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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1921
Page
11
The piece reflects on postwar transition as wealth flows from farming to merchants and banks. It warns that rapid gains in crops and land fade into regret as people dream of what might have been, with communities facing a cautious, bookkeeping mindset.
A local advertisement announces a Thanksgiving Sale of silks and velvets including 40 inch Crepe de Chine in all colors and black at 1.85 per yard, Black Messaline at 1.75, and 12 Momme Jap Ponge at discounted prices, with the balance of stock offered at special discounts on the second floor.
Local advertisements promote a Thanksgiving sale on wearwell sheets size 81x90 at 1.75, Pepperell pillow cases 42x36 at 0.35, 4/packs of pillow cases, and various sheeting and flannel fabrics priced per yard. Deals include unbleached and 9/4 brown sheeting, outings, plaid dress ginghams, and colored outing flannel with limited yard limits.
Entire stock of shoes including black suede brown calf black kid sand puck and military heels offered with 20 percent discount or one fifth off on main floor no reservations.
A catalog of linen items for Thanksgiving Sale with yard prices and quantities. Includes 64 inch Damask at 99 cents per yard, 72 inch all Linen Damask previously 3.50 and 6.50 per yard, Turkish Towels 25 to 69 cents, all Bleached and Irish Damask fabrics, and various sizes with sale prices.
A Thanksgiving sale advertises envelope sets with cloth finish regular 10¢ quality. A box of 10 packages costs 45c and a lot of excellent quality stationery valued at $1.50 is offered for 95c. One hundred Christmas stationery boxes, regular $2.50, are 81 95. Leather blotters small size 25c and Kodak albums 7x10 styles priced at $4 080 Malin Floor.
WASH GOODS offer includes 32-inch fancy Clydella Flannel Shirting at 15 cents per yard down from 1.00. 36-inch Silk and Cotton Poplins in all colors at 79 cents per yard. 36-inch Bloomer Sateen in black and colors at 35 cents per yard. One lot 36-inch Economy Silk Spider Silk in all colors valued at 59 cents per yard. End of listing shows garbled last line.
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