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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1897
Page
2
A bankruptcy sale advertises wide fabrics and garments priced well below normal. Silks, brocades, crepes, satins, laces, and broadcloths are offered with dramatic discounts, including 50 to 70 percent off regular values. Household textiles like cottons, flannels, and pillow cases are deeply reduced, with many items shown in multiple widths and shades.
Store promises up to date goods for beautifying dresses with articles for all tastes. Prices are stated as one half the usual rate under ordinary conditions.
We offer half price on carpets, mattings, rugs and linoleum. Quality carpet prices drop from 65c to 19c, 9x12 Japanese art squares down from 12.50 to 7.40, large rugs 1.75 value now 98c, and an immense lot of rugs at 40c. Matting in China and Japanese grades available at proportional discounts. It will pay you to see them during this sale.
A fragmented ad touts low prices on Tac goods and dress fabrics. It claims 35 pieces of Kathan Suiting at 30 pieces Cambric Suiting and 20 Parisian Plaids with heavy discounts, noting superior stock and bankrupt prices in Shreveport.
A historic advertisement lists multiple red flannel lengths from 24 to 39 inches with old and sale prices. Entries show various finishes such as twill plain twisted and plain, with discounts ranging from two to several dozen cents, including notable drops from 60c to 39c and 95c to 60c.
Fragmentary OCR lists fabric types and prices with old measures. Mentions HM inches, 2ic, col sizes 38 35c ce 24c, various colors and plaids with prices from 18c to 40c. Indicates discounts or markdowns but lacks complete context or readable sentences.
A classified notice lists dress fabrics with sale prices across several widths and names. Silk Warp Henrietta, Lansdown, and Gloria fabrics show discounts from original prices to lower rates, including 46 to 34 inch widths and prices ranging from 99c to 17c. Each item notes old and new prices for various widths.
Linen and cotton crash from 33 4¢ and up. 72 dozen Houck towels size 18 by 45 heavy and good service priced at 7 1/2¢. 85 pieces of table damask in all grades 15¢ to $1.15 a yard. Regular prices would be about one third more. Napkins and doyles to match from 22¢ per dozen to $3.50.
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