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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1908
Page
6
In a bustling race for sales, the furnishing goods dealer aims for a strong showing. He plans to draw buyers with a wide range of items including men’s shirts, cambric handkerchiefs, arm bands, and dress suspenders, all priced to attract attention and keep his team busy.
Embroidery and bands promotion claims daily value superiority and better quality for the same money. Emphasizes lower prices and a 25 percent higher quality claim, urging the town to talk about the offerings and mentions free plano coupons.
Ad claims dozen child waist straps and buttong at 13 cents. Promotes better underwear and silk items, asserting higher value than Isle thread and silk underwear. Mentions low prices and quality comparison.
A damaged OCR snippet lists apparel items mixed with odd terms and incomplete details. It mentions suspenders pale garments and various wearables described in unclear fashion terminology, suggesting a retail or catalog fragment rather than a complete story or notice.
Public sale ad lists children's sandals at 1.25 and gray drill oxfords at 1.05, white serge oxfords 1.16, embroidered vamp slippers 1.15, and women’s tan Jane shoes 2.50. Specifies coupons and limited quantities with bargain pricing.
Last Call Sale offers bleached and unbleached sheeting and pillow cases at notably low prices. Included are 27, 36x45 bleached pillow cases, 27 cent bleached sheeting, 16 cent pillow cases, and 29 cent bleached sheeting, with free piano coupons advertised.
Readable fragments advertise fast Call Women’s Knit Underwear and Men’s Balbriggan shirts at low prices. Includes ribbed vests, fancy shirts, bed neck and sleeves, and gauze garments with prices around 10c to 89c. References to women’s and children’s undergarments.
A garbled ad fragment touts two Duck Street skirt specials for a Last Call sale with prices like 1.98 and 1.23, touting white goods bargains and coupons. It evidences promotional hype, unclear inventory, and misprinted values, urging customers to ask for coupons and close out stock.
Muslin underwear and hosiery bargains headline this sale listing cheap gowns shirts chemises and ladies hosiery with prices from under $1.25 to 2.75 plus men’s work shoes offered at 1.89. Silks including 27 inch Jesper 88c 27 inch Shantong 73c and white China silks appear with free piano coupons promoted.
Fragmented OCR notes describe waistline items with lace embroidery trims and silk options offered at reduced prices. Mentions lawn waists and net silks, slogans promise quick price drops to clear stock, urging immediate selection before prices end.
McArdie's proclaims satisfaction with its records and crowds at sales. It touts exact advertising of goods and prices and offers free piano coupons with all purchases, inviting customers to ask for particulars.
A sale advertises a complete assortment of dress materials in various colors and designs. It claims no similar cloths were offered at this mile’s previous prices and highlights the value of the fabrics in the Last Call sale.
Sale advertising 19c quality wash goods including mercerized voile gingham and denim like fabrics. Claim states every yard sold this season at 5c and bargain at 19c, with appeal to ask for Free Plain Coupons.
Readers are offered a sale on imported challies and ginghams in red and pink patterns. The notice touts large quantities at reduced prices with several 10 to 15 cent items and mentions free coupons.
A local retailer promotes major price cuts on bags belts jewelry purses and fancy goods. The ad stresses a sincere effort to offer clean low prices even at the cost of a loan and urges customers to ask for free Plano coupons.
Readable fragments describe curtain materials and sale prices. Curtains of various lengths show reduced prices from 37c to 84.66 per pair and 1.75 sale figures. White Swiss fabric and sheer materials listed with modest per yard costs. Reducing prices on curtain fabrics highlighted as bargains worth attention.
Hundreds of shoes offered at clearance prices across children and women’s styles. Children’s Vel shoes at 89 cents, women’s Vel kid shoes at 1.08 and 98 cents, men’s loafers and dressy oxfords from 1.23 to 4.50, plus canvas and wool options. Shoes ship from factory, limited space, prime bargain timing.
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