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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1926
Page
3
A local ad highlights men's pants including moleskin work pants with cuffs priced at 3.69, khaki duck work pants at 1.95, blue worsted pants reduced to 4.95, and tweed pants at 4.49 from regular values up to 6.00.
Display of sale priced hose includes Men's Silk and Wool Fibre Silk Sox in Camel Fawn Grey Black and Brown regularly 75c now 59c. Men’s Fine Silk Hose in Grey Sand Camel Brown regularly 60c now 45c. Men’s Fine Black Cotton Hose Special 1c per pair. Men’s Dark Grey Work Sox regularly 30c per pair now 19c.
A local ad lists Billy Burke Flannell dresses from regular values of 12.00 at 8.95 and 7.50 dresses at 5.45. Silk and linen fabrics, broadcloth dresses at 7.95, early full weight ladies coats at 8.95, girls raincoats 1.95, ladies raincoats 5.92, and felt bedroom slippers 1.35 from regular 2.00.
Ladies felt bedroom slippers now 1.35 from 2.00. Black leather suit cases at 2.49, two straps. Men chip straw hats 0.49, felt hats 1.49, 2.95 for fancy felt caps. Silk and wool sweaters 3.49, athletic and summer garments reduced. White cotton gloves 0.15 a pair, pajamas 1.95. Regular prices listed for reference.
One lot Military Flannel Shirts in khaki and grey and one lot of men’s work shirts offered to clear. High grade khaki work shirts priced around 1.49 to 2.00 value. Boys stout school boots sizes 1 to 5 and small boys boots 1.95. Boys tan Oxfords and black brown bluchers offered with sale prices above.
A mass of grocery items and sale prices is listed including coffee, tea, baking powder, lard, sodas, oats, salt, oranges, jelly, ketchup, flour, corn flakes, evaporated apples, dinnerware, and glassware. The irregular OCR text shows pricing hints and product names with repeated specials and per unit phrases.
Local store lists heavy markdowns on men caps Tweed caps leather look raincoats linoleum and stockings. Penman silk hose gloves and leather gloves feature discounts with several items offered at around half to two thirds off regular prices. Special bundles include pens baking accessories and soap sets.
Clothing sale offers boys suits and bloomers, tweed and khaki styles, and boys to teens sizes. Mens tweed, blue worsted, raincoats, muleskin boots, work boots, calf bluchers, and muleskin gloves priced well below regular values. Also discounted shirts, sweaters, combinations, and ladies footwear in varied lots.
A local sale advertises goods by the yard including crepe, cottons, oilcloth, and silk fabrics. Items feature marked regular values and sale prices such as crepe at 26c per yard and grey Shirtings at 25c, with other selections from 33c to 1.49 per yard.
Stair Oilcloth 20 inches wide 39c per yard. Ladies corsets front faced regular 4.50 sale 2.95. Men's gum rubbers 7 eyelets good for wet weather all sizes sale 2.19. Small boys knitted wool suits 100 percent wool regular 2.25 sale 1.69. 100 balls sweater yarn one ounce balls all colors regular 20c sale 15c each.
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