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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
8
The Soston Store announces this week a sale of large cash buys including silks, dress goods, wash goods, linens, towels, wrappers, tailor made suits, skirts, petticoats, jackets, capes, carpets, rugs, mattings, oil cloths, lace and chenille curtains and more.
A Norfolk store advertises a large silk line with corded waist silks at 49 cents per yard and heavy satins at 65 to 69 cents per yard. It also lists 24 inch wide silks from 89 cents to 98 cents per yard and crystal silks from 75 cents, with many styles and widths.
Our dress goods sale doubles all prior seasons in Muscatine with top quality fabrics offered at low prices. Black dress goods, all wool from 29c to 2 per yard. crepons to 3. silk damasse cloths up to 2.75. venetian and broadcloths from 1 to 2. colored dress goods from 15c to 1.50. plaids up to 2 per yard.
A retailer announces a new line of tailor made skirts with distinct style and fit. Walking, braided, silk and wool options are priced from $1.50 to $15 with crepon silks also available at various amounts.
A sale offers Indigo blue wrappers at 59 cents each with other colors priced at 75 87 1 and 125 dollars. The ad promises quality wrappers and notes convenience for customers who lack time to wrap gifts.
Fifty elegant silk waists offered in colors and black from sizes 32 to 44 for 5.60. Other silk waists priced 3.98 6 6.50 and 8.50 each.
A local carpet retailer advertises the largest display in the county with prices listed for tapestry Brussels Axminster velvet ingrain and linoleum. Deals include 39c to 68c per yard on carpets plus ready made rugs and floor coverings from $3.20 to $35. Lace curtains also on immense sale.
The Daily Journal compares local laundered linen to Muscatine rivals and boasts superb color and finish on shirts collars and cuffs. It promises a free bath with every twenty five cents of laundry and notes filtered water with no chemicals. Telephones 66 and W66.
Geor ge B Jackson and B E Lilly advertise new wares while Montpelier visitors and residents travel to and from Muscatine. Theatre and hotel activity includes Jule Walters at Stein's Hall on March 27 with “How Hopper Was Sidetracked.” Opera house pictures, trimmings, and new spring goods fill store displays as residents plan social visits and travel to nearby towns.
Halstead earns praise for offering superior wallpaper quality at low prices. The retailer highlights value through durable finishes and broad selection, appealing to budget conscious buyers.
A nickel plated safety pen associated with Madam Lloyds vanished from a display or storage area. No injuries reported and authorities are reviewing leads to locate the pen.
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