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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1921
Page
1
The ad invites readers to look for better prices elsewhere but asserts no mail order concern can beat their pricing. It promotes three big days of sensational selling, urging comparison shopping before taking advantage of the event.
A catalog-style snippet lists Calumet Baking Powder and Snow Ball Baking Powder with regular values of 35 cents and 30 cents, offered at 29 cents. The item mentions Rizon Baking Powder as another brand in the sale.
The ad lists reduced prices on groceries including prunes 60 70 per lb 3 pkgs 15c opal and 4B jello 25c 500 large glasses Easter preserves, large milk shows 20c for Haze and 10c Libby milk per can. Bulk pepper 12c per pkg horse shoe tobacco 79c baked beans no 3 monarch beans 17c 10 lbs fancy rice 9 lbs 20c crackers eggs same as cash beets puffed cereals 18c club house canned soup 11c can corn beef 40c seeds full line.
A fragment lists coffee prices in old style figures: five pounds at 39 cents per pound and bulk deals like three pounds of Monarch coffee at 50 cents and a total around 1.29 dollars. The wording resembles a period newspaper advertisement.
A fragmented price summary lists various goods with unit prices, including syrup, soda, cereal, toilet paper, peas, sardines, soups, milk, oats, mustard, salt, cocoa, tea, and bulk cocoa. The OCR shows mixed numerals and inconsistent punctuation across items.
A clipped ad lists Crystal White bars at 17 bars per unit and 98c price, 20 bars of White Borax Naptha, Palm Olive Soap six bars for a quantity. Flour from Eat d Ardee Fl Bao ag Aue Horve priced at $2.89.
Unbleached Muslin values of 18¢ and 25¢, 42 inch pillow tubing 39¢, Imperial Chambray 29¢ to 40¢, Romper Cloth per yard 85¢, Percale 25¢ value 19¢, Good Ginghams 19¢, Mina Taylors Aprons 1.39, J and P Coates thread per spool, Oil Cloth per yard, Colored Table Cloth 1.25 value per yard, White Table Cloth, Outing for next winter 15¢, Boys Knickerbocker Pants, 1.50 and 2.00, Childs and Girls Dresses 20 percent off, Boys and Girls Hosiery 15 19 24¢, Arora Sheeting 9-4 59 8-4 49¢, Stevens Crash Toweling 35¢ value 29¢.
The store promotes the Peters Solid Leather Line as quality footwear and highlights rising sales in the shoe department. It invites families to visit and take advantage of a liberal discount, claiming there is no better shoe available.
A vintage advertisement urging readers to save money by comparing prices, promising dollars earned by saving. It invites customers to call, check merchandise, and compare with other firms, challenging competitors to prove their price claims.
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