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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
8
The McColm Dry Goods Company reports strong overall results with broad department strength and low prices. Officials credit enlarged resources and clever planning for improvements over last year without sacrificing quality or style.
The store presents lace curtains in a broad range of quality and price, claiming the largest selection in the market. It asserts careful style selection and up to date designs, highlighting exceptional value and strong customer value.
A retailer touts ladies handkerchiefs at 25 to 33 1-3 percent cheaper than rivals. The campaign promises lower prices and more patterns this season with pure linen, Swiss embroidered, Japanese silk, and fancy work handkerchiefs, including centers and initials.
Advertises Munsing Union Suits sold at McColm’s with prices for women men and children. Claims durable fit and washability, promoting comfort and economy across seasons.
A local housewares dealer highlights a wide range of linens from table sets to towels and napkins with strong Lidell brand presence. The store claims deep discounts to undersell competitors and entice household shoppers seeking affordable, complete linen assortments.
Our carpet and rug department grows each season with direct from mills selections. We offer rugs in Velvet, Axminster, Brussels and Tapestry Brussels in all sizes, plus full yardage carpets in wool and cotton blends. Linoleums and oil cloths cover multiple sizes with patterns for stoves and a full line of straw and fibre mattings.
The text proclaims the store offers best garments in quality and price, inviting comparisons with other shops in the city. It argues true economy comes from quality and longevity, with prices reflecting production cost plus a small profit. It urges customers to judge by value over time.
The firm touts skirts with unmatched construction and fit, claiming superior workmanship and up-to-date styling. It emphasizes variety and quality, promising style perfection and distinctive design across its skirt collection.
A retailer promotes ladies gloves direct from top manufacturers. They offer the finest selected stock with the highest styles and the lowest prices.
Our store offers the greatest values in blankets this season from 65 cent cotton blankets per pair to large full size all wool blankets at 16 dollars per pair. A result of a large purchase provides greater savings in this department than ever before.
This season features comforters with unmatched values from cheapest to best. The store touts cotton and wool fillings, fashionable women's attire at special weekly prices, and an exceptionally strong cloak department. Reputed for practical styles and low prices, the sale promises better-than-expected deals this week.
The shop markets a modern method sponging and shrinking process for all fabrics delivering a rich cloth finish. It promises even dyeing and weaving, shrinkage control, and pressing for wash goods and linens with prices from 5 cents per yard and 25 cents for short lengths. The facility claims to have discarded the old system for a smoother result and greater customer satisfaction.
The display features tailor made waists in silk wool and linen with varied styles and prices. Exquisite patty and evening waists highlight fit style and finish as the department showcases numerous choice offerings to be seen and appreciated.
The department highlights attractive silks in plain and fancy weaves for dresses waists and linings. It promises a constantly updated assortment with new patterns and ideas to interest customers.
Preparations for this season focus on making the silk petticoat stock the most successful value yet. A remarkable collection with fine workmanship and a splendid range of fall colorings is now on sale on the second floor with close fitting tops and full flaring bottoms as well as clingy soft models at varied prices.
From the fact that we sell thousands of yards of dress goods we have direct connection with many large weaving mills and own our fabrics as low as most wholesale houses. This is why we can furnish dress goods at prices other dealers pay, saving our customers a middle man's profit. We have all the latest weaves and colorings for fall and winter and they are open for inspection.
An extensive display presents the newest lace styles and patterns. The collection highlights every weave and mesh in vogue, with designs shown up to the minute in current fashion trends.
The article promotes umbrellas featuring neat stylish handles durable cloth and strong workmanship. It claims better appearance longer wear and lower cost across the sale items.
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