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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1905
Page
7
An extraordinary sale advertised for Saturday April 8, 1909 promises large crowds and heavy merchandise movement. Embroidery, ribbons, tafetta and satin silks, white goods, lawns, piques, and ginghams will be offered at bargain prices with extensive staff to handle shoppers.
The scrap pile holds about 50 men's suits at 2.50. Table 2 has 100 men suits sizes 34 to 44 once 7.50 to 10 now 4.75. Table 3 features 150 suits in 34 to 44 range once 10 to 15 now 7.50. At 10 o clock a Bargain Counter will feature 500 yards of bleaching at 10 yards for 25c with a one sale per customer rule.
Footwear sale offers extra specials on ladies oxfords and shoes with prices from 50c to 2.50. Oxfords in black tan patent and mistos styles listed, with bargains on 200 pairs formerly $1 and $2. Also mentions $1.75 and $2.50 lines and a $3 and $38.50 line for viewing.
At twelve o'clock a sale of table damask presents four lots with 50 yards each at various prices per yard and quantity limits. Lot one offers 50 yards at 1 per yard with a 3 yard maximum per customer. Lot two 50 yards at 500 per yard with 3 yard limit. Lot three 50 yards of 600 damask at 350 per yard with 3 yards per customer. Lot four 100 yards red and white damask at 250 per yard with 5 and 400 per yard limits. Also a lot of napkins and doilies included in the sale.
At one o clock a bargain counter offers about 600 yards of figured lawn at 100 for 10 yards bundled as a single sale to the customer. The offer emphasizes a strict price and a single sale event.
Furniture Department advertises deep discounts with cash and installment options. Suits priced from 15 dollars up, with five suits for 42.50 cash or 50 on time, and larger suits at 100 dollar value for 5 cash or 75 on time. Hat racks lounges tables beds dressers dining tables chairs rockers and mattresses also featured along with sewing machines in all grades.
A sale feature offers 18 dollar suits at 15, 12.50 suits at 12, and 10 dollar items. Boys suits from 8 to 16 years, hats from 1 to 2 dollars tabled at 50 cents, and 100 boys and children's caps at 10 cents. Men shirts direct from factory on sale, plus undergarments and draw ers advertised. Straw hats 10 to 50 cents, cottonades 12 cents per yard, work pants noted at 12 cents.
At 11 o clock a Bargain Counter sale offers about 600 yards of Checked Apron Ginghams at six yards for 150, with only one sale allowed per customer.
The store announces prices on ladies gauze vests at 4 to 15 cents, ready-made waists slightly shopworn at 150, ready-made skirts from 80 cents to 5.50, and cooking stoves from 8.50 to 40, plus groceries crockery and hardware, with about two hundred skirts available Saturday.
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