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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1897

Page

3

Ladies' Tailored Skirts in Silk and Woolens Sale

A catalog note advertises strictly tailor-made ladies skirts in brocaded silk satin mohair and fancy black woolens priced from 1.00 to 7.50. The items are presented as worth double their sale price.

Bankrupt sale offers clothing at Zoding Building

Gents shirts include Perecales Pinang Chivot and heavy Twills suited for office workers to mechanics. Prices from 95c for a $1.75 quality, 60c for a $1.00 item, and 38c for night shirts worth 75c. Bargains described as once in a lifetime, in the Zoding Building bankruptcy sale.

Perecales

Gents' Collars and Hosiery Price List

Collars and cuffs offered in cellerloid and linen at four to ten cents per item. Finished black and tan hose priced at ten cents a pair, with listed typical values. Heavy socks at six cents.

Belt sale at reduced prices on harness and belts

A local ad touts closing out belts and buckles with heavy discounts. Harnesses, buckles, leather belts in green oxblood tan and black offered at ten to forty five cents each, including black silk belts with gilt or silver buckles at fifteen cents.

Dress Linings Sale Catalog from the Period

Colored cambric for skirt linings sells at 4c a yard while waist linings in all shades go for 7 1 2c a yard. Wiggins for skirt facings 6 1 2c. Bustle cambric skirt linings 5c a yard and a wide range of dress lining novelties offered at about half regular price. Misses and children gloves priced from 10c to $150 per pair.

Alisias Wiggins

Embroideries and Laces Offer Wide Range at Half Price

A bustling description touts a large assortment of embroideries and laces. It promises extensive widths colors and qualities, all offered at half the usual price, urging early shoppers to compare and believe the value.

Low Notions Sale Distinctive Dress Accessories

Notions to the Front. Our Low Notions sale offers Dress Bones at 5¢ a dozen, Whalebone Casing at 2¢, Covered Dress Staves at 3¢, Velvet binding 2¢, Dress Shields 10¢ value for 10¢, Waist Belting two yards for 5¢, Dress Pins 1¢ per paper, Fancy Dress Buttons two dozen for 5¢, Seame covering 5¢, Hooks and Eyes three for 5¢, Corset Stays 5¢ a pair, 12 Cards Darning Cotton 10¢, Hose Supporters two pairs for 15¢.

Ladies Hose Price List From Lisle Thread Quality

A vintage ad offers ladies hose in lisle thread with silk-like shine reduced from regular values. Prices drop from 60c quality at 30c to 20c quality at 1c and 25c quality at 12.5c, presenting a rapid scale of discount per pair.

Unbleached Cotton Flannel Price List Items

Fifty pieces unbleached cotton flannel priced at 5c, 30 pieces at 7c, 9c, and 9 1/2c. Additional lots include 15 pieces at 10c, 29 pieces at 12 1/2c. Details show grade distinctions and per piece costs for wholesale buyers.

Fragmentary Price Note for Laundry Goods

Fragmentary OCR text notes prices apply to both laundered and unlaundered goods and mentions additional items. No clear entities or dates are readable. The snippet lacks sufficient context to identify people, places, or organizations.

Bankrupt sales offer rare stock for youths and school wear

For boys and youths, prices match the same proportion and styles will please you. Stocks like these are seldom found at bankrupt sales.

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Percale Chiviot Penang Ality Zoding Building Carroll Cahn Shreveport
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