Mrs. Austin's New Dress Sparks Local Inquiry
C F Gremmel departed this morning on the Western on a several days business trip as residents ponder if Mrs Austin purchased a new dress amid local chatter.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
8
C F Gremmel departed this morning on the Western on a several days business trip as residents ponder if Mrs Austin purchased a new dress amid local chatter.
Daily notices from Letts and nearby towns include new planet arrivals at Hirt & Fesler’s, Christmas candles from Dag Dolvep, and a grand line of cigars and leather goods at C. T. Gremmel. Residents Ida Grozjean, Ida Jewett, Henry Ballandt, and others return from cities. Miss Dubois and Mrs. Greene visit Letts. many items list shopping, travel, and social updates.
A small turnout greeted last evening's Retail Merchants' Association meeting. Secretary Gobble submitted the 1905 report detailing committees, rate book, and collection efforts, noting mixed success in debt collection but strong city cooperation and excursions. The group aims to expand membership to include merchants with trading stamps and to continue joint efforts with the Commercial Club for Muscatine's benefit.
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