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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
9
Boston Store advertises heavy black taffeta and peau d esprit silks reduced from 1.00 to 1.85 per yard with various widths and colors. May 4 sale offers 200 pairs of Swiss and Nottingham lace curtains with free curtain poles, prices from 0.88 to 5.00 per pair and Irish paint and Brussels net curtains at 3.50 to 38.50 per pair.
One hundred new handsome waists for ladies and misses in all sizes arrive today. Priced from $1.50 to $2.00 with choices at 8c in special sale. Hundreds of waists range $2.25 to $8.00. Greatest variety ever seen in Muscatine. Come Saturday May 4 for waists.
Classified ad notes a Saturday sale offering hundreds of skirts at various prices. Ladies wool skirts in multiple colors and styles available from $2.00 to $10.00, plus fashion skirts up to $20.00 and black silk skirts from $10.00 to $20.00.
Saturday only sale offers silk petticoats with deep flounce and dust ruffle in all colors and black. Priced at 5.50, far below their 7.06 to 8.00 silk cost, with most not worth less than 8.50. See the bargains in petticoats.
Grand display this week presents handsome silk jumper suits in all sizes at 12.50. A new line features elaborately embroidered jumpers at 18.00 and 20.00, worth up to 30.00. Silk jumper suits in plaids checks and stripes range 15.00 to 20.00. Come and see the new pew suits.
One hundred new spring jackets available in silk and satin lined styles. Previously up to 12.00, now only 5.00. Additional jackets priced from 1.50 to 4.50, offering substantial value and savings.
Graff will fill that prescription. Miss Snider left for Summit this morning, where she teaches school. Best herb teas for constipation at Bestenlehner's Pharmacy. Miss Anna Dwyer departed yesterday afternoon for Wilton, after visiting here. Samuels' candies are the purest candies made. They taste better all the time. Mr. and Mrs. D. Moyer were passengers this morning for Creston, where they will visit friends for a few days.
The April just ended was unusually cold with frosts on the 6th 10th 14th and 17th. The mean temperatures were 54 high 32 low 37 range, with a high of 78 on the 25th and a low of 23 on the 14th and 17th. Total precipitation reached 3.22 inches.
Two engineers were badly injured in a collision on the Davenport railroad near Le Claire. Engineer William Cahill of Davenport was thrown from his cab when engine S49 struck engine No. 21, his head hitting the ground.
A popular excursion is scheduled for Saturday May 18 with details available from the local agent.
In Cincinnati and New York, the Cubs lose to the Reds 3 1 while the White Sox surge to a 4 2 lead. The Cubs, tied with New York for the top spot, drop the series and fall to third place behind the Reds in American Association standings with several scores listed for other cities.
The Iowa Central Railway offers its first popular excursion of the season to Minneapolis St Paul on Saturday May 18. Depart Elrick Junction at 7 52 p m arriving Minneapolis 8 25 a m and St Paul 9 00 a m Sunday. Return tickets valid on any train to May 21 with round trip price 4 50. Flyers or agents provide details.
A reader is urged to consider buying a home with a nod to John A Robbine as a contact or example. The note presents a brief sales prompt without further details on property types or prices.
In Detroit on May 3 Nick Altrock pitched for the Sox while Sam Crawford, famed Tigers slugger, was sidelined by a telegram from President Ban. The world champions faced the Tigers with Crawford out of the lineup as the game unfolded.
Results yesterday show Cincinnati beat Chicago 3 to 1 and New York defeated Boston 4 to 1. Pittsburgh outscored St Louis 5 to 4 in ten innings while Philadelphia topped Brooklyn 3 to 1. Detroit downed Chicago 4 to 2 and Boston beat New York 5 to 2. Cleveland defeated St Louis 4 to 2 and Washington bested Philadelphia 4 to 1.
Iowa Central offers very low rate second class settlers tickets every Tuesday in March and April for northwest settlers. Contact agents or write A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn for details.
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