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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
10
The Boston Store marks its 14th Muscatine anniversary with a one week money saving sale starting Saturday April 25 at 9 am. Departments are larger and bargains greater with all items reduced. Large Brussels rugs and wool art squares featured among hundreds of other bargains.
Prices in Every Department. Forty-eight handsome new right up-to-date tailor-made suits at 50c on the dollar or less. Every suit must be closed out at this great money saving sale. No reasonable offer refused for any wool suit. Pretty all-wool suits from $10 to $20. Worth up to $39. Only at the Boston Store.
A catalog of ready-made domestic items including pillow slips and sheets in various sizes and fabrics. Items described are good muslin pillow slips, unbleached sheets, large size, American prints by the yard, base heavy unbleached muslin, and bleached seamless sheet ing with wide widths marketed at 35 cents per yard.
Anniv sale features pure white Habutai silk 25 yards and colored China silks for slips waists and trims. Includes Taffeta silks Fou lard colors striped silks and black silks with guaranteed wear and low sale prices. Various yard prices quoted from 40c to $2.25 per yard with money back guarantees on select silks.
Cash sales offer over one hundred all wool late style ready to wear skirts in black brown blue tan and more. Skirts priced 6 to 10 dollars regularly now 3 98 each. Greatest sale of new fashionable skirts in Muscatine. Come Saturday or any day next week. Save half your money.
A sale advertises children's muslin drawers in all sizes and ladies garments including corset covers muslin drawers gowns and skirts. Prices range with values highlighted for embroidery trimmed pieces and knee length skirts.
The Boston Store announces the arrival of one hundred all wool jackets from a New York manufacturer in stripes checks plaid and plain colors. Jackets normally ranged from 6.00 to 8.00 now on sale Saturday for 3.98. All sizes and colors available. Manufacturer’s loss is your gain. Come Saturday for jackets. Dollars in your pocket.
Fifty pieces corset cover embroidery with good patterns and quality full 18 inches wide priced at 15c per yard. Hundreds of pieces of embroidery and insertions offered at low prices. Window display invites shoppers for Saturday April 25 with savings promised.
Advert mentions corsets priced from 25c to 1.80 with sale slogans like anniversary sale and great bargains at 40c 50c 45c 68c 90c 1.35 and 1.80. It invites customers to come Saturday April 25th for discounts.
Community notes list various visitors and residents in Muscatine including Dr Cal W Smith and Charles McGill of Richmond Iowa, George W Jones Letts, Mrs Bert Hine West Liberty, Mrs M J Welch 113 West Seventh, S N Grosjean Letts, Alexander Ruth Winterset, Mr and Mrs Lulow Fruitland, plus numerous short exchanges. Also mentions first mortgage farm loans from 500 to 5000 dollars and local social visits at multiple addresses.
At our anniversary sale we offer five hundred twill silk and linen umbrellas with paragon frames. Full 26 inch natural sticks with various handle options including gold silver pearl French horn gun metal. Umbrellas priced at 50c on the dollar with many at less. Your choice at 95c each, worth up to $2.50. We expect to sell every item in one hour.
A local store advertises a clearance of dress fabrics at 50 cents per yard, featuring finest all wool goods in 36 to 50 inch widths. Panamas serges mohair batiste voiles and more offered at nearly half price. stock must be sold and samples available by request.
The Boston Store offers forty pieces of extra super wool carpets in new colors and patterns at 50c per yard, previously 65c. A great variety of other carpets range from 25c to 69c per yard, with carpets made and laid on very short notice.
West Liberty Ia April 24 The annual High School Orchestra concert drew a large appreciative audience at the Christian church despite bad weather. Miss Eastman directed and arranged the program featuring difficult numbers and solo pieces by Archie Ditmars Blanche Shipman Wilma Whitacre and others with an en thusiastic reception.
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery as a remedy for lung hemorrhage, weak lungs, coughs, and colds. It prices the product at 50 cents and one dollar, with Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store listed as the retailer.
The notice states that Dr. J. L. Klein has moved to a new office on the third floor of the New German American Bank building.
Whinifred notes Gold Medal Flour as ideal for pastry work and baking. The endorsement highlights performance and reliability for doughs, crusts, and delicate pastries.
Miss Eastman participates as first violin in the Twilight Whispers program conducted by L. P. Laurendeau. The orchestra roster lists Blanche Shipman as first violin joined by Miss Eastman, with Rebecca Hillman Persis Sheldon and Harold Worrell on second violins, Archie Ditmars on clarinet, Chester Stevens on cornet, Verne Kirby on trombone, and Mildred Luse on piano.
Rising Mississippi levels are expected to continue for 48 hours from below Dubuque to Muscatine. Forecaster J. M. Sherier notes the trend and advises caution for navigation and low-lying areas.
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