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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
3
Lannans announces a ten day sale promising the greatest savings in Monroe with price cuts across twenty six departments. Goods are marked at reduction figures regardless of original cost or profits. The retailer aims to prove the most phenomenal merchandising feat in the city.
Large department reduces most garments by 25 percent or more with plain mark prices. Lace hose drops to 15 cents a pair, silk hose from 89 cents to under a dollar, and skirts in gray tan Copenhagen Navy black and checks priced around 2.50 to 5.00. Includes black moire and black taffeta skirts offering notable bargains.
Local sale offers Kabo Corsets with broken sizes and prices cut to half. Items range from 1.00 value at 0.50 to 4.50 value at 1.75, with varying original values and sale prices. If your size is available, expect a great bargain.
Extra heavy Huck Towels and Turkish towels present at bargain sale prices. Pepperell sheets and pillowcases marked down, with hemstitched and crochet details. Silk gloves, umbrellas, parasols, purses, and leather goods bundled as a value-filled sale from a top factory. Savings announced with reduced pricing across items and sizes.
Large assortment of house dresses kimonos and gowns with sale prices from 49c to 1.98. Ginghams linens crepes and embroidered trims featured. Princess slips muslin gowns and waist assortment offered with reductions plus American Lady Corsets and ladies union suits on special sale.
Prices for table damask 58 to 72 inches bleached mercerized and plain satin borders. Damasks and napkins offered with sale prices per dozen and special napkin sets. Also large assortment of fans with 25 percent off. ladies linen initial handkerchiefs and chamoi seille gloves at reduced prices.
Colorful embroidered crepes and voiles offered in white and colored designs. Prices deeply reduced to clear stock with yard sale offers at 69c to $1.29 per yard and various value grades discounted.
Readable shop ad lists first floor fabric bargains with 28 to 90 inch widths. Items include India Linen 40 in 15c value sale price 8c, 45 in washable Lawn 25c value sale 16c, 72 in linen sheeting 56c value sale price 45c, and Fruit of the Loom embroidered Pillow Cases 85c value sale price noted.
Domestic and linens items with yard and piece pricing including 28 inch Persian lawn 15 cents value 12 12 yards 36 inch Lonsdale Cambrie 27 inch antiseptic Bird Eye 1.10 sale price for 10 yard piece 70 inch Organdy 50 cent value sale per yard 35 cents 28 inch Dress Ginghams 10 cent quality sale per yard 36 inch White Drapery Swiss 15 cent value sale per yard 1 2 cent odd lot 27 inch players tan plaid or striped usually sold 25 35 cents whole lot cut to spec odd lot colored linens 15 to 36 cents per yard pick at a yard
Ten day sale offers discounts on ladies and children's shoes in patent leather satin and dull leathers. Prices drop from 3.35 to 2.95 for various styles including pumps colonial and sandalty designs. Plus house slippers and Misses and children's shoes priced at 98 cents.
In this department the dress goods are heavily marked down with wide varieties. Ratines Crepes and Rice Cloths 38 inches wide lead the sale at 37 cents a yard, with many fabrics in desirable shades. Silk Crepes Marquisette Foulard and silks show sale prices from 29 to 98 cents per yard or 2 yard lots, reflecting strong liberal savings during a ten day sale.
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