HERE'S BIG NEWS! MURPHY-SOFTLEY'S CLOSING OUT SALE

# HERE'S B[I]G NEWS! / MURPHY-SOFTLEY'S CLOSIN[G] OUT SALE *The Butte Miner, Friday morning, August 1, 1924, pp. 6-7. Display advertisement set across the fold of the two facing pages: p. 6 cols. 4-7 and the left half of p. 7 (cols. 1-5).* [display head across both pages; drawing of a cheering crowd of men and women, one woman wearing a belt badge lettered "STAR ADCRAFT"] HERE'S B[I]G NEWS! MURPHY-SOFTLEY'S CLOSIN[G] OUT SALE With the expiration of our lease o[n A]ug. 30, we will positively discontinue business and our mercantile connect[ion] in Butte. Every article of merchandise in stock must be sold before tha[t d]ate, and we offer to the women of Butte the select stocks of seasonable [rea]dy-to-wear garments for which the Murphy-Softley Company has alway[s be]en noted, at less than manufacturers' prices. *There are no reservations, no job lots, n[othi]ng imported for the occasion. Everything is fresh and new. Come and make your s[elec]tions while the stocks are complete.* [left-hand column of boxes, p. 6] ### Underwear Kayser silk vest, special .......... $1.65 Kayser silk bloomers, spec'l $1.95 Silk bloomers, values to $6.95, now .......... $2.95 Fancy bloomers and step-ins. Values to $8.95, now .......... $4.95 Values to $15.00, now .......... $5.95 Silk vests. Values to $6.95, now $2.95 Tailored and fancy embroidered silk vests. Values up to $12.50. now .......... $4.95 ### Sweaters Wool sweaters, values to $8.00, now .......... $3.45 Fancy wool sweaters with sleeves, values to $12.00, now .......... $4.95 Wool sweaters, high colors; very pretty. Values to $19.00, now .......... $9.95 Handsome brushed wool long sweaters, $30.00 values, now .......... $14.95 All our sleeveless sweaters divided in two lots. Values to $7.95, now $3.95 and values to $10.45, now .......... $4.95 ### Skirts Pleated and wrap-around models in all wool, also Canton crepe. Values to $16.50, now .......... $6.45 Knife and box pleatings. Roshanara crepe. Values to $19.75, now .......... $9.45 Fancy silk skirts, two-tone and plain colors. Values to $39.75, now $14.95 ### Over-blouses Overblouses and tuck-in waists, printed and plain crepes, -pongee, satin, Georgette and wash broadcloths. Values to $12,50, now .......... $4.95 Overblouses and waists. Values to $16.00, now .. $6.45 Embroidered and beaded overblouses. Values to $20.00, now .......... $9.95 All our handsome, beautiful beaded overblouses. Values to $43.75, now $14.95 [centre, p. 6, beside the tail of a large drawn arrow] Fixtures and Lease for Sale Quotations to Interested Parties No Charges No Refunds No Exchanges WE QU[I]T AUGUST 30 [box across both pages] THREE MAMMOTH OFFERINGS! ### SUITS Nine suits in this lot. All small sizes. Fancy wool velour and sport suits. Values to $65.00, now .......... $9.95 Sport suits, Johnnie models. Checks, stripes and plain colors. Values to $45.00, now .. $14.95 Sport suits in fiamingo [sic] and other material; dressy suits of charmeen. Values to $[8?]5.00, now .......... $39.75 All our high-class tailored, fancy three-piece models and a few early fall fur-trimmed suits in this lot. Values to $135.00, now .......... $49.75 ### COATS-- Thirteen sport [co]atshort [sic] lengths and small sizes. Val[ue]s [t?]$35.00, now .......... $4.95 Sport coats, pla[id]s [and?] stripes. Values to $39.75, now .......... $14.95 Top coats and si[...]a cloth capes in mixtures and plaid colors, per[...]l[s and?] swagger back models. Values [t]o [...]9.75, now .......... $24.95 Coats, silk and [...]o[...]capes in this lot includes both tailored and fa[nc]y[ m]odels. Values to $80.00, now .......... $34.95 All our finest c[oa]t[s] and capes, charmeen, camel hair, shaggy wo[...]; [s]ome have fur collars. Values to [...]1.00, now .......... $49.75 ### DRESSES Georgette, Canton crepe, satin, flannel sport dresses. Tricotine and Poiret dresses. Values to $39.75, now .......... $12.45 Cloth and silk dresses. Values to $49.75, now .......... $19.75 Afternoon, street and dinner dresses. Values to $75.00, now .......... $29.75 Georgette, printed chiffons and silk lace dresses. Values to $98.50, now .......... $39.75 Evening and dinner dresses, metallic cloth and embroidered laces. Values to $125.00, now .......... $49.75 Beautiful silk velvet dresses, trimmed in real fox fur and heavily beaded Georgettes. Values to $190.00, now .......... $75.00 *SALE STARTS THIS MORNING AT 9 O'CLOCK* [box, p. 7, below the display head] ### BOBOLINK HOSE 68c Bobolink hose and other makes. Values up to $2.00, now 68c ### Jiffion Aprons Jiffion and Montana Maid fancy little aprons, ½ price Half Price [right-hand panel, p. 7, full height; drawing of a woman in a fur coat] ### Fur Coats 2L seal coats, $2.95, $4.50 and $4.95, now .......... $67.50 [sic] One three-quarter marmink coat, $197.50, now .......... $67.50 One wallabie-raccoon collar and cuffs, $295, now .......... $67.50 One Australian opossum, $495, price now .......... $227.50 Beautiful Hudson seal wrap, $695.00, now .......... $295.00 One raccoon coat, $397.50, price now .......... $172.00 Short Hudson seal coat, skunk collar and cuffs, $395.00, price now .......... $172.50 Short mole coat, $495.00, now .. $197.50 ### PLUSH COATS Plush coats up to $50.00, now .......... $19.75 Three-quarter and full length coats up to $82.50, now .......... $29.75 Silk plush, fancy lining, some with fur collars. Values to $150.00, now .......... $49.75 ### JACQUETTES Three caracul cloth jacquettes and jersey sport coats. Values to $19.75, now .......... $4.95 Fur trimmed caracul jacquettes. Values to $22.50, now .......... $8.95 ### FUR CAPES Skunk cape stole front, $275; now $97.50 Small cape of genuine Scotch mole, $165.00, now .......... $57.50 Small Scotch mole cape trimmed in genuine ermine, $195.00, now .......... $67.50 Genuine ermine short cape, $125.00, now .......... $49.75 ### Scarfs, Chokers Small Chokers. Values to $25, price now .......... $4.95 Fur scarfs, animal scarfs, stoles and chokers. Values to $48.50, now ... $9.95 All fur neckpieces up to $95.00, now .......... $19.95 Large fur scarfs, values to $145, now $34.95 Large beautiful black and dark brown fox and lynx animal scarfs and stoles. Values to $250.00, now .......... $49.95 [bottom rows of boxes, across both pages] ### Outing Suits Khaki motoring and hiking suits. Values to $12.50, to close out .......... $4.95 Gaberdine and corduroy suits. Values $17.50, now .......... $7.95 Knickers, tweed, corduroys and gaberdine. Values to $7.95, now .......... $3.45 ### Bathing Suits Plain colors and stripe effects. Values to $7.50, now .......... $2.95 Bathing suits, some with fiber silk stripes. This lot includes the famous Jantzen bathing suits. Values to $12.95, now .......... $4.95 ### Beauti[f]ul Bags Pouch bags of fine se[...]uvetyne, velvet; also some beaded bags. V[alue]s to $8.50, now .......... $2.95 All other bags, unde[ra]rm, canteens, beaded silk and velvet bags. [...]-half price. ### Silk Kimonos Silk kimonos, Japanese and plain silk. Values to $22.50, now .......... $9.95 Fancy kimonos and breakfast coats. Values to $32.50, now .......... $14.95 All our handsome kimonos and negligees. Values to $55.00, now .. $19.95 ### Silk Scarfs Silk scarfs, $5.95 values, for .......... $2.75 Values to $8.95 for $3.95, and values to $9.50, for .......... $4.95 ### Chemises Silk envelope chemises. Values to $7.50, now .......... $2.95 Fancy lace trimmed envelopes. Values to $12.50, now .... $5.95 Heavy silk envelopes with real lace. Values to $20.00, now .. $9.95 ### Gowns Crepe de chine gowns, values to $10.00. now .......... $4.95 Lace trimmed gowns. Values to $19.75, now .......... $9.95 All our handsome gowns up to $32.50, now .......... $14.95 ### Slips Satin and radium slips, light and dark colors. Values to $5.95, now .......... $2.95 Values to $7.95, now .......... $4.95 Values to $11,95, now .......... $5.95 Extra salespeople to care for your wants. All accounts must be paid by August 30. [logo across the fold: a scroll banner MURPHY over "22 West Park Street" (p. 6), a triangular emblem lettered WO[ME]N'S / APP[AR]EL / S[HO]P, and a scroll banner SOFTLEY over "22 West Park Street." (p. 7)] ### Petticoats Silk radium, heavy jersey and taffeta in three groups. Values to $5.95, now $2.45. Values up to $7.95, now $3.75, and up to $9.95, now ...... $5.95 White silk wash petticoats, shadow proof. Values up to $5.95, $2.45; values to $5.65 at $3.75 ### Bathrobes Corduroy breakfast coats and kimonos. Values to $16.50, now .......... $9.95 Fancy corduroy robes. Values up to $37.50 at $14.75. Blanket bath robes, values up to $20,00, now $6.45. Values to $29.75, now ... $12.45 ### Jewelry E a r r i n g s, bracelets, compacts, pearls, crystal beads, fobs and pendants, all Half Price *[Text checked against both page scans, 21 Oct 2026: the lines that cross the fold at 2.5-3x on both sides, the doubtful figures at 4-8x, the rest against the two tile-by-tile readings of each page (Sonnet and Opus, 20-21 Oct 2026), which agree. Each line of the advertisement runs from p. 6 across the fold to p. 7; three or four characters per line are lost in the binding between the two scans. Letters in square brackets are supplied where the sense is certain; [...] marks a loss that cannot be supplied; [word?] a doubtful reading. Leader dots are shortened. Box order: left column, centre, right panel, then the bottom rows left to right. Printed as on the page: "fiamingo", "-pongee", "$12,50", "$11,95", "$20,00", "atshort", and the "2L seal coats, $2.95, $4.50 and $4.95" line (a printer's error; the sale price is $67.50).]*