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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1909
Page
3
A store advertises a ten days sale conducted for cash only during a temporary closure for stock rearrangement. Entry is barred until the scheduled opening on June 2 at 9 A. M. with a promise of a free trip to Hartsell as a promotion.
A fragmented sale notice lists items with fair warning prices. Ladies and men's white and fancy hemmed handkerchiefs, pins, pearl buttons, hooks and eyes, ribbons, bleached fabrics, table linen, oil cloth, and Huck Towels with regular prices and sale warnings, including costs per dozen and by the yard.
A busy sale ad lists 42 and 44 inch Brilliantines at 65c, 42¢ 54-inch Black, Stripe Voices and Foulard Silks at 65c, Vc Do prices, semer 25c, and White Lawns and Taffeta Silks with varied sale prices. China Silks and Fancy Lawns feature discounted rates. wide 86 inch White Lawns marked down from 50 to 60c range.
A local ad lists best American calicoes in patterns at 6 7 and 8 cents, yard wide sheeting at 8 cents, half cent best checked homespuns at 1 cent, best percal es at 12 cents, dress ginghams at 12 4 cents, and apron check ginghams at 7 cents with fair warning sale prices.
A garbled sale notice highlights Ladies and Misses garments with fair warning prices. Items include gauze vests corsets gloves hose and parasols with reduced prices from 4c to 89c and a 1.50 to 25c range. Includes best lisle thread hose and embroidered colors with assorted shades and sizes.
Men's suits priced from 25.00 down to 3.98 with substantial discounts. Boys suits from 2.00 to 6.00, and various men's and boys odd pants marked down to 1.29 to 4.19. sale items show typical markdowns across suit types and pant options.
A fragmentary newspaper ad lists 1,000 yards of Hamberger Embroideries and insertions with sale prices. Regular items shown include 5c to 10c and 15c, with further mentions of Valencine Laces at 7c to 10c and other irregular price notes.
A brief sale notice announces a Sensational Minute Special Sale at various times each day. It notes limited time specials including Wednesday offers and states space limits prevent listing more details.
On Wednesday morning June 2 between 9 and 9:30 we will sell A. F. Ging ham per yard four cents each up to ten yards to a customer.
From 10 to 10 30 we will sell J and P Coates Spool Cotton at 2 spools for 5c. Four spools to a customer.
From 11:30 to 12:00 we will sell best quality alice at per yard 24 ten yards to a custo.
From 1 30 to 2 00 a sale of Fruit of the Loom bleaching fabric noted as 30 inches wide per yard at 5 cents. Ten yards to a customer.
Each day we will have these sales, something ongoing in the routine. The statement emphasizes a steady pattern of sales activity without detailing items, venues, or timelines.
Groceries listed with sale prices: Standard Granulated Sugar 20 lbs for $1.00, Best Green Coffee 10 lbs for $1.00, Bruton Snuff 807 size, Fire Proof Oil 1 gallon at 18 cents, Jars at $1.25, Gee Fec teas 78 cents, Best Y. CO Sugar 22 lbs for $1.00, Mason Fruit Quarts worth $1, sale price 58 cents.
A large sale lists Ladies Misses Mens and Children's Shoes with various brands and prices. Items include Queen Quality and Vici shoes with prices from 1.19 to 3.69. Footwear for men women and children, plus white muslin night gowns and undergarments, are offered at reduced fair warning sale prices.
The ad promises free merchandise every other hour during the ten day sale for both men and women, with no cost to the customer. It highlights ongoing free drawings and value items as the central promotion of the event.
Ladies trimmed hats previously 2.00 now 1.29 and 4.00 now 1.98. ladies Selman hats normally 6.00 reduced to 3.49. rimmed hats regularly 7.00 offered at 3.59 in a fair warning sale. Some lines show OCR garble but core items are headwear discounts.
The store will close Monday and Tuesday May 31 and June 1 for stock arrangement and price markdowns. No goods will be sold or customers admitted until the opening on Wednesday morning June 2 at 9 o'clock.
An ad proclaims “Everything in the Entire Stock Must be Sold. Nothing Reserved.” The sale opens Wednesday June 2 at 9 a.m. and urges shoppers to look for the store name above the door and not confuse with other sales.
Our guarantee rests on honesty and fair dealing, promising refunds or exchanges for any unsatisfactory purchase. We back every sale with a money back promise and stand ready to resolve issues promptly.
A garbled catalog lists men’s wear items with sale prices and brands. It mentions neckwear collars Arrow Brand hats Bonar and Stetson, suspenders and underwear, hosiery, and straw hats with prices from a few cents to a few dollars, reflecting a discount event.
Bed Spreads and Table Linens offered in a sale with items from full size bed spreads to linen table covers. Highlights include white or colored braided table linens at a fraction of original prices, dress linen, ladies waists, dinner napkins, and silk shirt waist patterns with varied discounts.
A vintage ad notes ladies lightweight woolen skirts offered at regular 4.50 with a fair warning sale price of 2.94, featuring bow designs and spring style emphasis. The ad highlights a substantial discount and a call to act during the sale event.
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