Christmas goods and events highlight city listings
Christmas trees holly and mistletoe appear at Star Clothing Co with fifty cent ties. Geo Kranz’s offers Mississippi river pearl pins and rings at Frank the jeweler’s. Mrs George W Schmidt of Fairfield visited the city and rode home on the Firefly. The First Baptist Sunday school plans a Christmas cantata Jingle Bells on Tuesday evening the 25th with numbers from Paudhet Mandolin club. A splendid program is offered this year.
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First Baptist Church
Paudhet Mandolin Club
A Happy Farewell to 1909 Ball by Company C
The event at the Armory on Monday night December 31 offers a farewell gathering to end the year 1909 and forget troubles with a social ball hosted by Company C.
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Co. C
Wue Armory
Thompson's Book Store and Holiday Notices Gather Items
A city roundup lists Thompson's Book Store sales on perfumes, Bible offers, toys, and Christmas items. Local notices mention people traveling to Davenport, Fulton, and Muscatine for holidays, plus charity sales by Presbyterian ladies and church-related events.
Pearls Offered At Mackey's Clothing Store
Advertisers invite interested buyers to Mackey's Clothing Store to inquire about fine unset native pearls available for purchase.
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Mackey’s Clothing Store
Half Price Rings and Books Slate in Local Sale
Hundreds of gold rings for babies and women offered at half price with rings for 25c to $1. Ladies dressing sacques advertised at great discounts. Books also deeply discounted with cloth bindings from 5c to 50c and a two-for-one offer. All to be sold tonight and Monday.
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Schmidt Bro’s
Christmas Cigars Offer In Fine Boxes
Cigar sale notes Christmas cigars in handsome boxes of various sizes. Prices start at 35 cents per box. A fine calendar is offered with every purchase of one dollar or more from Herm Gremmel.
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Herm
Gremmel
Local Downtown Notices Offer Bargain Goods
Advertisements announce rent of opera glasses at Frank the jeweler and Gunther's, Plows, and Allegrettis candies at Hacker's. Henry Butz's fair invites gifts for loved ones, while Thomp son’s Book Store promotes storewide discounts on ebony goods and personal effects at set prices.
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Frank
Gunther
Hacker
I Nierel and Son Offer Wide Jewelry Selections at Low Prices
The ad notes a large stock of jewelry and watches at rock bottom prices with a welcome to inspect goods at 214 EB. 2d St. Customers urged to visit Monday while other vendors push bargain lines and discount items across town.
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I. Nierel & Son
Christmas sales and notices from Muscatine vendors
Local merchants advertise holiday deals on tonics frames statuary and furs for Christmas gifts. Notices mention Miss Ella Barrers visiting Davenport, Mrs Gies ter’s illness, and a loan company on East Second Street. Arts events include Blue Jeans at the Grand Opera House and a Mechanics’ band concert with a New Year’s Eve ball.
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Muscatine Water Work Company
Alex Jackson
Wm. Molis
Blue Jeans
Joseph Arthur
Indiana
Grand Opera House
New York
Schmidt Bros Discount on Bible Prices
A local store advertises nearly 50 percent off Bible prices at Schmidt Bros. with a bold sale note highlighting substantial savings.
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Schmidt Bros
Schmidt & Bros. Piano Ad Promotes Finest Quality Instrument
The Blasius piano is touted as the finest workmanship and sweetest toned instrument. Schmidt & Bros. advertises this piano as the best quality on earth.
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Blasius
Schmidt & Bros
Bible sale at Schmidt Bros cut prices
Bible testaments and prayer books offered at reduced prices by Schmidt Bros with a focus on display and promotional discount. Includes multiple editions and sizes appealing to readers seeking affordable religious texts.
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Schmidt Bros
Free A Handsome Calendar With Each $1 Purchase
Herm Gremmel offers a handsome 1901 calendar with every one dollar purchase. The ad promotes the finest line of cigars in the city.
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Herm. Gremmel
The Comfortable Way to Los Angeles by Iowa Central
Iowa Central Railway offers weekly Wednesday departures to Los Angeles with modern sleeping cars and wide vestibules at about one third the usual price. Tickets available from any Iowa Central agent or Geo. S. Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa for full information.
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Los Angeles
California
Iowa Central Railway
Iowa Central
Geo. S. Batty
Marshalltown
Iowa
Schmidt and Brosieres Sale Promise Bargains
You Can Never Again offer highlights a weekend sale by Schmidt and Bros on a toilet case manicure set and a bible at unusually low prices, with items advertised as cheap for Saturday and Monday.
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Schmidt & Bros
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Muscatine
Daily Journal
Joe Kranz
Iowa Ave
N. Cedar Street
H. M. Bartlett
Attorney At Law
P. D
the Reliance Loan CO
The
Star Clothing Co
Mississippi River
George W. Schmidt
Fairport
Thompson’s Book Store
Join van Buren
Davenport
Thompson's Book Store
Presbyterian
William Watters
Geo B. Jackson
Harry Asthalter
State University
William Doty
Boone Street
Scheetz's
Harry Teiseman
Fulton
Ralph Stafford
Red Oak
Frank's, the Jeweler
Lulu Schumacher
Mary L. Paige
New Sharon
Phebe Johnson
Townsend
Bet Mark
Keokuk
Young Men's Christian Association
City
Eva Billinghurst
Chicago
Stoddard
Moline
Braun
Hannah Murphy
Fourth Street
Geo. B. Jackson
H. Shilling
Maquoketa
U. S. Express Co
S. R. Stone
Amelia Schmalz
Mary Milhouse
Des Moines
Wm. Musser
Dorothy
Iowa City
Richard Musser
A. Park Hall
Alpha, Ill
Muscatine Business College
Bennie Lilly
St. John’s Military Academy
James A. Hearn
Shore Acres
Grand
Muscatine North & South Road
Saques
Mondey
Boston
West Hill
River View
N. Rosenberger
Henry Butz’s Fair
Cr. Wolf
Fruitland
J. L. Giesler
J. W. Vener
Letts
Hacker's
J. M. Beck
Ottumwa
Marie.Wilson
Athenum College
B. F. van Dyke
Columbus Junction
Oklahoma
Geo. B. Jackson's
Ella Barrers
F. D. Sisson
J. L. Giester
Guarantee Loan Co
East Second Street
Salvation Army
K. of P. Hall
Fitch Willian Swan
Cornelius Cadle
Gertrude Herr
Wm. H. Woodward
Ella Woodward Thompson
Wilson & Cherry
Shoemen
Addie Richie
R. P. Smith and Sons Company
West Hill School
Eddie Schmidt
Mechanics
Armory
Boy’s & Child
Ren
Santa
Claus
Reinemund
Fast Second Street
Havercamp’s Drug Store
Unther
Plow
Allegrettis
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