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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1909
Page
10
Morning sale offers two to three hundred remnants of dress goods in patterns for ladies misses and children at less than 50c. Greatest bargains in all wool dress goods, store closing soon with opportunities unlikely to return. On sale all week. last week on house furnishing goods at half price. Read our weekly bargains.
A local sale advertises wash suits in pink goblin light blue tan and lavender and one piece dresses for ladies. Prices span 3.00 to 12.00 all to be closed out at customers own price with a few days remaining.
Rugs offered at deep discounts include Smyrna Jap and Wilton Velvet styles with prices from $1.00 to $5.00. Brussels Roxbury 9x12 rugs quoted at $22.56, Wilton 9x12 at $28.00 and $25.00, and Bagdad Wilton valued at $35. Also Kansas gloves linens corsets laces collars and baby bonnets sold at reduced prices.
Three hundred wool dress and skirt patterns in 3 to 10 yard lengths, new styles, once 75c to 2.50 a yard now offered for $1.50 to $4.50 per pattern. Displayed on special counters for inspection and purchase.
A busy page lists store sales at Batterson Stores and Candy Kitchen promotions, mid-summer openings, and 25 cent A B C Tea ads. It notes J M L Payne and Charles Markee traveling for business, Mrs Maude Barden visiting, and many residents planning trips or shopping in Davenport Grinnell Muscatine and Tipton.
The Iowa Conference Board of Examiners of the Methodist Episcopal Church will hold a mid-year meeting at Washington Indiana today and tomorrow. The board oversees fitness and study for young ministers. Rev. Thos Osborn is chairman and Rev. H B Scolt is registrar. Osborn will address tonight on Christ and Some Modern Healers A Contrast. Bishop W F Anderson will speak Wednesday evening.
An advertisement promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve from Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store as a remedy for burns wounds sores eczema and piles with a guarantee of cure.
The Muscatine Commercial club endorses a half holiday for the baseball season opener with a parade and send off for the team. The advertising and merchant committees will lobby factories and Muscatine businessmen. Home made cigars five cent grade will be sold only at club quarters. Secretary E A Ogilvie to seek an extra Milwaukee line train for east and west travel. Financial report shows about 175 profit from the booster trip.
E C C Cook treasurer and Secretary Ogilvie presented their reports, noting proceeds from souvenir sales and all sources, and praised the club for its excellent financial condition and overall standing.
A. W. Morgan, a druggist, promotes Foley's Ortho Laxative for constipation and liver trouble. He claims it will stimulate these organs and thoroughly cleanse the system for spring wellness.
Muscatine Maennerchor reports the Saengerfest of the Singerbund Northwest will skip Omaha in June 1910 because Nebraska passes a daylight saloon law. St Paul and Peoria contend to host the big meeting as officers choose a new location.
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