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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
8
Advert shows large assortment of ladies and children's muslin garments with heavy price variation from 10c to 5.50 and beyond. Includes drawers gowns corset covers skirts and underskirts in multiple sizes and styles with bulk discounts and other items at higher prices.
A catalog snippet lists several Brussels and velvet rugs with sizes and reduced prices. Items include 6x9 brussels rugs at 9.50, 9x14 brussels rugs at 13.50, 9x12 brussels rugs at 18.59, 14x10% brussels rugs at 22.59, and 9x12 velvet rugs at 25.00.
Local ad notes big savings at Miksch's Grocery for cash tomorrow with special Saturday prices. Numerous city residents and visitors are seen in town for shopping while ads promote ice cream from C S Sanit ary Milk Co and various local vendors.
A band concert is scheduled Sunday afternoon at 3 30 p m at City Railway Park. The setting is described as cool and shady.
Saturday May 19 Boston Store presents two hundred new tailor made skirts in veilles sicillion panama mohair and more. Every skirt in style new within two weeks and priced at five dollars for choice. Hundreds of other skirts listed from three to fifteen dollars and more, inviting shoppers to the Boston Store.
The Boston Store advertises an immense sale of white goods in Muscatine offering nearly a hundred pieces to choose from at 5c to 75c per yard. Dotted Swisses feature prominently with prices from 15c to 75c per yard and bold large dot patterns.
One hundred ready to wear dresses arrive in white linen lawn swiss and more in shades such as white drab tan light blue and roseda green Prices range from 3.50 to 15.00 with all sizes and colors available. Come Saturday.
Great Safe Corsets invites shoppers to a special Saturday event featuring tape and satin girdles, deep hip to long corsets in all sizes at 50 cents. A complete line of Royal Worcester corsets in various fabrics is offered from one to five dollars. The store promotes having the best corset department in the city and urges customers to come this Saturday.
Half price sale listing fabric yardage with low prices 8 to 12 cents per yard and 9 10 12 cent ranges. Includes ginghams calico sheeting and muslin pillow slips with fast colors and reduced prices. Special sale wide embroideries insertions and American calico patterns offered.
100 pieces of new wash goods are now on sale. Lovely sheer goods priced at 19 20 25 28 30 35 40 and 50 cents per yard. The store promises pleasing colors and styles for the spring season.
Ladies receive light weight cloth or silk jackets for summer or fall in multiple styles including loose tight pony and box jackets at five dollars each. Additional jackets priced 2.50 to 15.00 and worth up to 15.00. Sale emphasizes saving and inviting shoppers. Event note says come Saturday May 19th.
Over fifty eyelet embroideries showcased with new Swiss designs. Prices range from 2c to 85c per yard with matching insertions available. Drop in to the Boston Store to see and save on stylish fabrics for a new dress.
Our sale on graduation dresses has doubled the season's prior sales. Display includes wool and silk wool dress goods priced at 50c to 1 1 2 dollars per yard and a new embroidered robes line for graduation and confirmation dresses ranging from 6 50 to 12 50 each. Also featured are boxed suits.
We list residents taking trains to Des Moines Wilton Riverside Davenport Mt. Pleasant Grandview and Grandview visitors spending the day here. Special Miksch’s grocery cash prices tomorrow. Sleepy End flour advertised. Wabash excursion tickets to Boston Niagara Falls and Montreal with extended return.
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