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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
8
One of the greatest and grandest clearing sales in modern times will take place at the Boston Store Saturday morning August 24 at 9 o clock. It will be a clean white straight business sale with stock on hand disposed of. Prices hold until sold out. Do not expect loose gold dollars or two dollar silk for five yards. Call for the goods advertised.
The ad markets deep discounts on carpets and fabrics with yard prices dropping to 40c for fine wool carpets and 20c to 35c for ingrain varieties. It promotes wholesale overstock on center counter items, including jewelry, hosiery, collars, gloves, and 245 shirt waists cut to 49c to 2.98, plus numerous colored and black silk waists at bargain prices.
Pair of ladies drawers with deep embroidery ruffle offered at white ticket price. Includes ladies short underskirts described as good value. Other items priced at 68c and 75c.
Immense rug sale featuring moquette Axminster and Brussels rugs in varied sizes with deep discounts. Domestic department textiles include Pride L L sheeting and Lockwood options cut from low prices. yard goods such as seamless sheeting and Lonsdale muslin noted. Grand clearance also lists ready-made skirts reduced from $10 to $5 and $7 skirts to $3.98.
Silk skirts offered at unusually low prices from $1.98 to $15 with white ticket cuts. Forty two silk skirts available at prices far below the cost of silk alone, urging buyers to act now for substantial savings on handsome silk garments.
Yard goods offered in fine quality dimity and fine lace stripe dimities. New colors available. Priced at 12 percent per yard. Dimities cut down from the yard for sale.
An assortment of discounted goods including parasols, hats, shirts, skirts, petticoats, and umbrellas. Items labeled from 24c to 6.50 for ladies, with silk and satin parasols cut from $1.00 to $2.50, sun bonnets, seersucker skirts, and crochet quilts advertised as good value.
A collage of notices and ads from Muscatine, including Pure Drugs from Thiesen, Elfers ice, Hartman and Ellman Sunday dinners, and new stock at Geo W Reuling. Reports on streetcar delays near Franklin blacksmith shop, Bee Hive sale preparations, Hobart M Cable pianos via J J Griffith, and local social items. Also mentions funeral of Mrs Mary Hickey and S R McElhaney opening a tensorial parlor.
Promoters selected the Ludwig piano for the Columbus Junction Chautauqua after careful judging among many options. H. Schmidt & Son Co. will supply the instrument, with top musicians expected to participate.
One of the finest pianos ever brought to this city arrived this morning at H Schmidt Son Co. It features a wonderful tone and a large solid massive case, weighing near 1000 pounds.
The much talked about program kicks off at Bee Hive tomorrow morning with ticket sales prompting anticipation among attendees. Local organizers urge early arrival to secure seating and avoid lines.
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