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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1899
Page
5
Local retailer markets the largest assortment of muslin underwear in Seda lia. Emphasizes quality with a claim no trashy garments in the lot and announces closing out at cost to help shoppers save money.
Announcer touts a Great Closing-out Sale with dramatic price cuts on new goods. Shoppers are urged to travel far for bargains on hosiery, imported lace hose, printed lawns and dimities, all marketed as fresh stock at low prices.
Large selection of linen and white fabrics offered at cut prices as stock must be closed out. Novelty fabric worth 25 to 2.50 yard, 25c pure Irish skirting, 20c linen crash skirting, fine white pique skirting at 50c, plus dimities organdies Swisses and India linens. Tower and napkin stock also advertised at cost.
Red Table Linen offers 25¢ quality fabrics in cales Madras Pique and lawns. Lot 1 features ladies waists in prints. Lot 2 percale waists laundered at low price. Lot 3 fine percales and madras waists. Lot 4 lawn waists latest styles. Lot 5 madras waists in select styles. Lot 6 novelty waists in materials from 1.75 to 12.50, all closing out.
Wholesale sale offers ready-made skirts at deep discounts. Linen skirts 79 cents, check skirts 1.39, crash skirts 1.59, wool skirts 3.48, silk skirts 3.95. Elegant silk skirts in latest styles valued much higher, offered below material cost. First class make and styles.
An advertisement promotes discounted vest prices with a series of figures such as 15¢ 35¢ 46¢ and 45¢ for various vests. It touts elegant goods and ladies white ribbed Union suits at reduced closing out prices, describing extra fine lisle union suits and other fabric items with implied bargain costs.
Children’s Hosiery at deep discounts must be closed out at 10c 15c and 19c. Items are stated to be worth as much again for a quick sale.
A short classified notice advertising boys summer underwear with shirts and drawers priced at 25 cents for some sizes and 19 to 29 cents for other quality options.
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