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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
4
Thulman and Levi advertise a sweeping clearance with wool suits from 4.93, broadcloth and worsted lots at 8.45, mink and fur accessories from 1.95, and numerous reduced coats, jackets, dresses, and silk fabrics. The sale promises dramatic discounts on children, misses, and adult coats, fur sets, and varied home goods with bold price cuts and display windows.
The ad lists muslin underwear with lace corset covers from 19 to 50 cents, embroidered corset covers up to 37 cents, muslin drawers from 21 to 39 cents, lace and embroidery items, and ladies gowns and skirts. Items include muslin gowns, nainsook gowns, skirts with embroidery, a 12 inch embroidered ruffle, percale wrapper, heatherblom petticoats, and silk taffeta petticoats priced from modest to under three dollars.
A Sale promises drastic price cuts on a wide range of fabrics and household goods. Readily readable items include prints, ginghams, percale, sheeting, lace, towels, napkins, bedspreads, combs, pins, buttons, irons, lace, corset covers, belts, hose supporters, and handkerchiefs with discounts stated per item.
A local ad lists lace curtains at 75 cents and 39 cents, yard wide scrim and madras fabrics, floorcloth, linoleum, blankets and comforts sold at reduced prices. The promotion asks why pay more with bargain prices and large quantities.
Dress goods and silk bargains feature plaid dress fabrics and suitings with heavy discounts. Cravenette waterproof 6 inch wide, cravenette, yardage prices drop to 49 cents from 1.50. Silks include Hahotai wash silk 27 inches wide at 5 cents, new silk foulards, and French crepe de Paris. Swiss vi-boiled black taffeta and double face pean de soie offered at reduced prices.
Miss Lulu Fickle left Saturday for a visit with relatives at Lafayette. Mr and Mrs Fred Enoch of Logansport visited A J and Mrs Shirley Sunday. Mrs J M Thomas of Kokomo spent Thursday with her mother there. Mrs Borrows, formerly in, is improving. Mrs Mary Burrons mother of Joan Burrrows suffered a light stroke Sunday with no improvement. John Bitier returned Thursday from a business trip to Wauwaula, accompanied home by his sister Mrs Mumvert and her grandson.
Sunday visits across families, business calls and relocations highlighted by Bert Bitler in Kokomo and Harry Wood near Alto. Joe R. Myers Kokomo offers monuments with a ten percent saving, plus a large stock for inspection. Journal Contest awards list includes Harvey Gray and others with one fourth of prizes to locals. Carnation Day honors McKinley birthday and revival at Lincoln M E Church.
Chauncy Mummert aged about 61 died at his home in Poplar Grove Sunday evening after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at the B church in Poplar Grove today at ten o clock, with burial in Foutz cemetery. He was a brother in law of John Burrous of this place.
Jesse Reece is absent due to his brother’s illness while basketball games intensify at the gym. Paul Conner 1910 is ill at home west of town. A school debate at the school house Friday awarded the negative 9 to 1. Miss Bernice Moke and others judged the event. The next debate is slated for February 7. Public speaking classes adopted a constitution and will debate Fraternal Orders next. The note correction clarifies Rev Boase did not debate due to church duties.
In a clearance offer, waist seating includes wool embroidery items priced at 2.00 with 75c to 2.95 marks. Imported French flannel waists once 5.00 to 7.50 now 2.9. A taffeta silk petticoat with dust ruffle is 19 inches, reduced from 5.00 to 2.95. two piece house dress now 79c for 1.25 dress at 79c.
Mt Shirley trustee of Jackson Township announces regular office days at his residence on Tuesday and at Galveston Drug Store in Galveston Indiana on Friday each week for constituents to meet him.
An Indiana Union Traction Company advertisement promotes the I U T System claiming superior service across Indiana Ohio and southern Michigan. It invites readers to contact a local agent for rates routes and information.
The note highlights long term farm loans at 5 percent with $50,000 available and mentions major insurers State Life and Home Aetna Phoenix National with $60 million assets. It promotes real estate options including nine residence lots and thirteen houses for sale, plus farms for sale in multiple acre tracts and urging readers to invest and booster the community.
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