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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
2
Chariton hosts a large July sale marketing a money saving event. The shop emphasizes rapid turnover of merchandise at reduced prices with the goal of converting stock into cash. Shoppers are urged to imagine any item at a much lower price than its regular tag.
A sale listing outlines prices for dress goods and silks from W/Jool, including cotton, wash goods, silk fabrics, and wool dress materials. Items range from 4c to 75c per yard with multiple lots and piece counts noted. Pieces include Rajah silk, summer silk, and wool dress goods across several price points.
The readable content mentions black sateen petticoats priced per lot. Additional text is garbled with repeated filler words, providing no further clear details on quantity dates or sellers.
A catalog-like list presents various fabrics with per yard prices. Items include standard calico 25c, muslin 3c and 4c, brown and bleached muslin, Pepperell sheeting, apron gingham, linen finished suiting, and percales with listed yard prices.
A shopper’s list catalogs promotions across departments featuring white shirt waists up to 1.50 or 2.50, white dress skirts to 2.00, hose and gloves in multiple varieties, embroidery lace, lisle and silk options, belts, ribbons, and parasols with prices ranging from 15c to 2.00 and umbrellas to 1.25. Final line shows several low priced items and discounts.
A brief notice describes a sale of one sample lot of lace curtains priced at £200 with quantities and measurements referenced in the ad.
A long list of residents from Confidence and nearby towns traveled to cities such as Chicago Albia Ottumwa Des Moines and Lincoln for surgeries visits family time and business. The notes mention medical care plans trips by rail and road and family gatherings across Iowa Illinois and Nebraska with several relatives visiting and hosting.
The Oakley church plans an ice cream supper Saturday night in Oakley hall. Local residents and visitors are listed visiting from Chariton Des Moines Osceola Chicago Lucas Newbern Avery Red Oak and Melrose. Several family visits and minor health notes appear among names like Gillaspey Nussbaum and Mauk with traffic to Zion church and local homes.
Miss Marguerite Smith will entertain a company of friends this evening in honor of her sister Helen of Burlington who is visiting at home. Mrs Arthur Stotts of Columbia and sister Mrs Clara Orndoff of Oregon visited Monday and Tuesday with their cousin Mrs G T Miller. Miss Marcella Stotts of Columbia visited Monday and Tuesday with her cousins Flossie and Bessie Carson.
Mona Johnston spent Friday with Mabel Byers. Clement Dachenbach returned Friday to celebrate in Belinda. Pearl and Mary Fograstam visited B. A. Kenney’s home. John Smith and family were at Frank Smith’s home Sunday. Olive Wells stayed with Hilma Johnson Saturday night. About a thousand attended the Belinda celebration where Van Horn of Des Moines gave a fine address. Gladis Witt visited Mabel Byers Saturday night. Ethel Jones and Jim Harkin called on Dale LaFavor’s home Saturday night and Sunday.
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