Field, Schlick & Co. - THE SECOND WEEK OF 44th Annual Linen Sale - from The St Paul Globe January 7th 1900
“Field, Schlick & Co.
THE SECOND WEEK OF Our 44th Annual Linen Sale finds us with unbroken assortments in spite of the largest week's business ever done under this roof —in spite of largest Linen Sales ever made in the Northwest. The Sale is a Wonder nothing short of it. While Linen prices in Belfast and everywhere where good Linens are made hays gone up and are still going UP every day, our prices course there's a reason for it. Most of our purchases were made fully six months ago. And on top of these early transactions comes an extraordinary purchase of over 1,600 Tablecloths and Napkins from John S. Brown & Sons at a discount of MORE THAN ONE-THIRD off from lowest regular prices. This came about: by a peculiar and extraordinary manufacturers' competition, which is not likely to occur again in fifty years. It may be just as long before you'll find such low prices again. These prices must end with present stocks. And these stocks are selling faster than ever before.
Remember this. Everything in the Linen Room, including Bed Spreads, is marked at reduced prices during this Annual Sale.
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PILLOWCASES—Finest Irish Linen Pillowcases, HEMSTITCHED BY HAND and EMBROIDERED BY HAND.
$2.25 kinds for $1.68 a pair
$3.75 kinds for $2.95 a pair
$4.50 kinds for $3.40 a pair
$5.50 kinds for $3.90 a pair
BEDSPREADS 100 Fine Satin Marseilles Bedspreads, with double-knotted fringe, extra large sizes for brass beds; regular $4.00 kinds for $2.80
THE WONDER OF THE SALE—A quantity of IRISH LINEN Pillowcases, well made, with two-inch HEMSTITCHED HEMS (positively not more than twelve to one buyer). Each only 25c The quantity is fairly large, but we doubt if it will last all day
Annual Sale of Sheetings.
This annual sale will continue another week. We tell you about the sale more from a sense of duty than from a desire to make large sales. Every yard of these Sheetings is worth more than our present selling price. And they will cost us four or five cents a yard more to replace when sold.
Bleached Sheetings, 2 l/ 2 yards wide, 30c quality for 24 cents.
Bleached Sheetings, 2 1/4 yards wide, 28c quality for 22 1/2 Cents.
Bleached Sheetings, 2 yards wide, 25c quality for 20 Cents.
Unbleached Sheeting, 2 1/4 yards wide, 25c quality for 20 Cents.
Bleached Pillowcasing, 1 1\4 yards wide, 16c quality for 13 cents.
Ready-made Pillowcases, size 22 1/2x36 inches, 11 cents.
Ready-made Sheets for full size beds, 40 and 45 Cents.”
Source: The St Paul Globe, 07 Jan. 1900, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.