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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
10
Ten thousand remnants offered at half to quarter value. Extra sales staff and new goods priced well below cost. Bonnet, rug, and clothing deals listed with wide price cuts. One day event starts 9 a.m. Saturday March 27 at The Boston.
An advertisement touts yardage on calico, flannel, flannelettes, silkaline, curtain goods and denims at reduced prices. It lists blankets by size and wool options, with several price points. The copy proclaims everything at manufacturer cost and urges quick purchases before closure of the Boston Store.
An ad lists large discounts on children's to ladies undergarments. Prices range from 15 to 85 cents and include boys and girls underwear, misses and ladies ribbed garments, union suits, and all wool options. Indicates multiple quality levels and sizes with emphasis on value.
About 30 pieces of all wool carpets plus partial wool carpets offered for less than factory cost. Closeout in ten days with grain carpets priced 25 32 39 and 40 cents per yard. Finest all wool carpets down to 50 cents yard and 3 ply at 60 65 and 75 cents yard. Remnants for small rooms available at low prices.
Mrs. E. O. Greenwalt of Chicago returns home after tending her ill father Richard Flint. Misses Anna and Tracy Kuindel of Davenport also leave Davenport after visiting Mrs. Fred Kautz.
FE announces its first shipment of Al fred Benjamin Clothes made in New York and invites men and young men to visit and view the latest fashions at The Fashion Center. The store touts its merchandise as the classiest on the market and promises a firsthand look at the goods.
Mulberry street home offered for sale by M. W. Stirlen and J. Gerzine of Storm Lake Iowa visits friends in the city. W. M. Miller travels to Davenport on business. Otto’s Sons advertises Sleepy Eye flour and California oranges. Townsley and Wennermark depart for visits.
In this column a series of brief items note visits and travels. Frank Bowman seeks counsel on a new buggy or wagon. Summits resident C Sahiin returns home. Multiple departures to Davenport Wilton Fairport and Washington mark a day of social and business activity. Gas heaters promoted as reliable and easy to operate.
Col. S. G. Hillcamp leads a push to form a Uniform Rank of the Sons of Veterans with a meeting set for Monday evening at the G. A. R. hall on April Sth. The group aims to join Decoration Day observances May 10 and will hold a social smoker after the meeting with Shelby Norman Pone invited. Committees may be formed to coordinate Decoration Day activities with other city patriotic groups.
The YWCA states it has not had and cannot have an organized basketball team. All members were free to practice in the gymnasium, though the organization lacks a physical director.
The YWCA requests that no team use the YWCA name when the association lacks a trained physical director. It states it cannot be responsible for players' health or conduct while away from its rooms.
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