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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1914
Page
3
A Monroe department store announces a ten day sale with sharp discounts across all twenty six departments. It promises unprecedented savings and urges customers to spend while prices are lower than ever, claiming phenomenal merchandising achievement by Lannans.
Large department reduces 25 percent on most garments with many items marked further. Silk hose, dresses for children, and skirts heavily discounted, plus a millinery department sale where every trimmed hat is halved. One line notes a 10 quarter Pepperel bleachedA sheeting special at 26 cents per yard.
A well known Kabo Corset sale offers a broken lot at exactly half its original value. Sizes and prices are uneven, but customers can buy bargains if their size is available. The sale promises significant discounts on corsets during the event.
Large selection of towels sheeting bed spreads with heavy Huck Towels priced at 83c per dozen and 15x35 towels. Pepperell sheets and pillow cases on sale at 69c and 12 1 2c respectively. Silk gloves 16-button in all colors 89c per pair. Umbrellas parasols 20 percent off from a top factory. Purses leather and mail priced 89c each.
Local sale offers house dresses kimonos slips gowns and waists with values from 59 cents to 1.98. Featured items include ginghams linens crepes and embroidery trimmed pieces, plus American Lady corsets at reduced ten day prices.
Bleached mercerized table damask sets offered at various prices. 27 inch and 72 inch damask with satin borders and figured patterns. Napkins available, including 15x15 mercerized napkins on sale. Special reductions apply to all napkins.
A local shop advertises 45 inch embroidered crepes and voiles in white or colored designs. Prices range from 65 cents to 1.75 per yard, with better grades heavily reduced. Sale emphasizes loss is gain and value costs nearby.
The ad promotes 16 button chamoi sette gloves in black white and chamois with sale price per pair at 42 cents. It boasts the largest city fan assortment with 25 percent off all fans during the June sale and linen initial handkerchiefs with sale price of 1 cent each.
A sale listing offers English long cloth 86 inches wide and assorted linens. Items include Indian linen, French lawn, Irish linen, and linen sheeting with various sale prices per yard or piece, plus embroidered pillow cases and gingham details.
An odd lot of fabrics and linens listed with sale prices per yard or piece. Items include 28-inch Persian lawn at 15 cents a yard, 36-inch Lonsdale cambric, 27-inch antiseptic Bird Eye at 1.10 for 10-yard piece, 70-inch organdy at 50 cents, 28-inch dress ginghams at 7 1/2 cents, and odd lots of voiles and colored linens offered at sale prices. BFO quantities and general discount notes accompany the list.
Ten day sale marks down ladies and children shoes with prices from 1.95 to 4.15. Featured styles include patent leather satin dull leathers Colonials pumps Spanish and Cuban heels with many dress and street shoe options and a boudoir house slipper line.
The department offers deep cuts on dress goods including Ratines Crepes Rice Cloths and Chiffon with many items under 1.00 a yard. Featured specials include 37c for 40 inch chiffons and 29c 24 inch Marquisette with other fabrics priced from 19c to 98c per yard depending on material.
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