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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
3
A large wholesale house advertises a sale on bed spreads with prices from 49 to 98 cents, marked down from 75 cents to $2. The sale highlights slightly soiled items and a single low price. Customers are urged to visit as the sale closes Saturday night.
Vinita area notes report activity along the Katy line with purchases at W W Millers and Vern Barretts goods. Local residents including Lee Barrett and J W Martin engage in trade, repairs, and sales while officials address street cleanliness and street hogs impounding.
The last of the San Antonio excursionists returned Monday night, except Till Rogers who went to Galveston. A Vinita colony contingent, including Mrs. Ironside and Mrs. Shanahan and family, also came back. M A Campion, Milford's nephew, hopes to return to northern Minnesota to die at home after a winter in Asheville and San Antonio.
Ratcliff's proclaims unmatched value this week with bold claims of market leading bargain prices driven by cash buying and commercial courage. Comparison suggests they offer the best combination of low cost and strong goods.
In Vinita this week the clothing department advertises deep discounts on men’s wear. Allwool suits at five dollars, hundreds of suits at seven fifty, and pants from one to three fifty. Jack Rabbit work pants from one to three fifty. Shoes from one fifty to two dollars, straw hats, and Balbriggan underwear at twenty five cents.
The ad text markets ready made wrappers at 50 to 75 cents and a lawn and percale option for a dollar, plus a sale on Cheviot shirtings at 5 cents a yard. It also covers a new American Union Life Insurance policy with low premiums, endowment, and pension features aimed at all ages.
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