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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1907
Page
10
Furs for Christmas offered in ladies sets from 3 to 75 dollars with matching boa and muff. Misses and children's sets priced from 1 to 5 dollars with over fifty sets available in light dark or black. Individual boas and separate muffs shown in a wide range from 1 to 40 dollars and up to 32 dollars each.
Overstocked store advertises half price coats for Christmas with hundreds of ladies and misses long 50 inch coats in multiple colors at 50 cents on the dollar. Prices listed from $1.25 to $15.00 with mentions of higher value coats and willing to consider reasonable offers.
Handome line of black silk dress patterns offering 8 to 15 yards in each pattern. Prices range from 7 to 20 dollars per pattern with a money back warranty if not satisfied. Useful and sensible gifts for ladies seeking quality fashion patterns.
Christmas waists two eighty eight up and fur jackets offered as Christmas gifts at special prices. Sealing jackets, French Coney jackets, Astrachan jackets and Mink jackets in all sizes valued up to seventy five dollars are on sale this week only for fifty dollars at the Boston Store.
Great sale on embroidered and hemstitched handkerchiefs at 25c each.plain linen options priced 30c to 40c and mixed bundles from 10c to 5c per piece. Men’s styles available up to 50c. Christmas boxes from 50c to 3.50. Special discounts for dozen or half dozen purchases.
A Christmas sale lists silk petticoats from 4.56 to 12.00, baby coats from 1.98 to 8.00, children's furs up to 5.00, ladies long skirts and kimonos, flannelette gowns, fur jackets from 15.00 to 50.00, and blankets and skirts in silk or velvet from 0.65 to 12.00.
Wide assortment of dolls with hair colors and features described including kid body, bisque heads and real hair. Dolls that cry or weep and eyes open or shut offered at bargain prices from 25c to 3.98, claiming savings on fine French dolls worth more elsewhere.
A string of visits, arrivals, and departures marks a lively day with residents from Fruitland Letts Wilton Davenport and coal valley among others. social calls include Mrs E Hawker Mrs William Crowe and Miss Louisa Kranz with shopping trips and dinners noted. Turkey dinner by Ladies Aid on December 18 at the New Congregational church is highlighted.
Luther League of Grace Lutheran Church elected officers for the coming year at the Roy Putman home on East Third street. Guests of honor were Miss Katherine Arn of Iowa City and Miss Charlotte Lenz of Lone Tree. Officers: President Robert Hoover, Vice President Adam Reinemund, Secretary John Schaffer, Treasurer Roy Putman.
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