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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
3
A promotional notice touts unmatched bargains in staple and seasonable goods, claiming 25 percent savings and urging shoppers to compare before buying. It emphasizes a filled department with matchless values and encourages visiting the store to purchase.
Colored lawns for summer wrappers priced at 6c. Fancy colored Dimities and Batistes selling below typical prices from 10c to 15c. Sea Island Percales in stripes and plaids offered at 10c. Haney White Lawns with lace stripe and hemstitch effect shown as fashionable shirt waist material at 0c.
Heavy stocking of Ladies genuine Dongola Shoes and Slippers offered at wholesale prices. Mens solid leather Brogans Creoles and dress shoes discounted from $1.25 to 08 or 68 cents, with broad size ranges and special bargains on old ladies shoes. Key message stresses low prices and extensive selection.
A local sale markets summer clothing at low prices from 2 to 4 dollars, including 5-cent cotton and Crash Linen items, pants, suits, and coats. Also offered are galvanize pails, toilet sets, enamelware, glassware, and brass lamps, with marked discounts on various kitchen and home goods.
Advertises men’s shirts at 68c to 75c values and undershirts 19c to 40c, showing a sale on Balbriggan garments, drawers, night robes, and filet undershirts with heavy discounts and limited quantities. Includes prices and descriptions of various items and colors.
Tinware and house furnishing items offered with deep discounts. Featured pieces include 1 quart coffee pot 2 quart coffee pot 5 quart milk pan 2 quart milk pan and 10 quart dish pan, along with wash basins and large galvanized foot tubs all priced to attract buyers. Limited quantities and marks indicate a rummage or closing sale style listing.
A fragmented advertisement lists penny pinching bargains across household and personal items. Items include aluminum thimbles, soap, pencils two for a nickel, cigars two for a nickel, finishing braid, tooth brushes, buttons, bay rum, large perfume, sewing thread, Vaseline, braid in many colors, ladies hats, dictionaries, bibles, steel rod umbrellas, memorandum books, corsets, undervests, black hose. The tone simulates a late 19th or early 20th century sale catalog with wildly affordable prices and abundant everyday items.
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