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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1922
Page
2
The notice lists thousands of dollars of merchandise for cash with deep discounts across sweaters gloves corsets hose underwear coats and hats. It specifies 20 percent off many items and one third off wool scarfs furs and Tam o Shanter caps with varied price points and glove discounts.
A local store advertises a dress sale with forty sample dresses in blue black and brown regular 10.60 value now 4.95. Fifty dresses priced 15.00 to 18.00 reduced to 9.75. Dresses priced 22 to 30 cut to 15.75. Coats and wool dresses four off. Ladies skirts four off. Ladies shirt waists one to three off.
The listing outlines prices for flannel middies at 4.00 and 5.00, knit underskirts in two grades, sateen underskirts at 1.00 and 1.50 with varying prices, bloomers at twenty percent off, and mentions men suits, overcoats, and boys knee suits. The ad provides itemized costs and discounts typical of a department store page.
We offer 62 pairs of ladies shoes and oxfords in small sizes from 214 to 4. Prices vary by grade: $2.50, $1.95, $4.50, $3.55, $3.00, $2.45, $5.00, $3.50, $2.75, $6.00, $4.75, $4.00, $3.15, and $7.50 with corresponding price points.
Clearout of men shoes includes 200 pairs finest grade tan and black at 4.35 and 18 pairs Edmonds footfitters at 6.35. Florsheim odds offered at 5.00 with all other Florsheim styles at 7.95. Boots and slippers also discounted including 200 pairs ladies house slippers at 0.95 and 150 pairs leather sole slippers at 1.19.
An archival ad advertises ladies rubber items in all sizes including toe and heel options with prices from 0.75 to 3.00 for rubber boots. It also lists men’s rubbers at 1.00.
The notice invites customers to a cash only sale highlighting bar gains of the year. It offers to settle debts by January 15 and promises to pay railroad and traction fares on purchases of $5.00 and over. Goods are said to have advanced 20 to 30 percent, urging savings for buyers.
In New York City Chinatown, James Marsdale profiles three newspapers the Chinese Republic News the Chinese Reform News and the Mun Hey Weekly and their editors readers and offices. The piece notes the papers aim at different Chinese political strands and reach audiences nationwide via connections at Columbia University and local vendors on Pell Street and Bowery. It also describes the Mun Hey Weekly as broad in scope publishing local and telegraph news and outlines the office environment and distribution.
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