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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
7
The store invites customers to view its spring display promising the most complete showing in its history. Windows hint at the larger indoor display of spring merchandise and the store has planned for months to present evidence of near spring.
Dress goods line showcases all wool homespuns camel hair cravenettes armures and zibeline pleds at 50c per yard. Gray venetians offered at 4 a pattern with six yards per pattern and complete linings. Allovers lace silk and tucks priced 65c to 8.50 per yard. Spangle fronts and spangle allover also displayed.
Dress gingham is an affordable and stylish pick this year with a full line available. Gingham options range from 5c to 15c yard with French varieties at 15c and Egyptian tissues good for waists or dresses. Silk ginghams are offered at 38c 45c and 50c per yard for refined taste.
For Shirt Waists. All of the French flannel waist and worsted waists are going fast. Great reduction on all winter waists. They must go. Come to the Boston Store for your waist.
Ladies seeking ready made skirts with good hang and fit can choose from our new line. Skirts by top dressmakers are offered at $1.48, $2.50, $3.75 and up, combining ease with value.
Our carpet hall showcases fresh moquette patterns at 29c 45c and 50c per yard. All wool ready made carpets priced $3.20 to $12.00, with 39c and 75c yard options. Ladies are invited to inspect appearance enhancing selections.
S. M. Cecil arrived from Conesville. New pig hams and bacon at Adam Hild's. Dress goods at B. E. Lilly's. Graham and oatmeal wafers at St. John's. Dora Borden back from country visit. Carpets stocked with new designs. Lilly Zeidler Stein Nesper Riemcke left for Davenport on Firefly. Goetzman from Columbus Junction visiting. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad. Royal Baking Powder at C. C. Smith's tomorrow. St Perkins parade and show at the opera house. Firefly trips to Davenport and back. Trade shows, tailors, machinery dealers, and various notices throughout. Marriage licenses issued. Lost pocket book. Debates at A. M. E. church. New York Life cigar advertised. Several residents traveling on the Firefly. New styles in mercerized goods at McColm Dry Goods Co. Silks and waists at B. E. Lilly. Young Men’s Christian Association notes. Rentals offered. Cigar ads and local business notes fill the day’s items.
After snow clears, mothers seek durable boys suits. Mackey’s offers well made Little Captain and Little Governor suits in all sizes and good makes, avoiding imitation cassimere that falls apart. Sold only at Mackey’s.
An old newspaper ad promotes Mackey's Model Clothing House with the line Everything man wants to wear just as he wants to wear it.
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