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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1908
Page
10
Advertises end of season sale on carpets rugs and curtains with deeply cut prices. Highlights 10 pieces velvet and Axminster carpets reduced from $1.10-$1.25 per yard to 79 cents per yard as stock is cleared regardless of cost. Includes lace curtains and house furnishing goods with emphasis on closing out.
Advertisement listing a variety of home improvement goods including yard wide floor oil cloth linoleum and wood grain patterns at discounted prices. Items include 39 yard linoleum options, 5 square yard linoleum, 65 pair summer cotton blankets, curtain stretcher with steel clamp, Bissell carpet sweep, and feather pillows with sateen covers.
F B Idle of Letts returns from Muscatine after brief business. Three or four good driving horses for sale by Frank Bowman. Mr and Mrs A J Fackeldey depart for Moline Ill to make their home. Special sale of ladies bags at Havvercamp's Drug Store. Mrs W L Wallace of Washington arrives in Muscatine visiting Mrs J B Chaplin. Clement J Welch returns from Iowa City summoned by uncle P McPartland's death. Miss Mary Bleeden returns home from Grinnell visit with Urdangen sisters.
A new line of wool ingrain carpets offered in multiple colors and patterns. Sold by the yard with prices from 25e to 65e and a sale price of 50¢ per yard this week. Carpets are described as of good quality and available in short notice installation.
A local ad promotes a limited time curtain sale with dotted Swiss and sash curtain wide fabrics at 10¢ per yard, regular 15¢. It also highlights madras curtain goods for over curtains and draperies at 25¢ per yard, inviting customers to inspect the full selection.
Overstocked store offers Nottingham lace curtains in white or ecru at wide reduced prices for a few days. Prices range from $1.00 to $5.00 per pair with a 20 percent discount from the lowest prices. Shop this week for bargains on curtains.
A sale listing silk fabrics with multiple yard prices and descriptions. White Habutai and Taffeta silks offered in various widths and shades. Some items advertised as wear guaranteed and priced from 5 to 87 cents per yard with higher value silks noted.
G. M. Titus 213 Iowa Ave advertises surety bonds and land mortgage guarantees. Mrs. Elizabeth Moley and E Seclechting travel to Rock Island Davenport for visits. Miss Olive Henderson from Letts and J A Beadle of Foster, Illinois plan short visits in Muscatine and Rock Island. Thompson Bros Co promotes Stowell Evergreen Seed Corn for early feed. First mortgage town farm loans for sale through Titus Loan and Investment Co.
Funeral services for the late P. McPartland were held at 9 o'clock this morning at St. Matthias Catholic Church with Father F. J. Leonard officiating. Pallbearers listed were William Oberhouse John Ryan H Fuhliman William Purcell R W George and Anton Schmer. Interment followed at St Marys Cemetery.
The fishing season will open Friday May 15 under Iowa law, prompting many local sportsmen to plan short trips. Popular Muscatine sloughs attract picnics and boating, aided by good streetcar access. Local residents report visits and illnesses, with several people traveling between nearby towns for events and news.
A small tornado touched Muscatine Island damaging the Crone farm roof and outhouses. Richard Crone’s barn lost its roof and debris flew miles away. His son Thomas Jefferson escaped injury by lying flat as the storm passed. No further damage reported nearby.
Miss Esther Meyers sixteen daughter of Chris Meyers living south of the city was cleaning a closet on a high chair when it toppled throwing her to the floor. Her right arm fractured near the elbow and was reduced by Dr. E B Fulham.
Carl Parchett Bible class meets tonight at 7 30 at Mrs Wm Fisher's. Mrs J H Abbott class meets tomorrow at 2 30 at Mrs Harry Horst 316 East Ninth street. Lesson is The Two Days' Ministry in Samaria Jnc IV. Mrs J H St John's class meets Wednesday at 2 30 with Mrs Wm C Kirk 1116 East Second Street.
J Asthalter, former mayor, purchased the Charles Page residence at Fifth and Sycamore streets. He expects to take possession around July first, with the price described as reasonable given the location.
Advert shows Dr Kings New Life Pills claim to cure headache stomach liver and bowel trouble with 25cc dose sold by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Miss Louise Eliason visited relatives at Columbus Junction last week as commencement approaches on May 21. Alumni plans a banquet on May 22 to honor graduates. The M E church will have a cement walk completed around the building, improving its appearance. Other notes mention Will Reaney visiting in the country, J A McDaniel and wife expected back from North Dakota, M L Shellabarger adding to his cottage on Main Street, Uncle Sammy Gipple turning 85, Walter Thompson in Chicago for business, and Mrs J A Thompson visiting in Washington.
Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association issues circular letter announcing a National Waterways meeting in Washington, D C, May 20 and 21. President Thomas Wilkinson will represent the organization as governors and senators discuss development of productive river interests.
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