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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
10
Historic ad lists discounts on oils soaps and cleaners with bulk prices. Items include Black's Vegetable Oil Soap 12 cakes at 19¢, Colgate's Barber's Bar Soap 11b rolls at 49.6¢, Pompeian Olive Oil 1 qt at 1.20, Lysol 1.00 size at 2.00, and Ivory Goods 25% off. Also reduced are leather and thermos goods, stationery 25% off, and assorted candy bulk deals.
A numerical listing of grocery items with prices and quantities. Items include chicken soup can 2¢, 12 cans to $1.20. Shredded Wheat. Baked Beans 12¢ per can, six cans for 60¢. Libby’s Evaporated Milk 8¢ per tall can, three for 50¢. Sauer Kraut 3 cans for 39¢. Pillsbury’s Bean and Vitos Wheat Food. preserves 29¢ per 15 oz jar. assorted apples and fruit boxes priced. Swift’s Pride Washing Powder 20¢. Calumet Baking Powder. Prunes 10 pounds for $2.65 and $2.38 for 50-60 count.
An itemized meat sale list highlights beef roast and pork sausage by the pound with additional items labeled Sycamore Squares and Fresh Cut Spare Ribs, though several words appear incomplete or garbled.
Ladies hosiery offers highlight Holoproof Pure Silk Stockings with elastic ribbed tops in all colors for 2.25, cut to 1.15 on Saturday. Gordon Pure Silk Stockings worth 2.00 on market move drop to 1.20 tomorrow. New Fashioned Pure Silk Stockings seam free priced at 1.50. Main floor.
Fleeced or wool underwear for men women and children offered with 20 percent discount this Saturday. Stock described as entire and fleece or wool options highlighted to attract shoppers to buy. Local shop promotes savings on essential garments with emphasis on family affordability and seasonal needs.
Readable text shows a clearance of various boots and shoes. Includes Black Kid Lace Boots, Louis heels, gray tops, brown kid lace, patent lace boots, military heel, and comfortable house shoes. Prices range from about $5.39 to $8.79 with large discounts and all sizes offered.
A vintage notice advertises a January Clearance Sale with discounted fabrics including 36 inch Fancy Stripe Madras Shirting at 59e per yard, 32 inch Fancy Stripe Madras Shirting Silk mixed at 39c per yard, 30 inch Fancy Silk mixed Gingham at 25c per yard, 36 inch Silk mixed Poplin at $1.50 value now $1.10 per yard, and 27 inch Cotton Poplins at 50c per yard. The sale highlights multiple fabrics across locations on the second floor with varied yard prices.
Clearance items include keratol bags 18 to 20 inches at 3.25 or 3.50, tan 24 inch suit cases at 1.75, wicker 24 inch cases at 1.75, and leather bags trunks discounted 20 percent on the fourth floor.
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