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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1909
Page
5
Local engineers and contractors analyze a concrete wagon bridge failure in Peoria. They urge selecting high grade cement, proper foundations, and careful construction to prevent repeats, noting past failures tied to material quality and starting work errors.
Special lot of dinner sets and utensils offered at reduced prices. 70 piece semi porcelain sets with floral decoration and gold trims listed at 7.00. 85 piece white and gold set at 13.75. 55 piece green and pink decorated sets at 8.25. China sets from 18.00 and up. Open stock Haviland patterns and Corona blue enamel ware also advertised.
Highlights include a 61 inch high iron bed with posts 15 to 16 inches, large 7 inch fillings priced at 9.75. Princess dressers available in maple oak mahogany or white enamel polish finish measures 20 by 40 with bevel glass 18 by 32 priced 13.59. Bed davenports with imitation leather upholstery and solid oak frame offered at 22.00.
A local advert promotes White Domestic and Free sewing machines for sale with a invitation to view before buying. The shop also offers needles and supplies compatible with all makes of machines and promises savings for customers.
The text notes a greatly enlarged department aiming to furnish a wide range of items. It lists various mats and carpeting products including mattings at 25 cents, Brussels carpet, rubber and Coca door mats, with prices such as 15 cents, 1.25 dollars, 16.50 dollars, and 64 cents to 1.50 dollars for different sizes.
The Charles P. Limbert Company offers mission furniture guaranteed for quality. Dealers may return defective pieces. A selection includes rockers with leather seats from 12.00 and special low prices on Hoosier Cabinets Jewel stoves refrigerators Calorie cook stoves porch rugs aluminum hammocks and more.
Our line of oak and mahogany chairs rockers settees dining room furniture has been enlarged with stylish patterns. Visit us to see styles and get prices on your next piece. Prices are always lowest. We offer a fine line of mission lighting fixtures at very low prices.
A new shipment of Royal Wilton rugs arrived this morning featuring high class colors and exclusive patterns. Rugs are available in all sizes, large and small, and the shop invites customers seeking any missing size to visit for options.
A local furniture line highlights fiber-rush chairs and rockers praised for beauty comfort and outdoor durability. Prices begin at $2.75 for rockers and chairs and $3.75 for settees with oak porch swing chairs and rockers mortised and tenoned offering strong value against painted porch furniture from last season.
Citywide move to close shops from 1 to 5 pm Wednesday in observance of baseball season opener. Journal publishes a nearly complete list of participating merchants from Bakers to Citizens' Railway and Light Co, with committees still adding more names.
A brief item notes Gold Medal Flour is made on honor, with phrases attributed to RosasgL in a fragmented historical snippet. The text lacks full context but emphasizes a ceremonial or commemorative framing of the product.
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