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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
12
Saturday April 18 marks the final day of our Easter reductions. The store expects record crowds and has added extra sales staff to make it the biggest sale day in history. Shoppers can expect substantial savings and dollars in their pockets.
Promote lace front corsets with various price points from 50c to 3.98 and a special large-woman option. Advertises 1908 dress goods in panamas serges mohairs and related fabrics from 50c to 2.50 per yard, with multiple colors and sizes up to 36. Encourages ordering samples if customers cannot visit.
Nearly one hundred new all wool ready to wear tailor made skirts offered at less than half price. Panama serge mohair and plaid designs in all colors and sizes. Skirts priced to sell at 10 9 8 7 6 5 50 dollars. now 3.98. Come Saturday for skirts.
Easter buyers offered 20 dozen ladies black silk lisle hose at 25c, with pure silk lisle hose priced 50c. A range of ladies gents and children's fancy hose listed from 19c to 3.00 per pair, with Easter Saturday specials.
A Saturday sale advertises 20 dozen finest quality long kid gloves, 12 and 14 button length, marked down from $3.00–$3.50 to $1.48 or $1.98 per pair. Limited to one day only on Saturday April 18 at the Boston Store.
One hundred new half fitted jackets and loose jackets for ladies misses and girls are $5.00 each this Saturday. Also jackets priced at $3.00 to $10.00 and more. Two hundred new shirt waists lace and embroidery trimmed go for 98c. Silk and lace waists range from $2.98 to $12.00. Come Saturday for Easter waists.
A local ad lists yard wide muslin and sheeting by the yard with prices from 7 to 12 1 2 cents, ready made sheets and pillow slips in various sizes, lonsdale bleached muslin at 12 1 2 cents, cotton blankets and white bed spreads featured as bargains. The items include Lockwood pillow slips, Lockwood post quality, and full size ready made sheets with men's 50 cent muslin.
Easter suits in the shop go half price on Saturday April 18 with every item up to 20 dollars and worth 35 dollars. Shoppers are urged to visit and offer their best price on new season suits before stock runs out.
Citizens receive notices of Easter sales and social events. Items include Lilly's carpet sale and 98c skirts, Champion's Easter ball promotions, dance cancellations, and visits by locals to Davenport, Kewanee, and Port locations. Community members including Mrs. Warner, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Underdonk are mentioned among shopping trips, travel, and gatherings.
Fort Dodge Iowa April 17 The American Independent Gypsum company manager was told miners must have a 5 cent per ton wage advance by Monday or workers will strike in sympathy. The mill would close at once if the raise is refused. Seventy employees left for lunch to ponder the decision. All gypsum mill managers received similar notice signaling a wider stucco industry shutdown unless demands are met.
An open letter from Muscatine Iowa dated April 17 1908 asks Dr E B Fulham city candidate for state representative if nominated and elected he will back Claude R Porter for U S senator if he secures the nomination. The writer cites loyal followers and asks for Fulhams position. The notice appears in The Journal with subscription detail Read The Journal 10c per week.
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