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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1922
Page
4
A Crawford County Chamber of Commerce committee found a $300,000 road fund for county road building and plans to advance several highways. Work on the Lincoln Highway in the county’s eastern section was approved by the highway commission, with spring as the target for starting projects.
The text outlines earnest road work on Primary Road No. 4 and the Lincoln Highway. It notes gravelling from Denison to Storm Lake and predicts the Crawford county line section will stay intact after rains. It mentions purple and violet as mourning colors for Kings and cardinals.
Black Friday style sales pitch from a Waterloo retailer announces the Dollar Silk Hose at 1.00 per pair. The ad urges customers to ask salesladies for the best value and notes bulk buying for resellers and customers alike.
Retailer advertises a large sale of men’s union suits to showcase underwear value. The note mentions a promotional price of 1 359 but is garbled. emphasis on showcasing the underwear section and a bulk sale of forty dozen units to attract customers.
Thirty dozen ladies silk and wool hose offered at a remarkable price of 1.69 each. Colors include Heather green blue and black. A notable Waterloo sale featuring what is described as the greatest values available.
Forty dozen ladies outing flannel gowns in white and colors, neatly trimmed and made from good outing material. Come in V, round and square neck, all regular sizes. During this sale. Each 1.39 dollars.
Outing flannels at Decpards top oss ses price now 5 yards for 59 cents. Light stripes and check patterns in food weight full width material. Read as a special price on twenty five designs, from a local store page.
A local store advertises Ladies Bleached Fleeced Union Suits in comfort styles at $1.39 each. The offer highlights 60 dozen pieces in regular and out sizes, claiming the value is a quarter higher than the sale price.
Twenty dozen children’s taped union suits in sizes two through twelve years offered at a special sale price. Garments are light fleece to medium weight and typically sell for one dollar each, now offered at a reduced price of 0.696 per suit during this sale only.
About twenty dozen corsets are on sale in both front and back face styles. Discontinued numbers sold for up to three dollars. Not all sizes are available in each style but bargains exist for matching style and size. Each corset priced at 1.79 dollars.
Turkish Towels at 35c for 60 dozen from the famous Y W C A and Y M C A Towels large size and heavy weight with assured satisfactory service and special recommendation for absorbent qualities. If you have had them you will use no other. If not you cannot appreciate the best in Turkish towels. Our special, each 2. .2.0-e0-22- BOC.
Sale notice describes apron check ginghams offered at a low price with a regular price reference and indicates quantity such as three hundred yards. Reads like a clipped vintage newspaper offer with incomplete garbled text. The readable items suggest a discount fabric sale and a referenced brand or vendor.
Full size good weight muslin bed sheets fully bleached offered at a special price of $1.39. Limited quantity available and not to be duplicated at this price.
Children’s Black ribbed School Hose offered in all sizes with hard wearing quality. Regularly 25c, sale price 19c per pair or three pairs for a small quantity. Limited wording suggests promotional stock for children’s hosiery with discounts.
Advertises imported French Kid Gloves in black and colors priced at 1.69 a pair, noting the higher tariff may raise future costs. Mentions twenty dozen stock and a temporary cleaning-up sale price to attract buyers.
About sixty waists in this collection showcase dainty colorings and suit shades. Previously priced at 6.95 to 7.95, they are offered this season as the newest style. During the sale, select from the list and take home these waists for 4.95.
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