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Arnold's Wash Dress Goods Sale Opens June 12 in Fairbury
The advertisement proclaims the largest dress goods sale from Arnold's Mills New York May 1908 with over ten million yards sold. It touts 2695 yards of choice wash fabrics at 29c yard and a large stock of batiste chambray voiles and silks, plus 5000 yards of ginghams and 1782 yards of various patterns. Aimed at Fairbury customers, sale emphasizes low prices, full pieces, and dozens of named brands and fabrics, including Egyptian Tissues and Toille du Nord. The note promises quality and urges early shopping.
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