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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
8
Local Baptist group plans an excursion to the tri cities on Tuesday. Organizers urge members to confirm participation and note travel details remain tentative.
Local notices report events around Muscatine including a bag sale at Trinity rectory and a musicale at the same location tonight. The Pearl City lodge Degree of Honor plans an event at Maccabee hall on Wednesday June 7.
Muscatine firemen are called to a city hall convention Monday June 5 at 7 30 PM to nominate by ballot a chief engineer first and second assistants. Nominees will be confirmed by the city council. Per order Louis C Kautz Fire Chief. Estray shepherd dog at police station owner may claim by paying for ad and care of dog R O McGaughey City Marshal. Everybody Drinks The coffee at the Globe.
National League games included Chicago defeating Cincinnati 1 to 0 with a rain postponement in the second game. Pittsburg 6 9, St. Louis 0 5. Philadelphia 15 2, Boston 3 1. New York 7 3, Brooklyn 2 4. American League saw Detroit 1 3 at Chicago 0 2. Cleveland 6 1, St. Louis 3 0. Philadelphia 6, New York 5 with a rain postponement. Boston 4 2, Washington 3 0. American Association reports Columbus 7 9, Louis 9.
Advertisement lists 500 yards of torchen and pillow case laces in 2 to 6 inch widths with values 5 to 6 cents per yard. Corset cover embroideries 18 inch at 23 to 25 cents per yard. 20 cent to 39 cent ranges on 18 inch pieces and 24 inch embroidery with tucks beads and hemstitching. Swiss embroidery bands and 5 inch Bouton lace bands offered at various prices.
Our dress goods section highlights dainty white materials for summer costumes. Prices include extra quality 36 inch white habitai at 48c, white and cream Pino crepe, Figured white skillion for waists, 36 inch width at prices, White India linens from 8c to 12c, and cream white soisette at 15c to 25c per yard.
A rapid selling line of women’s furnishings offers quick clearance with savings up to half. Two white turnovers bundles are priced for selection in the June White goods sale, plus lace collars and gloves offered at reduced prices to clear broken sizes.
Advertises ladies skirts with deep flounce and multiple rows of tuck and lace ruffle. Includes cambric drawers with deep ruffles, hemstitched tucks, and lace edges at various prices. Corset covers offered in Nainsook or Valenciennes lace with beading, sold at sale prices.
Store offers several white shirt waist suits for women at June sale prices. Items include white duck suit with box plait front and knife plaits priced around 2.00, and other white lawn and mohair ensembles with lace trim embroidery and plaited skirts, prices vary.
Instructions urge sending money to cover goods and postage with order to avoid delays and receive prompt attention from the seller.
Scores list several city matchups across the Morning game delayed by rain. It details results in the Western and Iowa leagues with entries from Minneapolis to Des Moines and Davenport to Dubuque, plus noted games in major cities like Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Boston Detroit Chicago St Louis Cleveland.
Homeseekers to the Northwest. The Iowa Central Ry sells round trip tickets on Tuesdays until December to Iowa Minnesota South and North Dakota and Canadian northwest at one fare plus two dollars. Tickets valid 21 days with stopovers allowed. For rates call agents or write A B Cutts G P L T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
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