FRIDAY, JUNE 21. 1929
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OKECJON
PAGE SEVEN
Cordial Welcome!
Mlller a invite you to attend their Ninth Annua MW
Yur Clearance which begins Saturday, June 32nd.
They also Invite you to take advantage ol their service
departments such aa rest rooms, writing desks, par
cels check, mailing, wrapping, telephones, repair serv
ice, free pattern cutting, store paper advertising, etc.
Meet your friends here Saturday I
MID-YEAR CLEARANCE
I kSOS M 1 LLER MERCANTILE COMPANY INCf
ce.d
BEGINNING SATURDAY
Si JUNE 22nd
Mid-Year Clearance is here again! It's house
the year when all odds, leftovers, hurts, and b
in the short time of one week, we resort to the
Unlike some stores who use the knife silently
ler's frankly admit their losses on this class
advantages to be had in attending Mid-Year
cleaning time at Miller's . . . It's that time of
roken lines must go! And to accomplish this
price cutting knife as the quickest way out....
and style themselves "One price store," Mil
of merchandise and advertise to the public the
Clearances.
Fashionable Silks
Odds of values to $3.50 yd.
Main floor silk section offers all odd length, short
pieces, and broken lines of high-grade silks at way
under regular prices. Such well known qualities as -Mallinsons,
Beau Monde. Skinners and corticelll are
included, many of which formerly sold at $2.25 to
$3 50 per yard. Printed and plain In the season's
popular colors and prints.
$11 .59 yd.
Read the story of the department heads and what they have to say regarding their merchan
dise to be placed on sale.
Department No. 1
"Indeed, I am ready for Mid-Year
Clearance. Silks! silksl of every des
cription. Why, there's Mallinsons
prints worth $3.50 yard, Meau Mon
de silks from $2.25 up and many
other odds thrown In for good luck.
I reallv believe It's the best collec
tion I've ever shown at this price,
11.59 yard." "And you may add that
I also have a table of Mallinsons
Pussy Willow (the real, not Imita
tion) that sells regularly at $4.50
yard for only $2 95 yard. Now Isn't
that a bargain?"
Department No 5
"Don't want these advertised!
Havn't enough to go around and be
sides every woman and girl in Salem
knows what Knickemick bargains
are! "They're lucky to get anything
off on these." "When I bought these
In green print Sadie was wild about
m, said she d seH'em in three days
and here we've had'em nearly two
months." "Make'em a dollar, guess
they'll sell at that."
Department No. 9
"Funny thing, I Just was thinking
of coau when you came in." "Won
dered how that group of summer
coats would go at ten dollars." Make
It ten dollars anyway. "You know,
the wise and. thrifty woman will buy
her coat at this clearance If she
really has a knack for saving money
. . . look at those bargains there at
$14,85 $19.75 $24.75. Sure we'll hold
them for the sale."
MID-YEAR CLEARANCE
GIFT WARES
Odds Hurts Etc.
Second Floor Gift Shop collects many odd pieces
and displays them on tables with card: "Your
choice 25c." Baking dishes, vases, ash trays, picture
frames, table mats, candle sticks, framed pictures,
bud vases, book ends, table numbers', powder puffs.
Incense burners and many art objects on the dec
orative order. Choose early I
25
ea.
1
j Saturday
I Chief Little
Bison's
Last Day
IN SALEM
For this one day
he will sell his
genuine Navajo
Rugs at a dis
count of
15
Department No. '2
"What! Woolens this time of the
year?" "Yes, Mr. Advertising De
partment, I am afraid you don't un
destand." Summer woolens of course,
and these are the seasons very
smartest challis 'and furthermore
they will be marked at 85c yard In
stead of their usual $1.25." It's a hot
bargain, but how will It look in cold
type? "Oh, yes, I almost forgot to
tell you that well sell corduroy for
their beach and summer robes for
50c yard." Just choose toe color that
becomes."
Department No. 3
"Just tell 'em we have a little bit
of everything In the cotton goods
department and let It go at that."
. "Wait a minute, here's some bed
spreads and ruffled curtains the
boss said sell at any price. "What
you say we give 'em away with our
best compliment and tell 'em they
're guaranteed for life!" "Yes. I
think the sale will be a success too.
Anywav we'll have everything out
on tobies soon as Byron gets the
cards written.
Department No. 6
"Just got back from Portland,
what's it all about? Clearance Sale?
"Oh yes, sure I've some good bar
gains. "Boss's goin' let me sell table
mats an' covers at 69c." Oh sure,
there are lotsa other bargains."
Department No. 7
"Come over here and take a look
at these gloves and bags and see
what you think of our Mid-Year
Clearance. "Yes sir these bags at a
dollar and Perrln gloves at $2 95.
Guess that'll hold you for a while."
"WiAh I had more table room."
Department No. 10
"There they are, right there on
that rack, new wash silk crepe dress
es this season." We've decided to
give them their choice for five dol
lars, hope It's hot the first day of
the sale, don't you? Come back here
and I'll give you some more dress
bargains." Got your pencil? Just
make a note . . . dress values to $29.50
at $17.00. Yes It's a special group of
good values."
...
MID-YEAR CLEARANCE
Full Fashioned Pure Silk
HOSIERY
1000 Pairs
Hosiery sections In center Isle gather all broken
lines of high-grade silk hosiery in Holeproof,
Theme, Kayser. and other well known brands in
sheer silk chiffon, service chiffon -and service
weight silks Into one big group, many of which for
merly sold at $1.95 per pair, placing them on dis
play with card: "Your choice during Mid-year
Clearance $1 per pair."
Department No. 8
"We want to get rid of these now
before they go bad. "You know laces
haven't been selling lately." Shame
to put these out at a quarter, cost
a dollor'n half." Oh well, lust tell'em
bis bunch laces choice 25c yard."
MID-YEAR CLEARANCE
SILK DRESSES
Main floor apparel departments announce unusual
clearance of wash silk crepe dresses at $5. This is
made possible by the fact that a well known man
ufacturer granted a concession amounting to sev
eral dollars on many of them because of an over
stock condition. Summer fashion's newest are in
cluded In this special group.
4 AND THAT. MY DEAR READ-
1, ERS. IS THE STORY OF OUR
J MID-YEAR CLEARANCE AS TOLD
BY THE DEPARTMENT MANA-
a OERS THEMSELVES. AND IN
3 CONCLUSION. LET US ADD THE
WORDS OF THE BOSS HIMSELF,
A "W'ell now, if it doesn't rain we'll
M need several extras next Saturday.
W "Ought to be twice as big or I should
say double last vcar."
r. , THE END
Department No. 4
"See those girdles over there? I
have a good notion to put them out
at a dollar, wait 11 I see what the
boss says." It's all right with him
provided I don't cut other tilings ac
cordingly. "Alright advertise 'em at
a dollar." "Wonder of Byronll give
me a window."
MID-YEAR CLEARANCE
Curtain Marquisette
Main floor yards goods sections will stage a com
plete clearance of 36 Inch curtain marquisettes in
the blue and pink checks. Regularly they sell for
more than double this price. That's why we call It
a complete clearance. You'll have to call early for
this bargain as the quantity Is limited. ,
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MID-YEAR CLEARANCE
Men's Pull-Over
RAYON SHIRTS
IIS
yd.
Department No. 19
"Let's get rid of these before the
barelcg season comes." "Don't men
tion anything about Holeproof ,
Theme or Kayser. Just tell'em we're
going to take all the odds and ends
of well known brands and make a
whale of a clearance." "Do you
think they'll buy $1.95 hose at a dol
lar? "Be sure and not mention tiie
brands, might get us in bad with,
manufacturer."
Slip Into the men's department Main Floor and see
these rayon slip-over undershirts at 59c. Whit and
colors. Rayon as you should know Is Just about the
coolest, most comfortable summer underwear it
Is possible to manufacture. If you are not already
wearing rayon, try them, break away from the con
ventional and know real summer comfort.
each
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Department No. 13
"Say Stan, when's Mid-Year Clear
ance? June 22nd? Lotea time yet,
got a knockout of a shimmy shirt
for men. "Traveling man told me a
big store sold a thousand dozen in
one day. "Let me see is that twelve
hundred or twelve thousand . . whoo
pse! Twelve thousand men In shim
mies.. . boy we can sell 'em Just as
cheap. Didja ever wear rayon Stan?
It's the slickest thing goin' for sum
mer. Come back after lunch, gotta
whole lotta things I want to adver
tise." Oh, yes, I'll have Byron make
a card for these shirts 59c.
Department No. 20
"Oive'em a thrill? "What, sell
those rayon steplns and panties at
80c? "Say, do you know any more
funny Jokes. Why they can't be
bought from the mills at that price."
"Well, there's only a handful of 'em
left, go head and advertise 'em."
Department Not 11
"Say they'll stampede If we put
those slip-over sweaters out at a dol
lar." Some of 'em cost six'en half.
See here? Soiled from handling.
Better get a dollar out of 'em." Oh
say, let's have some excitement. "I'll
take that rack of wash dresses over
there and have Byron make a dol
lar sign for It: "Values up to $2.85.
Come up stairs and I'll give you the
hat bargains."
Department No. 16
"Whatll I do? cut the price -on
Enna Jetticks? No slree, lose'em if
we do. Nobody cuts the price on En
na Jetticks ... can't get enough as
It Is." "Tell yuh what 1 11 do on odd
and ends. Put'em out on tables at a
low price and let'em choose to their
heart's content
Department No. 21
"Did the boss say that was al
right?" "Didn't think he'd let it go
through." Oh well, we only have a
few of them anyway and besides it
better to get rid of 'em now than
wait till Christmas." "Just say silk
and velour pillows to close out at
$2.95, they'll know what we mean.
"No use putting regular price on em
they might think there's something
wrong with 'em."
Department No. 23
"Stan, the basement Is goin to
show the main floor how to put on a
real clearance. "Come over here I'll
show you." "See these tables? "We"
re goin' to stack 'em this high with
odds and ends and broken lines."
"I am taking one big table and hav
ing a sign made: "Your choice 10c"
and what we ll put on that table is
simply nobody's business." "Come
down tomorrow an' I'll give you the
big story."
Odds
of
and Ends
2 for $1.00
Department No. 12
"They'll all want 'flops' now. can't
get enough of 'em. "Three dollars
and fifty cents .. .special buy, no
body can beat it Oot exclusive on
'em. "Some stores are selling "em
at 5 95. "Yes, we'll have lot of oth
er hats. Just tell'em to watch the
windows."
Department No. 18
"Can't possibly get you the adver
tising till tomorrow. "Think I'll put
those coats out and get rid of 'em
at a price." "No use carrying them
over. Might as well make some little
girl happy with a new eoat." "Hata
at half price and a big group or
children's print dressea at a dollar."
"Come back tomorrow and l'U give
you the ad."
Department No 27
"What's the good of waiting till
holidays? Folks are buying gilt
thinms and decorative pieces every
day." That's why I think we should
take all odds and ends." No, not
book ends, odds and ends and put
them on a table at a ridiculously low
price. "Say. twenty-five cents, any
thing to get them out of the house
before the irn stocks arrive."
Bastists, Dimities,
Voiles
Values to 35c
15C Yard
Colorful Cretonnes
Regularly to 29:
19c yi
Cotton Challies
Kepular 19c
15C Yard
Unbleached Sheeting
Nine Quarter
2,i Yds. for SI
Rayon Dress
Fabrics
y2 PRICE
66x80
Plaid Blankets
600 Fancy
Bath Towel3
(Seconds)
Each
24 Inch
Turkish Toweling
5 Yds. for $1
8
Men's
Work Sox
rail- for
SI
SI
Each
Children's
Play Oxfords
SI Puir
Men's
Shaker Sweaters
LESS
Men's
Brown Work Shoes
$1.98