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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
5
A city Furniture Store promotes its large floor space and extensive gift pieces totaling over 15000 dollars. The showroom features mission furniture Early English and Oak finishes, 300 styles of rockers and chairs, pedestals, lamps, and folding tables aimed at Christmas use with varied finishes and designs.
A new dining room table design accepts either a 48 inch round top or 48x72 inch oblong top. It extends to six feet without a pedestal, with ends matching the rim to form an oval. Crafted from quarter-sawed oak with a dull polish. pedestal prices range from 13.00 to 40.00.
Quarter-sawed oak Morris chairs are offered in all finishes at ten dollars each.
A sale offers library tables 48 inches long in solid oak with pedestal ends for 16.50 and other library tables starting at 3.00. Bissell’s also lists standard carpet sweepers at 2.25.
Hoosier kitchen cabinets are advertised as the ideal Christmas gift for wives. They promise labor saving benefits, fewer kitchen steps, and relief from kitchen drudgery.
Massive artistically carved Roman chairs in oak and mahogany with polished finish priced at 7.75. High grade box seat dining room chairs in selected quarter oak with dull or polished finish priced at 2.50.
Advertisement notes high grade music cabinets with fine finishes priced from 5.00 dollars and up.
Genuine leather couches with solid oak frames and strong steel construction priced from $13.00. Local retailer highlights durability and value with modern styling and reliable seating for living rooms and lounges.
Heavy solid brass beds with lacquered finish guaranteed for 10 years priced at $18. Elegant parlor suits with silk plush cushions start at $15. Writing desks offered in selected quarter oak mahogany bird's-eye maple and toona mahogany from $4.00.
With every sewing machine bought before Christmas, a handsome large rug is given as a present. The ad promotes New Home Domestic White Free Goodrich machines for cash or easy payments at $20 to $40, highlighting value and holiday timing.
A new addition to china closets includes a bottom linen drawer for convenient storage. Descriptions show units priced from 9.75 dollars up to 50.00 dollars.
Large assorted rugs priced to cut up to 6.00 of original cost. 9x12s range from 11.00 to 20.00, plus velvet and Axminster options. Velvet and Axminster sizes listed with prices. lace curtains on sale as well. Readouts listed include 9x12 and larger sizes with marked reductions. Special Christmas sale highlights dramatic markdowns for lace curtains.
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