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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1912
Page
6
A dubious circular touts a massive sale from Friday June 14 to 20 at a Laurel Mississippi building. It promises “untold bargains” and urges readers to bring the circular to verify listed prices and items described as high quality yet deeply discounted.
Fragmentary notice advertises a sale with promises of railroad fare reimbursement and money refunded if desired. It urges attendance despite garbled text and hints at conditions of sale.
Fragmentary text describes a railroad fare refund or reduction offer with implied payment terms. Mentions a purchase amount of 26.00 and a deadline likely in June, with references to an agent and sale. Details are incomplete and nonspecific.
A city department store proclaims an extensive shoe stock for men women and children with deep discounts. It advertises a vast range from slippers to boots including brands like Toots and Hankar Son and notes sale prices from 2.19 to 4.99 on numerous Oxfords sandals and dress shoes alongside ready to wear dresses and linen items with substantial markdowns.
In a district sale window misleading pricing shows women’s dresses and lingerie from Lucile brand and courtside items. Prices range from 6.98 to 25.00 with discounted tones on various gowns and nightwear.
Fragmented text shows garbled notes about prices and a company, with scattered phrases like latkes and brady oat, indicating a disrupted page segment with unclear context and no coherent event.
Local sale offers numerous children's colored dresses from 75c to 1.00, sizes 2 to 12 years, marked down to 49c. White dresses for todders priced around 85.00, half price sale listed. ladies waists also deeply discounted, with sailors and odd waists offered at reduced rates.
A department ad highlights mercerized dress goods in new season shades at sale prices well below 50c per yard. It features lisses and voiles, marquisettes, tabbies, colorados voiles with stripes, corduroys, tissues, silks and piques, all offered at substantial reductions. Large lots include silks, piques, and linens with sale prices listed in cents per yard.
A fragment notes a hosiery department feature promoting silk hose for women. The readable text mentions ladies and a display event, suggesting a special promotion or showcase in a department store.
One lot of laces and embroideries and assorted odds ends offered for sale. A variety of jellied cards and swill closeouts. odd laces and nets offered at low prices. Also a sale of mattings rugs and druggets at cost with details of yardage and item lots.
The piece advertises a millinery selection with Paris origins and aristocratic flair including trimmed and untrimmed hats, flowers, wings, and ostrich feathers. Prices range up to 35.00 with emphasis on elegance, quality, and value aimed at fashionable women seeking economical yet stylish options.
Local store advertises Petticoats and Muslin Underwear, with prices from $1.25 to $2.36. Promotes white muslin petticoats with deep flounces and embroidery, plus numerous styles of skirts and walking skirts, inviting inspection of over 50 patterns and latest fashions.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss white goods and fabrics like Ratine cloth, muslins, dims, and batistes. The text hints at a department lacking certainty about staffing and discounts in larger cities, noting a big sale in the department and potential trade impact.
A chaotic promotional snippet promises drastic bargains and a test of Elaine’s patience as a store prepares a Friday morning event. The message hints at a large sale with thousands of untold items and a rush to make purchases.
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