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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
4
Beginning Friday August 28 and running through September 5, a local store advertises its biggest sale yet with a burdened stock clearance. The merchants claim the backward summer left them loaded with merchandise and promise bigger bargains than ever to move stock.
An advertisement lists aprons and ginghams in multiple colors with guaranteed washability and sale prices per yard. Madras fabrics feature fast colors with regular and sale prices, followed by Ginghams, plaids, checks, and stripes in various colors with similar pricing and guarantees. The note includes fabric types such as Dacanes and Pongees with color variety and yard prices.
A local retailer advertises a large selection of Marx and Haas trousers with special sale prices for men. Items range from 89 cents to 4.50 dollars, emphasizing limited time deals and various price points to attract shoppers.
Readable text markets several dress lines including linen tunic dresses in blue pink and lavender with regular 2.75 and ongoing sale, white voile lace trimmed dresses with regular 2.75 or 3.00 and sale prices, plus house dresses, and bungalow aprons in blue and check patterns with sale pricing around 50 cents.
Quality first pricing follows in a feature on new men’s suits now on display. Sale prices range from 6.95 for $10.00 suits to 19.95 for $25.00 suits. Hart, Schaffner & Marx line available, with Ullman & Company tailoring or union made Hart, Schaffner & Marx.
The advertisement highlights a large sale on overalls and jumpers with prices around 1.00 and 0.00 per item. It notes a 15 percent discount on any items not explicitly listed, signaling broad savings during the event.
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