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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
9
Two rental offers noting No 1127 Hershey avenue a five room house at four dollars monthly and No 213 Phillip street South Muscatine near Kaisers Mill with barn at four dollars monthly Attorney H M Partlett at Law over the Postoffice handles inquiries for further particulars.
Local items note Rev J N Elliott and friends fished on Long Island. Bryan lecture set for Wednesday night Aug 30 at the Grand Opera house with admission 50 cents. Reserved seats for Bryan lecture go on sale Aug 28 at the Batterson store. Major Circle calls a G A R meeting Aug 20. Mrs Belle Dunham is secretary.
A Sanitary Saturday sale advertises discounted women’s garments and fabrics. White wash skirts, percale wrappers, mercerized petticoats, and wash silks are offered at prices from 15 to 75 cents per yard or item, with many cut from higher figures.
Saturday only August 26 forty good all wool ready made skirts in voille pana ma cloth French cheviot broadcloth mohair and more offered at 2.98 after usual prices up to 10.00. Buy now for less than half cost.
Saturday, Aug. 26, 10 dozen children’s dark gingham dresses offered at 25c each. Other styles priced 50c 75c and $1.00, all ready to wear. See the pretty dress for half value.
One dozen new late styles in handsome ready made silk shirt waist dresses in brown green blue and other colors all sizes. Previously priced at 14.00 15.60 and 16.50. silk alone would cost at least 10.00 in any store. Take your choice Saturday only at 6.98. Dresses are beautiful and ready to wear. call to see them.
Genuine Pulse Warmers ribbed drawers lace 1 cts button worth 25c. Ladies sun bonnets 25c, slightly soiled and mussed. Jersey ribbed vests good quality Saturday only. Lace hose lisle thread cut 1 Sct from 25¢. Children's cotton gloves all sizes 15cts. Ladies hand bags sold for 25c to 75c, your choice 5c each.
Hundreds of new corsets in white pink blue and other colors will be on sale Saturday August 26 at half price. Short girdle and long hip corsets in all sizes and colors 39c and 50c. See the display in our showroom window. We will fit you and please you every time in corsets.
Pauline Metzner and sister Ida drowned near Humboldt Iowa after a birthday party on the river. Charles Nelson tried to rescue Pauline whose grip dragged him under as the rowboat slipped away in a storm. Pauline was found after 20 minutes and Ida three hours later. Ida showed no water in the lungs. Pauline was assistant post mistress and Ida a schoolteacher. Nelson was exhausted after repeated attempts and the incident traumatized him.
West Liberty Iowa August 25 crowd grows to largest in fair week as Saturday program offers 2:19 trot and 2:20 pace races with Robert G. Ingersoll and Ellen winning top purses. Animal show draws attention and local visitors attend despite morning rain.
A Florida reader recounts severe health effects from coffee including biliousness headaches and nervousness. She swapped to Postum hot drink and reports full health restoration with steady nerves clear complexion and regular heartbeats. The testimonial ends with a note from Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich and a closing lesson.
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