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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1914
Page
4
A promotional piece exalts early Christmas shopping at Muscatine's holiday center. It touts vast stock, price variety, and ready-to-wear coats for women, plus handkerchiefs and other gifts. The note urges shoppers to buy now for best selection and savings amid a crowded season.
New bags in black and colors arrive with leather and metal trims. Styles include coin purses with three fittings and mirror, plain leather handbags with gilt details, and various sizes. Low prices and wide assortment promise great bargains.
The advertisement touts dainty holiday neckwear suited for Christmas. It highlights elaborate stock, rucked edging, two toned effects, plaid silks, and a wide assortment now on sale for Xmas. Packages the sale as stylish and affordable.
Fine all over warp printed Dresden flowered ribbons in several designs, at special holiday prices.
The ad promotes the Moulton Detachable device as the proper item offering two Umbrellas for the price of one, highlighting value and novelty in a concise sales pitch.
A local retailer touts a large holiday sale of furs for men buying gifts for wives daughters or sweethearts. The store pledges expert attention and only reliable goods, warning that imitations exist and offering its reputation as assurance.
A catalog of novelties highlights jewelry necklaces combs belt pins and brooches. The appealing variety and plentiful numbers are drawing attention from gift buyers in the season.
Xmas Hosiery items include Ladies wool hose in regular and out sizes with rib top priced 25 35 and 50c. Fleeced line hose with double sole garter top 13 23 34 and 50c. One lot fleeced black hose 19c value 35c. Pure thread silk hose in black white and shades from 1.00 to 3.50. Fibre silk hose black at 50 and 35c. New kiddies wool and fleeced hose 10c to 50c. School wear cottons Black-cat Hardnax and Education 25c.
Fashionable women favor crepe de Chine and taffetas for the new autumn modes. 40 inch crepe de chine decorated with plaid effects offers versatile options for waists and dresses at $1.50 a yard. Louisine taffetas and satin weaves, 26 to 36 inches wide, present exceptional values at $1.50, $1.25, $1.00 and 60c per yard.
A local store advertises a Tuesday sale featuring seventy five Indies' tailored suits in 1914 fall styles priced from 27 to 40 dollars and fifty ladies' tailored suits from 15 to 25 dollars. The seller touts next season’s styles, claims prices below material costs, and urges customers to act to clean up inventory.
Dozens of skirt styles shown in a sale featuring Broadcloths Serges Popling Silk Tissues Gabardines and velvet trims. Prices reduced from various figures to as low as 3.76 to 9.20 with many garments listed in navy blue black and green featuring tunics trims and flares.
Melba Face Cream and Skin Cleanser along with powders, pastes, oils, and scents are advertised as delicate perfumed beauty aids. The range includes Melba Face Powder in flesh and brunette shades, Nail Powder, Nail Paste, Flower Oil Con cretes, Rose Blush, Talcum Powder, and Toilet Water priced from 25c to 1.00.
A brief note highlights parasols as holiday gifts featuring ornate handles. The item suggests gifting ideas and emphasizes decorative style over practical use, reflecting a seasonal shopping tip in a concise newspaper card style.
Readable ad copy highlights pretty novelty fans in lace and silk styles suitable for Christmas gifts.
In our suit department shoppers can find skirt values described as the most phenomenal Muscatine has known, with in progress sale displays and crowded racks. The store touts exciting offerings for customers seeking fashionable options at reduced prices.
Gloves for dress and street wear in shades to match your dress and suit with one and two clasp styles priced from $1.00. A full line of sizes in .16 button White Kid Gloves at $3.75. Champisue de Glove in white and colors and the black and white combinations available at 50 cents a pair.
A promotion highlights rare holiday values on bed spreads, offering both fringed and plain styles as well as beautiful lace sets. The showcase emphasizes affordability and decorative options for bedroom makeovers this season.
The advertisement promotes Bruspela and Axminster rugs in multiple sizes and patterns with low sale prices. Sizes range from 2x10-6 to 11-8x12, showing substantial savings from values like 8.50 to 32.50, with sale prices listed for each. The end result is a limited time opportunity for shoppers seeking affordable Oriental and floral designs.
A compact catalog of festive gift ideas highlighting new fashion and home items. Includes stylish table linen sets rugs coats suits belts umbrellas and accessories such as combs and fur pieces for the season.
Women who shop this section for Christmas remembrances will find a wide assortment of new and valuable arts and crafts items. The ad touts centerpieces, dresser choices, pillows, and many dainty gift pieces with broad ranges of beauty and value.
An unusually beautiful collection of new charming styles in women's waists makes our waist section especially attractive just now. You should see these new dainty waists.
A bold sales pitch promises half price or less on dresses and suits for ladies and misses to clear stock before Christmas. The shop highlights deep discounts on new winter attire, urging shoppers to visit daily for unprecedented savings and to select from carefully purchased, low-cost stock.
A catalog-style note praises Munsing Underwear for its quality and value. The text asserts the sarmenta fit wear and look well, knit from fine yarns, and reliable, claiming it has given greater satisfaction to the trade than any underwear previously sold.
Holiday sale highlights a large varied stock of fine carpets and rugs with low prices. Rugs are noted to add coziness to any room, and the advertisement emphasizes home comfort during the season.
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