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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
3
The ad extols new wash goods with vivid claims of beauty and value. Prices range from 15c to 50c for various fabrics including Persian lawns, French lawns, tasserine lawns, silk stripe organdies, all silk lawns, mercerized poplins, linen poplins, embroidered Swisses, Irish and French dimities, and linen waistings.
Eastern fashion pages promote Easter deals on Prince Chap suits in shadow stripe Panama and serge, silk braid trimmed jackets, satin lining, and pleated skirts. New butterfly dresses, silk gowns, and wool coats highlight special prices from 4.95 to 23.75 with nondescript durable fabrics and color ranges across navy, Copenhagen, and bronze.
The department promotes affordable spring footwear for Easter with a wide range of styles. Prices include Ladies oxford shoes at 98c and 1.47 for common sense kid lace shoes, infant sandals at 47c, and men’s shoes from 1.49 to 2.37 for various materials.
Kokomo shoppers are invited to a grand Easter millinery showcase featuring fresh headwear from a reserve workroom force. The display promises hats, Merry Widow styles, and medallions in white cream and ecru with matching trimmings, with prices from 15c to 2.00.
A Kokomo silk shop promotes new Easter fabrics described as highly beautiful and exclusive. Prices range from 49 cents to $1.75 for foulards, with silks in various finishes including taffeta and peau de soie, plus 27 and 36 inch widths offered at multiple price points.
Community items report visits, family gatherings, and social events from Galveston and nearby areas. Residents include Rev L F Taylor, Exiga J A Rodibaugh, Mrs Ollie King, Mrs Emma Bowyer, John Samsel and family, plus local activity at coal deliveries, Jersey cow sale, and the M E conference in Anderson.
Splendid showing of fashion favored dress materials for early spring wear. First off the loom, high quality fabrics avoid tariff increases on later shipments. Special collection features 50 pieces of 38 inch novelty worsteds serges and fine all wool suitings with various patterns, priced 29 to 39 cents per yard.
Display offers filmy fabrics and new garnitures with lace trims in net white cream and ecru. Widths 42 to 46 inches, regular value 1.25, special 85 cents. Laces include filet braid point gaze and appliques with festoons for trims.
Kokomo women rush to purchase the latest spring waists. shipments arrive fast express and sell at modest prices. The collection features lace trimmed Mikado sleeves, Valenciennes lace, sheer lawn designs, embroidery, and panel fronts with open backs. Prices range from 79c to 4.75 with several styles at 1.95 and 2.45.
A LeRaysville New York resident reports a twenty year health cure attributed to Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The advertisement promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for sores boils burns wounds and cuts and lists a price of 25 cents at Galveston Drug Co.
The Silver Blade by Charles Edmonds Walk is praised for its gripping plot and atmospheric depth. John Converse, a humane and fallible detective, leads a sprawling mystery set against a modern South city backdrop with intertwined pasts and revived old romances.
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