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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
10
The ad proclaims a March 13 start for the ninth anniversary sale. It emphasizes low prices, value, and customer service with a pledge to share purchasing profits and offer the right merchandise and service to readers, keeping truth as watchword.
Rugs in various sizes and weaves offered at anniversary sale prices. 9x11 tapestry Brussels rugs $11.25 9x12 tapestry Brussels rugs $14.40 9x12 Roxbury Brussels rugs $17.00.
Rug listings imitate an old newspaper sale with various sizes such as 8 by 5, 9 by 12, and 9 by 12 items from Smith’s Axminster Amsterdam Body Brussels and Wilton velvet lines. Prices show a figure like 18.90 dollars.
Windows of fashion offer 100 skirts in black blue brown and navy with regular prices from 6 to 11 dollars. Anniversary sale prices range around 4.98 to 9.98. Sailor trim options include ladies black voile skirts originally 10 to 12 dollars now 6.98 and a selection at 39.98 and 15.00 range reduced to 9.98.
An advertisement lists several silk fabrics on an anniversary sale. 36 inch black taffeta at 39 cents, 27 inch Shamrock black taffeta at 39 cents, Luzene silk in cream white and blue at 39 cents, and assorted fancy silks and foulards offered at discounted yard prices.
Readable lines advertise lace and embroidery stock with 2,000 yards of torchen laces and insertions, 3,000 yards cambric embroidery edges, and Swiss insertions or bands. Prices shown as 5c to 15c per yard with bargain claims and unlimited quantities. Includes corset cover embroidery at 18c per yard and assorted bargains in a single sale notice.
One lot of 60 dozen ladies fast black ribbed top hose offered at anniversary sale prices. Also one lot of embroidered hose with regular 50 cent values available at sale price. Pair for 29 cents. Additional bargains include misses boys and children's hose.
Ten dozen ladies black underskirts and petticoats offered at reduced prices in an anniversary sale. Regular values from $1.00 to $1.25, with many other similar deals in stock.
Readable entries describe a local anniversary sale on wool dress goods. Listings include 36 inch fancy wool suitings from 25 to 35 cents per yard, 36 to 44 inch widths at 25 cents, and up to 1 dollar yard for fine wools, plus striped and plaid all wool voiles discounted from one dollar to sale price per yard.
An assortment of ingrain art squares 9x12 wool blends and extra heavy Brussels rugs listed with sizes 27 to 72 inches and prices from 0.60 to 7.98. Also offered are ladies white muslin petticoats with lace trim embroidery and hemstitched finishes at sale prices around sixty to eighty cents.
Advertises bleached and satin damask table linens in various 66 to 72 inch sizes. Mentions full bleached and sale prices such as 79 to 76 cents, with references to regular prices from 59 cents to 1.50, suggesting a limited-time discount.
A wholesale style sale advertises big bargains on lace curtains, portieres, oil cloths, linoleums, shirt waists, muslin underwear, belts, purses and a mammoth stock of fresh new goods offered at prices to appeal to every dry goods buyer in the area.
Lot 1 offers 100 pieces of white goods and dress fabrics with dimities nainsooks and waistings plus wash dress materials in limities batistes at up to 20c a yard. Lot 2 lists 30 pieces of fine waistings swisses valued 30c to 40c per yard, sale price about 65c.
An assortment of silk taffeta ribbons in Nos 5 7 9 12 16 22 and additional counts, with regular 5¢ 10¢ 15¢ prices slashed to anniversary sale rates. Also includes woven warp Persian ribbon lots and assorted canes at reduced prices, advertised under a silk ribbon clearance heading.
A genuine clean-up sale offers full sized bed comforts filled with cotton at 79c for $1.00 value 89c for $1.25 98c for $1.50 $1.48 for $2.00 and $1.65 for $2.25.
The event kicks off with an 8 o clock start and all merchandise backed by a reliable firm's guarantee. Every item offered at this big sale must be paid in cash.
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