Levi Downs Promises Plain Honest Service for All
Levi Downs pledges simple honest methods to earn popular patronage and fairness for all customers. He notes spring bargains and a store stocked with bright new merchandise ready for the season.
01 Apr 1896
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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1896
Page
1
Levi Downs pledges simple honest methods to earn popular patronage and fairness for all customers. He notes spring bargains and a store stocked with bright new merchandise ready for the season.
A promotional note describes a crowded garment room with jackets capes and separate skirts. It touts variety and value from 98 cents to 5 50 and higher with black tans blue options and blue serge skirts and mohair figures. It promises customer satisfaction and surprise in prices.
The ad proclaims the official glove season kickoff, promising more than ordinary excitement. It touts best value kid gloves from $1.00 with superior satisfaction and warrants and highlights Chamics gloves in natural and white, across ranges $1.25 to $2.00.
The advertisement promotes men's neckwear offerings highlighting new silk bows at 25c and a wide range of Teck and Four in Hand ties priced at 25c. It claims a superior dainty design and beauty in a final grade of Tecks and Four in Hand, urging refined, gentlemanly style.
The ad showcases a wide assortment of gowns and fabrics. It highlights novelties 39c to 40 inches wide, black dress goods in various lines, and black silks in several varieties with prices from 76c to 1.75. Colored novelties are described as beautiful and unique with many pieces priced 8c to 75c.
Handkerchiefs offered in a range of styles and prices from 10 to 25 cents. Lot No 1 features embroidered corners and scalloped edges. Lot No 2 is more fancy with open work edges. Lot No 3 offers open work edge at 20 cents. Lot No 4 is hemstitched with drawn work corners. The seller promises higher priced grades beyond these items.
The advertisement touts Hermsdorf dyes and a wide hose range including 25 cent hose in tans and black. It highlights Lisle and silk options, split feet and white feet, with a strong claim that the 25 cent line offers the best value for the money. It notes Miss Shoudy can assist and mentions an excellent children’s hose selection, improving on the 25 cent line.
Washington March 31 The comptroller of the currency declares dividends for creditors of insolvent national banks. Ten per cent to German National Bank Lincoln Nebraska and ten per cent to First National Bank Johnson City Missouri. Depot Robbed Missouri Pacific Nickerson burglars used sledge hammers and explosives. safe opened not yet. possible theft undetermined. Centennial conventions set for April 15 in Denver with Senator Tillman expected to attend. Dennis Flynn renominated for Oklahoma delegate. William Plucker found guilty of murder in Arcade New York and sentenced to electric chair May 10. Union Car Works to operate in North St Louis on cooperative plan. $50,000 capital paid, $50,000 more to be issued. 100 workers to be employed.
Justice Brown writes for the Supreme Court in Pearsall v Great Northern, upholding Minnesota 1874 law restricting consolidation of parallel lines to prevent monopoly. The decision emphasizes legislative power to limit charters to preserve competition and public interest. Also covers the import rate case and long and short haul ruling upholding higher rates for short hauls to benefit foreign shippers.
Mawaaagua Nicaragua March 31 The peace commission returns from La Paz after presenting Zelaya terms demanding surrender of arms pay war expenses and court martial of insurgent leaders. Leonists refuse and demand Zelaya surrender the government prompting renewed war prospects, troop reinforcements, and possible US intervention amid regional tensions.
Prominent billiard players from Ives Schaefer and Garnier gathered in New York for an 18 foot balk line tournament offering a $5,000 purse. The event begins a six night series at Madison Square Garden with each player facing the others five times. Garnier, a Belgian veteran, returns after 20 years abroad. Schaefer known as the wizard opened with a 29 run and a 76 high for the match.
The Model offers spring styles and lower prices for Easter ready outfits in Atlantic. Suits and menswear include all wool Cheviot, worsted and Thibet options with discounts from $8.50 to $5.00 and $7.00 to $8.50. children's knee pants suits priced 90c to $2.50 plus a line up to $7.50 for boys.
Subcommittee proceedings list names of Hon. James Clarkson Joseph Manley William Hahn Governor Joseph Fifer Senator Thomas Carter General Powell Clayton John M Ewing and Colonel R C Kerens Delegates to the convention receive three tickets each Application for press and guest tickets to be directed to Mr Byrnes at Minneapolis Tickets for G A R members issued at national headquarters Tickets distributed June 15 by sergeant at arms Flood and fire news from Gate City Bristol and Chicago follow with property damage and deaths Wheat and markets update and a DeWitts Little Early Risers plug
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