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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
7
The dress goods department showcases the latest loom products in black and new colors. A complete line of desirable skirtings in mixtures from 40c to 1.75 per yard. Wool waistings offered in styles from 15c to 85c per yard. Beautiful embroidered waist patterns available.
Cloak and Suit Department advertises the largest, most complete selection of new cloaks jackets and long coats in the city at prices below all competition. Ladies and misses garments include jackets coats capes tailor made skirts suits furs and accessories in a grand varied display with affordable price ranges.
Our hosiery and underwear department features cotton fleeced and all wool hosiery and underwear for ladies children men and boys. Children's camel hair underwear 5c to 25c ladies extra heavy underwear 25c men heavy fleeced shirts 25c ladies union suits up to 2.75 children's union suits 25c and 50c.
Fragmentary Estherville area notes report multiple deaths and marriages. Items include obituaries for infants near Johnson and Jerengon, a marriage license issued to Frank Passoh and Clara Caesar, and local residents moving, building, or selling property. Post office changes and tax deadlines are noted along with a court case in Spirit Lake and upcoming sales.
Rev Ginn attended the annual M E conference at Clear Lake and charges for the year were set with hope Rev Glen will be returned. Chas Palmer returned from Rockwell City, Kansas, visiting parents and reports them well. Numerous locals and visitors are listed with trips to Armstrong, Emmetaburg, Estherville, and Minneapolis.
Church notes from Bapties church list services and the Lord's Supper, with outreach to new members. Reports cross town on H. H. Sconberg returning from North Dakota, a church market with 15 cent meals, and visitors including Dr. Kate Holmes. Local notices cover a jail escape by Martin Grate, high school football between Estherville and Spencer, and upcoming public sales.
Special bargains in domestics highlight heavy brown or bleach muslin at low per yard prices. Apron ginghams and prints offered in all colors at seven to ten cent yard rates. Also outing flannel and shirtings advertised at ten cent per yard.
A garbled advertisement from T H Hobbin Estherville Iowa lists bargains on items such as lead pencils 80 count and assorted hardware and toiletries. It mentions good pina paper hair brushes tooth brushes hooks and eyes safety pins toilet soap and related items with unknown quantities and pricing.
Silk department introduces moire silk for waists and skirts, taffeta silk, velvets, China silk, corduroys, Dress silks, extra value in cotton blankets. Prices range from 50c to $1.25 per pair, bed comforts $1.00 to $1.25, woolen blankets from $2.50 to $8.00 per pair.
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