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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
8
Hundreds of wash and silk dresses, skirts, waists, and petticoats advertised for the Boston Store Ready-made Department. Store hours extended Friday evening and Saturday noon for the day, inviting customers to visit and save on ready-to-wear apparel.
About fifty silk and linen parasols in colors pink red blue white black green brown and more are shown for inspection. Previously priced up to 3.98 are now offered at only 1.00 each.
Two hundred white and colored tailored waists offered at 98 cents each from stock bought at 50 cents on the dollar. Embroidery or lace trimmed waists valued at $1.50 to $2.50, sizes 34 to 44, advertised as Muscatine’s best bargain sale.
On Friday and Saturday July 3 4 two hundred silk and linen umbrellas go on sale. New models include nobby handles in gold and silver and various finishes. Prices previously 1.50 to 2.50 now offered at 8e with color options and Persian borders.
A collage of items lists home buying on installment plans, shop hours for the Fourth, steamer trips to Davenport and Rock Island, and numerous visits and travels. Names include Miss Pearl LaRue Atalissa Miss Loretta King Wellman Nina Fisher Mulberry Ave Ralph Davis West Liberty Ignatius Bestenlehner and J S Bestenlehner.
Rev J H Buckley of Davenport assistant state superintendent of the American Sunday School Union will deliver an address at Mulford Congregational Church in July. The exact date will be announced after arrangements by Pastor W H Thomlinson. Buckley is a leading Sunday school worker in the west and has served as district superintendent.
Young people of the Musserveville Methodist Church enjoyed a indoor social at the East Sixth street parsonage hosted by Rev P M Conant and wife due to bad weather. An excellent program of vocal and instrumental numbers was followed by refreshments. Ladies Aid Society met at Hoopes Hall hosted by Mrs Washburn and Mrs Stohr with sewing and social time after a brief business session.
A burglar broke into the kitchen of George Holzhauer at 110 Grandview Avenue stealing canned goods. Police issued a search warrant but failed to locate the missing items after inspecting a houseboat tied to the case. Officers continue a quiet follow up across the area.
Miss Elsie Weyman of Muscatine, employed in Chicago, had her pocketbook stolen on a crowded street car last Sunday containing about 11 dollars. She then fractured her wrist Tuesday sliding down stairs at a boarding house and will be unable to work next week. Also notes social events in South Muscatine with a hotel dance Friday and a house warming hosted by Mrs. Frank Phillips at 901 Oregon Street with a luncheon and dinner.
Information filed in Justice J. C. Coster's court by H. Friederick Lange against Rudolph Blass who runs a butcher shop at 1172 Hershey avenue for selling tainted decomposed ham to Mrs. Fred Lange. Blass was arrested by Constable Luther Woods. he denies the charge. Trial likely this afternoon with many witnesses summoned. First arrest under the new pure food law.
L M Ruggles of Reasner Iowa reports that doctors diagnosed consumption and prescribed Foley’s Honey and Tar. He says the medicine stopped hemorrhages and lung pain and strengthened the lungs. A W Morgan, Druggist, confirms its benefits.
Local residents from Pine Creek Dav enport Mount Grove and Davenport visit friends and plan a 4th of July park celebration. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Will Hartman A C Brandt Lizzie Brase Rev and Mrs Olander and the Brandt family.
Lightweight two piece suits in blue serge tan worsted and gray flannels priced from 8 to 16 dollars. Also a fine line of fancy vests soft shirts straw hats and light underwear is available.
An advertisement notes the use of Dr King’s New Life Pills as painless purifiers to prevent abdominal surgery. The claim is promoted by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store at 25 cents.
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