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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1920
Page
11
Recent communications from America s largest cotton mills state raw cotton will go to fifty cents a pound. High wages also prevail, signaling cotton price increases. By placing early contracts we can sell merchandise at less than today s wholesale price.
A list of various muslin fabrics offered in the January White Sale. Items include 80 pieces yard wide Muslin at 23 to 30 cents per yard, 50 pieces Ivanhoe Bleached Muslin at 24 to 35 cents per yard, Green Ticket Lonsdale Muslin at 35 to 45 cents per yard, Fruit of the Loom and Bridal Cambrie or Nainsook options, plus Brown Muslin priced around 25 to 50 cents per yard.
Wide Sheetings listing 25 pieces at 9 4 bleached sheeting quality priced at 90c a yard. Aurora Tubing 50 pieces 42 inches wide at 60c a yard. Balance of Pequot bridal and Pepperell sheetings and tubings offered at a special January discount.
Advertisement notes a sale on sheets including 72 by 90 seamed sheets at 1.50 each and 81 by 90 seamless sheets at 1.79, Pepperell 81 by 90 at 1.00, and Thorndale 81 by 99 hotel sheets at 1.98, all on the second floor.
A catalog-style notice lists various damask fabrics for January White Sale. Items include 60 inch Mercerized Damask at about 0.02 per yard, 68 inch at 0.06, 72 inch Irish Damask at 1.50 to 3.50 per yard, and 72 inch all linen damask up to 3.50, with one item noted as extra heavy satin damask priced at 5.00. Second floor sale location mentioned.
Special January Discount on bleached Huck towels linen towels and Turkish towels. Prices range from 5 to 75 cents a yard to one dollar for large towels. Includes matched sets with napkins lunch cloths and scarfs. Second floor display and sale.
Advertises White Goods with prices per yard and bolts. lists long cloths in 36 and 86 inch widths, Nainsook options, Sea Island Nainsook, Bon Ton Cloth, Mercerized Poplin and Pajama Checks. Mentions yard prices, bolt deals, and a large stock clearance across several fabrics.
Advertises 1000 yards of fleeced flannelette 36 inch and 30 inch blue bird batiste, old English chintz and kindergarten cloth at reduced January White Sale prices each yard. Also promotes Georgette Voiles and a subscription offer for Delineator pattern section on second floor with contact details.
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