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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
5
The Linen and Wash Goods section promotes a spring sale with low prices to set a record, highlighting washable cottons, batistes, lawns, foulards, Swisses, banners, and damasks. It touts per yard prices from 40 cents to 1.75 dollars, ready-made linens, pillow cases, sheets, and a wide range of table linens and towels with emphasized quality and value.
The speaker claims a strong May sales push through hard work and cut prices. BargainsInclude Irish Linen Corsets at 69c each down from 1.50 with most sizes available. Muslin drawers with cambric trimming offered, plus assorted corsets and reduced items priced to clear.
The department owner announces a major May sale with unprecedented bargains across Suits Jackets Skirts Waists and Infants Wear. Highlights include half price women suits sample stock new margins on loads of waists skirts and jackets plus 10 percent off infants wear and free alterations. Early shoppers urged to visit for best selection and special low prices.
Prices for black cotton ribbed hose and silk mercerized Lisle garments, children’s vests and underline, ladies’ lace Lisle vests, and umbrellas. Items include 2 by 1 ribbed hose, black cotton hose with spliced heel, white mercerized Lisle vests, pure silk twilled underlines, and umbrellas in 26 to 28 inch sizes. Deals emphasize low prices and broad selections.
The listing notes an assorted lot of colored silk and mohair trimming braids selling at 25 cents per yard. It also offers wide colored applique passamentries jet ornaments sift ornaments jackets and yokes at half price and urges customers to see the items to appreciate the low cost.
The department advertises a wide curtain and drapery sale with low prices on various fabrics and patterns. Notable items include Figured Silkalines, Creponines, Satines, Latines, reversible fabrics, Dentmx, Hungarian and Swiss curtain materials, washables, and Nottingham curtains. The note emphasizes a large, unusual collection and substantial discounts designed to attract customers to the sale.
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