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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
7
A note on a successful summer says the clearance of merchandise for fall shows a triumph in merchandising. The sale runs eight days ending around Saturday August 199 with fall and winter prep urged. It promises opportunity to save money and secure all kinds of merchandise at sharp prices.
Heavy black Zebeline wool cloths 48 inch wide priced now at 50 cents a yard. Scotch Mixture 42 inch wide regularly a dollar yard now 50 cents. Remnants of wool dress goods half price. Zebeline 42 inch wide reduced to 50 cents a yard. 36 inch plaid remnants clear at a half price.
In a clearance of woolen fabrics, Granite cloth plain black plain tan and plain navy 45 inches wide drops from 1.00 to .50. Black voile with stripe and white fleck priced at .50 per yard. Navy blue cheviot flecked with white and fancy black bollene with raised dot 42 inches wide offered at .50 per yard. Limited pieces only.
A clothing store offers drastic reductions on textiles including cross bar tissues plain colored voiles striped wool grounds floral patterns and dresden designs. mercy taffeta battistes organdies satin challies and washed linens are cut to under 30 cents per yard amid a broad clearance featuring dress swings and unbleached butchers linen at reduced prices.
An advertisement touts deep discounts in a grocery sale featuring Sanitas Nut Butter at 25 cents per can and Vienna Sausage at 10 cents. It showcases Armour products, Ferndell canned meats, Kingan’s sausage meat, Libby’s Ham Loaf, and Chase & Sandborn tea with a free sample offer, urging customers to visit and save.
Local shop advertises Reid, Murdock & Co. bottlings with 25 cent and 15 cent prices. Aza Forndell Salad Dressing and Alpha Salad Cream feature, along with Crosse & Blackwell imports Chow Chow and anchovy essence. Ferndell Midget Sweet Gherkins reduced to 25 cents. Monsoon Chow Chow advertised as 25 cent large bottles.
Retail ad proclaims unprecedented reductions in clothing with boys suits sizes 4 to 14 priced at 1.89 and men’s suits from 5.00 to 8.50, including 12.50 and 15.00 values. Odd pants split into two lots with prices to clear, plus caps discounted to 25 cents.
A late afternoon thunderstorm cooled a heat wave in Daviess County. Lightning struck a barn near Cannerburg, destroying livestock, hay, and equipment, while James Utterback survived a bolt that knocked him unconscious. About 180 telephone lines were knocked out, and several townships received heavy showers improving crops.
The Keith family and friends plan their annual reunion on a September Thursday at Venceis Grove. Organizers Grant Keith, president, and D. M. Vaned, secretary, invite all friends to attend the day’s events. Crews work to clear sheds west of Faxra Mattingly’s home on Walnut Street for new construction.
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