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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1908
Page
4
A 19th century style list shows fabric prices including muslin yard wide at 4ic 5c for standard prints and bleached muslin, Hope muslin, Lonsdale cambric, and Pepperell unbleached sheeting. Mentioned items include pillow cases and linen finish sheets with various grades and prices.
An advertisement lists linen department bargains: assorted price cuts on all linen table cloths including wide 72 inch options, mercerized versions, and multiple quality tiers. Also offered are napkins toweling and huck towels priced per dozen or by piece with marked discounts.
Listing of fabrics with prices per yard or unit including ginghams in various grades and patterns such as best grade apron gingham and dress gingham, lines of fancy dress gingham, blue and red flannelette, Arnold book fold flannelette, serge suitings, plaid suitings, dress percales, madras shirtings, and other fabric grades with nominal cents pricing.
One lot of 20 pieces all wool 52 inch fancy broadcloth now 49 cents per yard. One lot 54 inch silk finish English Mohair in desirable shades now 37 1 3 cents. One lot 44 inch wool ta feta in navy tan black wine now 39 cents. One lot double width dress goods regular 29 cents now 19 cents. Silk remnants also half price.
The listing shows prices for bed spreads linens and textiles including india linen 6c per yard to 1-2c. dotted swiss 18c. white figured waistings 12 1-2c. persian lawn 75c. various plain white bed spreads 95c and 1.25. colored bed spreads half price. wool under skirts 89c to 98c. mercerized black sateen 12 1-2c for 20c.
A catalog of shoe prices including 63c for child lace shoes 83c for Misses boxes calf 1.19 for Misses footwear 1.50 kid lace shoes and 2.18 to 3.00 priced ladies heels. Also lists tan oxfords 1.28 to black oxfords 1.38 and mens calf shoes 2.25.
Cloak Department advertises dramatic reductions across coats and accessories. Ladies coats from 2.75 to 15.75 with multiple value ranges highlight fur and wool options, while children’s coats are advertised at less than half price with several small value garments and lingerie items offered at reduced prices.
A millinery sale lists one lot of tailored hats at 25¢ to 50¢ and one lot of trimmed hats at 98¢. All fancy feathers are offered at half price.
Short length carpets offered at 12 1-2c per yard with 25c to 35c values for cotton ingrains and 25c per yard for 40c and 50c value heavy half wool ingrains. Velvets for rugs 65 per yd, Axminster 59c per yard, Wilton velvet rugs 2.60 to 3.75 value, 36x72 and 9x32 rugs listed with multiple patterns. Curtain swiss silkolines and draperies priced 15c per yd, floor oil cloth 1.35 for 2.00 grade, carpet sweeper 1.35.
Nation Department offers cotton mitts at 5¢ each with six pairs total 25¢ Feather stitch braid sold by the yard at 4 yds for 1¢ Safety pins priced at 1 dozen for 1¢ Metal back combs seven inches at 5¢ Paper hooks and eyes 2¢ Bide combe per pair 5¢ Back combs 5¢ Standard silk thread 100 yard spool 5¢ Aluminum thimbles 2¢ Ladies embroidered turn over collars 4¢
Basem ent coal oil can 1 gal 17c glass 1 gal 10c wash boiler tin 1 not specified 38c galvanized 1 not specified 58c dish pan 14 qt enamel first quality 19c water pail 10 qt seamless first quality 25c te g kettle enamel first quality 33c skillet no7 size good casting 26c soot I Cide removes soot from flues 18c alarm clock nickeled 1 year guarantee 49c fountain syringe 2 qt 75c value asbestos baking sheets 12 for 8c ammonia 1 pint bottle 3 1 2 white line wash powder 3c fels naptha soap 4c
Walton high school basketball faced travel disruption due to a washed out bridge, with the G men stepping in to win 27 to 4. Other items report staff absences, a move from Rei Men’s hall to fund a track program, student activities, community notices, and local visits across Kokomo and Russiaville.
Trains listed by Indiana Union Traction Co for Kokomo show departure times from 6.29 P.M. to 11.17, with multiple stops and connections to Tipton. The fragment mentions various times such as 6.29 P.M., 7.17, 8.29, 9.17, and 11.17 with metric-like codes and fare figures.
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