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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1897
Page
5
The store promotes a Bankrupt Sale with wide selection of drab to fancy fabrics. It claims prices far below competitors on silks, crepes, cashmeres, serges, velvets, and dress goods, listing numerous yardage prices and bulk pieces. Strong emphasis on savings and limited availability.
A fragment list records varied price changes for Navy Blue Twill and related textiles in inches and fabric types. It notes previous prices in cents and current asks across multiple widths and patterns, including twill plain and plaid, with many entries showing significant markdowns.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions prices and tastes, with garbled phrases about peony items, conditions, and a sale context. The text lacks clear entities, dates, or places, making precise identification difficult.
The fragment references stock prices but provides unclear details about prices or market status. No definite entities or outcomes are present to confirm a news-worthy item.
A local ad describes Japanese and Chinese productions in carpets and matting. It touts large rugs and heavy pieces, with prices highlighted and urging customers to visit the shop to see the selection and deals.
A garbled OCR snippet lists various garment widths and colors with past and current prices or measures. Items mention inches of fabric, color descriptions such as blue white pink and patterns like solid colors, with inconsistent numeric values and several misread words. The record preserves uncertainty and partial pricing data without coherent context.
A range of dress fabrics is discounted with many lengths marked down from common prices. Examples include 11 inch pieces from 1.50 to HC, 10 inch from 1.00 to Tle, 44 inch from 1.25 to Mic, 12 inch from 1.50 to 1.10, and 38 inch from 0.60 to ddc, among others. The sale lists several additional lengths with reduced prices to as low as 4c.
Linen and Cotton Crash from $34-4¢ and upward. 72 dozen white Houck Towels size 18x45 heavy and good service regular price 42 1-2¢ our price 7 1-2c. 85 pieces of Table Damask all grades from 15c to $1.15 a yard. Regular price would be about one third more. Napkins and Doilies to match from 22c per dozen to $3.50.
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