Field, Schlick & Co. 44th Annual Linen Sale - from The St Paul Globe, January 1st 1900

“Store closed all day (Monday) January 1.

Our 44th Annual Linen Sale will begin tomorrow (Tuesday), January 2, 1900, with larger stocks and greater opportunities for money saving than ever before. We have the stock and we shall make prices that will be sure to make this sale Break All Records in the U. S. The chief and matchless event consists of an extraordinary purchase of John S. Brown & Sons of Damask Tablecloths and Napkins—an immense purchase of upwards of 1,600 Table cloths and Napkins at a DISCOUNT OF MORE THAN 33 PER CENT from the lowest regular prices. It is said that this means the lowest prices ever made in the United States under any tariff. This entire purchase will go on sale tomorrow at Actual Cost of Importations, and even less in many instances. This purchase is an accident of trade, it’s like never happened before and is not likely to occur again in twenty years. Every Cloth and Napkin is perfectly clean and fresh. They come in all lengths, widths and sizes.

Here's the story of wonderful prices:

$5.00 John S. Brown & Sons' Tablecloths for $2.90.

$5.50 John S, Brown & Sons' Tablecloths for $3.05.

$6.00 John S. Brown & Sons' Tablecloths for $3.35.

$7.00 John S. Brown & Sons' Tablecloths for $4.30.

$9.75 John S. Brown & Sons' Tablecloths for $5.80.

$10.75 John S. Brown & Sons' Tablecloths for $6.95.

$13.50 John S. Brown & Sons' Tablecloths for $8.90.

$18.50 John S. Brown & Sons' Tablecloths for $11.40.

$23.50-John S. Brown & Sons' Tablecloths for $15.25.

$27.50 John S. Brown & Sons' Tablecloths for $20.50.

EXTRA SPECIAL. 300 Damask Linen Tablecloths made by John S. Brown & Sons, 2 yards long, will go on sale at the unheard of price of $1.70

These Napkins to match every cloth:

$5.50 John S. .Brown & Sons Napkins for $3.20 a dozen.

$6.50.Jahn S. Brown & Sons Napkins for $3.60 a dozen.

$6.75 John S. Brown & Sons Napkins for $4.65 a dozen.

$8.50 John S. Brown & Sons Napkins for $5.20 a dozen. 

$9.00 John S. Brown & Sons Napkins for $5.70 a dozen.

$10.50 John S. Brown & Sons Napkins for $6.60 a dozen.

$13.50 John S. Brown & Sons Napkins for $9.20 a dozen.

$16.00 John S. Brown & Sons Napkins for $10.50 a dozen

$17.00 John S. Brown & Sons Napkins for $12.00 a dozen.

$19.00 John S. Brown & Sons Napkins for $14.90 a dozen.

EXTRA SPECIAL. 250 dozen John S. Brown & Sons Damask Napkins, 5/8x5/8 sizes, regular price $4.00 a dozen. Extra Special Linen Sale price only $2.50

Not only John S. Brown & Sons' Linens but everything in the Linen Room—every Cloth, every Napkin, every Towel, every piece of Linen and every Bedspread will be sold at reduced prices during this sale.

TABLE LINEN

35 pieces of heavy Cream Damask Table Linen, full 2 yards wide splendid regular values at $1.25 and $1.40 a yard. Linen sale price only 98c

NAPKINS. 250 dozen Scotch Cream Damask Napkins—the best wearing kinds we know of.

Two grades:

$3.25 quality for $2.40 a dozen.

$4.50 quality for $3.60 a dozen. 

TOWELS 1800 Linen Huck Towels, hemmed ready for use, size 17x35 inches, worth 18c each. Linen sale price 12c

TOWELS 2400 heavy Huckaback Towels, made by JOHN S. BROWN & SONS, size 22x41 inches at the lowest price ever quoted, only 25c

BATH TOWELS. 1,500 extra heavy Bleached Terry Bath Towels, extra large sizes (5 feet long) worth 50 c each. Linen sale price 33c 

LINEN SHEETS. 50 pairs Irish Linen Sheets, double hemstitched at top, plain hem at bottom, size 90x96 inches, regular prize $5.75 a pair. Linen sale price only $3.95

LINEN SHEETS. Twenty styles of Irish Linen Sheets, hemstitched and EMBROIDERED be hand, all at 25 PER CENT LESS than in any other month in the year

PILLOWCASES. 

Irish Linen Pillow-cases EMBROIDERED BY HAND to match the above sheets - all the 25 PER CENT less than in any other month in the year

EXTRA. 300 Irish Linen Pillowcases, hemstitched by hand, every thread pure linen, at the lowest price on record, only 63c each

BEDSPREADS. One case of Honey-comb Bedspreads, hemmed ready for use, all Marseilles designs, only 63c

MARSEILLES SPREADS. One case of Fine Satin Marseilles Bedspreads, with heavy knotted fringe, extra large sizes for brass beds regular $4.00 quality for $2.80

TABLE PADDING. One case of extra heavy Table Padding or Silence Cloth, full 60 Inches wide, the very best 65c quality for 42c

TOWELING, 100 pieces Barnsley Linen Toweling, full 18 Inches wide, extra good 12 1/2 c quality for 9 1/2c

TOWELING. 2,000 yards Linen Glass Toweling, red and blue checks; linen sale price only 8c

Now, these prices are merely a drop in the bucket —there are hundreds and hundreds of other things equally good and equally cheap.

Important Sale of Sheetings.

In connection with our linen sale there will be an Important sale of Sheetings and Muslins. A large stock was purchased several month 3 ago—long before the strongest advance in cottons. This entire purchase was held In our basement this time in order to have a ROUSING JANUARY SALE.

The entire purchase will be sold for LESS THAN PRESENT MILL PRICES—fully 20 per cent less than lowest present retail prices.

Bleached Sheeting, 2 1/2yards wide, 30c quality, for 24 Cents.

Bleached Sheeting, 2 1/4 yards wide, 28c quality, for 22 Cents.

Bleached Sheeting, 2 yards wide, 25c quality, for 20 Cents.

Unbleached Sheeting, 2 1/4 yards wide, 25c quality, for 20 Cents.

Bleached pillow Casing, 1 1/4 yards wide, 16c quality, for 13 Cents.

Exceptionally good yard-wide Bleached Cambric-finished Muslin at less than manufacturer's price, only 6c

Exceptionally good yard-wide Bleached Muslin at less than mill price by the case, only 5C

Ready-Made Sheets and Pillow Cases.

Very good Pillow Cases, size 22x36 inches, 11 Cents.

Very good Sheets for full-size beds, 40 Cents.

Very good Sheets for full-size beds, 45 Cents.”

Source: The Saint Paul Globe. (St. Paul, Minn.), 1 January 1900. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.