Narrow ribbons by the bolt offered at 10 cents per bolt.
A single sale listing offers a lot of men's neckwear valued at up to 50e and festival price of 19 cents. Also advertised is one lot of men's link cuff buttons sold at 10 cents per pair and a carded four-button collar button set.
Three Toilets Soaps Ideal Buttermilk Soap come in a box with three wrapped cakes at festival price. Witch Hazel Soap offers three cakes per box for 10 cents. Lilac Belle Talcum Powder in oval can with sifting top priced at 9 cents per box.
Local store offers ginghams at 7 1-7e per yard and 9c for odd pieces. Bleached Domestic at 5e, canton flannel 12 1-2¢, and table oil cloth of best grade available in dark and light, all labeled Festival Price.
Summer wash goods and India linens offered at festival prices with several price points. India linen items priced at 5c 8c 10c 15c and 10c for higher tiers. All 15c 20c 25c summer goods discounted to 9c or 15c depending on item. Promotional emphasis highlights summer time sale across fabric lines.
The retailer announces a storewide straw hat sale with every straw hat reduced to fifty percent of its original price, advertised as a midseason cut to boost sales.
Local retailer advertises substantial discounts on men’s clothing. Suits priced asFestival Offers include ranges from $4 to $17.50 value items, with festival prices from $6.95 to $12.75. Includes men’s, boys’, and small boys’ suits and pants with notable savings.
Bargains on broken bolts and short lengths of wool dress fabrics. Some pieces fit skirts and waists, others suit full outfits. Mixed wool and cottons priced to clear, festival sale prices noted. Visit the dress goods counter to find high value at big bargain prices.
Storewide clearance on muslin and knit underwear with sizes varying by line. Bargains include ladies vests in multiple price points, children's muslin drawers, muslin skirts, silpover gowns, and petticoats in silk and taffeta finishes. Domestic sale focuses on value and assortment.
Practical handkerchiefs offered at low prices with linen and cambric options for ladies and men. Hemstitched borders on linen, woven borders on cambric, all white. ladies items 10c and 5c, men 1c, children 5c two for.
Silk selections offered at Festival Price with savings on 4 pieces of waist silk 19 inches wide in brown wis teria green stripe and blue white check and a range of fine messalines yard wide in multiple colors all at reduced Festival Prices.
The festival advertises economy on men’s wear including work shirts in blue gray and stripes in multiple sizes at Festival Prices. Blue bib overalls and balbriggan underwear are offered at reduced prices, plus underwear for men and boys at low Festival Prices.
During the midsummer Festival a notions stock offers rising discounts as you buy more. A dollar stretches further with deals like 60e belts at 26¢ and 10e ladies collars at an unspecified price. Various small items including belt pins hair pins and harps are listed with low prices.
Two large tables showcase 10 cent bargains while a third table offers 5 cent bargains. Shoppers flock for low prices on assorted goods, with signs highlighting price specials and daily deals. Regulars note heavy turnout as early birds snap up clearance items.
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