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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1906
Page
9
In two weeks we begin counting stock and reduce summer goods to the lowest feasible volume. Tomorrow starts a general reduction movement aimed at leastening all stocks. The store pledges drastic price cuts, hoping for a quick, absolute clearance. Expediency offsets loss in a broad policy store. Read below for hundreds of money saving opportunities tomorrow.
Readable merchandise list shows discounts on white Swiss, chiffon batiste, white pique, Madras, and Cannon Cloth. Items include imported white Swiss at 59c per yard, chiffon at 1gc, extra heavy pique sold as seconds, white Madras with mercered checks, and Marquesse longcloth offered at reduced prices with a focus on fabric quality and summer underwear use.
An OCR fragment describes fabric items including 8 inch black Japanese Habitai and 38 inch black Taftein Silky racing and chiffon finishes. Notes guarantee against water and perspiration, regular Sea yard pricing, and a pre inventory sale with 78 cents to 1 dollar yard prices.
A damaged listing advertises a variety of Valenciennes lace edges in many pieces with varying patterns. Describes wash sturdiness and pre-inventory sale pricing on garments and ribbed shirts with high necks and long sleeves. Includes incomplete measurements and stock notes.
A fragmented sale listing showcases reductions on summer house furnishings and garden items. Items include 9c folding lawn settees, 33 feet garden hose with brass nozzle, Enterprise brand food choppers with knives, nursery refrigerators, crystal glass tumblers, moth balls, croquet sets for eight, mascot refrigerators, stoves, window screens, ice cream freezers, screen doors, steam cookers, varnishes, jar prices, locks, wringers, ladders, wash boilers, copper bottoms, gas tubing, jelly glasses, steel gaskets, and assorted tools.
LOC PRE INVENTORY SALE. Mennen's talcum powder in box offered as part of the listing.
The ad lists women's fashion items including chiffon and taffeta skirts and jackets, lace and braid trims, and various waist and dress sets. Prices span from 0.50 to 25.00 with values up to several dollars, highlighting silk, mohair, and lawn pieces in navy black and gray, with sizes noted as available.
The ad promotes Leto Caledonian Cheviots and other fabrics for shirts and dresses, listing preinventory sale prices for plain color Pereales, Ridgewood Sheets, Cambric sheets, Marseilles spreads, Corded Madras, Stair Offcloth, and extra heavy unbleached cotton. Details include yard wide widths, sizes, and regular prices with lower sale figures.
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