Entire Stock to Go in Eight Days Clearance Sale
My store is crowded with staple goods you need daily. Invoicing is near, so it is easier to count money than invoice a large stock. The entire stock goes for eight days at greatly reduced prices.
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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1898
Page
1
My store is crowded with staple goods you need daily. Invoicing is near, so it is easier to count money than invoice a large stock. The entire stock goes for eight days at greatly reduced prices.
A Vinita educational appeal urges establishing a strong Methodist college in Vinita to serve Indian Mission Conference students. Projections show 200 boarders and $50,000 yearly local impact plus $28,000 for improvements. The piece weighs against Muskogee Ardmore and Arkansas rivals and cites two railway trunk lines and favorable climate.
An in store notice offers deep discounts across dry goods including sergei and Henriettas at half value, silk handkerchiefs and mufflers, wool and lisle hosiery, underwear, and a wide shoe selection with prices cut to entice buyers. Hats offered at 75 cents with the promise of the biggest bargains yet.
In Vinita Indian Territory Chief Ispar Hecher urges the Creek Council to reconvene at Okmulgee to set a policy path. He notes unity with factions against previous treaties and calls for decisive action to guide tribal affairs and future negotiations to preserve tribal interests.
Principal Chief Eden of the Muskogee Nation calls for a delegation to negotiate with the United States to allot lands to citizens, including beneath surface value, with townsite sales under state platted deeds. He urges retention of tribal government and per capita settlement after a set period. He warns against the Ravens & Texas railway claim and seeks guarantees against further losses.
Local stores advertise blankets priced at 30 cents per pair and options ranging from 50 cents to a dollar and up to several dollars, highlighting value items for shoppers seeking low-cost bedding.
Local grocery section lists granulated sugar 18 pounds for 1.00, morning Glory coffee, Cupid coffee 25c per pound, tomatoes 25, oats 4 packages for 25, best Irish potatoes 75c per bushel, beans 40 pounds for 1.00, and Lion coffee packaging deals. Discounts emphasize value per dollar across multiple items.
A local ad urges shoppers to visit the store for a limited eight day period of bargains promising visible savings and shopper satisfaction after previewing the selections.
The Foundry case in Colleyville prompts a $5,000 town appropriation to aid removal to Vinita. A Treaty Commissioner visited Vinita from Claremore, while a local health update and drug ads fill the page.
In Talala on the night of the 13th a large W. Rogers general store burned from a defective flue. Loss exceeds 35000 dollars with 14000 dollars insured. The adjacent Talala hotel survived thanks to Louis Perviance who led rescue efforts. The town also reported the capture of outlaw Mose Miller near Whiteoak I T by Deputy John Brown.
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