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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1909
Page
10
A final closing out sale at The Boston Store Muscatine runs sixty days with all goods and fixtures offered at cost or manufacturer price. Public auction will dispose of any unsold items. Featured bargains include wool dress goods black and colored silks lace nets embroideries muslin underwear and rugs all priced at cost.
Advertised sale lists fur boas and pillow muffs at bargain rates from six to nine dollars for boas, caps and jackets steeply discounted. Underwear, ladies fleeced vests, male fleeced tops and drawers, and woolen blankets sold at half manufacturer price. Curtain items, lace curtains, shade curtains and poles offered at cost. The Boston Store pushes customers to buy now as goods move quickly and best items go first.
Stop at Lillys for new sweaters on sale and consider Sleepy Eye flour. Mr and Mrs George Watham of Durant visited Muscatine yesterday. Mrs Earl Wood leaves for Moscow to visit friends. Shavings for bedding offered by Mississippi Box Co at Front and Oak. Mr and Mrs William Wiese Jr of Atalissa shopped in town. Braunworth promotes oxblood tan and patent leather Royal Blue shoes. Mrs W Johnson of Atalissa visited daughter Mrs George Lohr then returned home.
Local items cover social visits from Letts and Wapello to Muscatine and Letts. Notables include Mrs. Dalmas Mrs. Shellabarger Miss Fradlein and Dr. Fulham. A gold pearl circlet brooch was lost on Second Iowa Chestnut streets and offered for reward.
Last rites for Mrs. Jane Terry were conducted at her son John R. Terry’s home on East Ninth Street. Rev. J. N. Elliott led the service with pallbearers John Parks Ray Mark M. Houser William Ashton H. K. Kemble and A. J. Neidig. Interment followed at Greenwood cemetery.
An old advertisement promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a healing remedy for wounds sores burns eczema salt rheum and piles. The product is priced at 25 cents and sold by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
The Quality Store offers a large assortment of sweaters in popular colors for ladies. May appeal to shoppers seeking well fitting, warm garments for cool spring days at B. E. Lilly.
The California Promotion Committee will run an excursion to the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition on June 15, 1909. After attending, members will use the fair to boost attendance and promote interest.
The Methodist Brotherhood former St. Paul group hosts a banquet this evening with Judge D W Jackson as principal speaker and Rev. Thomas Osborn also speaking. A 7:39 PM supper by the Ladies’ Aid precedes a musical program by the church quartet and the Chase Orchestra.
The marriage of Mrs Mary Wyant to Henry Linton of Toledo Ia was quietly solemnized at the bride's home Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock with Rev Joe R Hanley officiating. The couple will soon move to Toledo to establish their home and were wished well by many friends.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for coughs and colds. It lists prices at 50 cents and one dollar and credits Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store as the seller.
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