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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1903
Page
3
J F Porter buys Porter Ewell Mercantile stock and launches final remnant sale to clear remaining summer goods. Brown buys new stock from eastern markets while customers can purchase lawn, gingham, madras, dimity and other better goods at half price for ten days.
A sale listing shows various fabrics and dress goods with prices such as 5c quality lawns 7c at food quality piques 15c lace striped lawns and 20c figured and fancy lawns. It includes closeout lots of patent leather and military heels and men s hats with discounts like one third or one fourth off.
All ladies linen suits white lawn suits and white shirt waists go in this sale at half price. Dissolution sale aims to unload remnants and summer goods to make room for fall stock. Mens wear 25 off. Ten dozen Manhantan shirts priced $1.59 to $2.00 now $1.00. Straw hats half price. Light colored and light weight suits one third off.
Ten day sale announces new management after Mr Ewell ends ties with the firm. The speaker asserts complete control and thanks the public for past support while inviting patronage from customers and promising fair treatment. Further signed by Jack Porter.
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