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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1907
Page
6
A local store advertises suits with original values of 60 and 100 dollars now selling for 30 and 50 dollars. Higher priced items list 60 75 90 100 and 150 with sale prices 30 37.50 45 50 and 75. Some fine suits are reduced to barely more than half, creating an exceptional offer.
Linen yardages from 1 to 2 1/2 dollars and wide fabrics 72 to 90 inches. Prices listed for linen yardage and sets from five to thirty five dollars with napkins in matching sizes. Patterns include floral and scroll motifs with plain centers and hemmed or hemstitched finishes.
An opening display showcases hand made decorative linens said to bear art in every piece. Convents and skilled needleworkers crafted the items including lunch cloths scarfs and napkins in Cluny Lace Raftunbure hindambroilered and handworked varieties.
Retail ad notes reduced red shade gloves and lambskin options with prices cut from four to three fifty and two sixty for lambskin, plus a ribbon sale and inexpensive fans and accessories. It lists stock by item, colors, and remaining quantities in a brisk promotional tone.
Low priced women’s embroidered hose and fancy fur trimmed items offered at 50 cents and up. Children’s stockings advertised with reinforced heels and durable knit, plus Union suits of cotton and wool blend for warmth. Handkerchiefs and accessories shown with special Monday offer a box of three for 25 cents.
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