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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
8
Merchants urge early selections to avoid run down assortments before Christmas. Jewelry and Leather sections showcase novelty hat pins, brooches, belt pins, pearl novelties, pearl belts, cuff links, and hat pins with lacquered finishes. Muscatine made items include pearl pins, necklaces, and decorative accessories priced from a few cents to a few dollars.
Dolls and games fill a large Muscatine department as Santa sets up shop for children. There are dolls in many varieties priced from 10 cents to $2.50, steam engines, drums, wagons, carriages, and a wide range of games to brighten winter evenings.
Catalog notes numerous fashion items and accessories for women including lace stocks in white black and pastels with embroidery and pearl detailing. velvet bands and linen turnover. belts with pearl buckles. nylon lace chemisettes. glare gowns and novelty fabrics. Prices range from a few cents to a dollar.
In Washington La and nearby cities visitors are noted while business and social matters are handled. Plans for the big ball on December 13th draw attention as local shops offer new patterns and services.
Market summaries from Chicago New York St Louis and Peoria detail butter egg poultry and produce prices with firm and weak tones. Butter creamery and street prices hold steady while eggs and poultry show varied per unit quotes. Local live stock and meat prices are listed with ranges for hogs cows veal and lambs.
Pure Groceries advertises a two day reduced special listing numerous items with prices per pint bottle can and piece. Items include olives cauliflower relish mustard beans corn salmon pineapple almonds walnuts and cream cheese among others. Prices shown mostly low per unit though some OCR errors obscure exact values.
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