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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
10
Grand showing of fall suits coats skirts waists petticoats kimonos and more. Highlights include all wool skirts valued at seven to eight dollars and French voile skirts with taffeta bands. Waist sale offers white and lace fronts at 75 cents and up to 50 cent pieces. Silk waists in multiple colors and sizes feature discounts from standard prices.
A local sale advertises massive dress goods stock with fine wash goods priced at 18 to 20 cents per yard and 5 cents sale day. All wool Tricot flannels offered at 19 cents, cut from 25 cents, suitable for waists and dresses.
Ten dozen new late style corsets and girdles priced at 35c on Saturday. Hundreds of lighter weight corsets priced 50c to $3.98 for silk models, claiming durability and good form for all sizes.
Bargain rugs advertised in a special sale with many sizes and patterns. Axminster, Brussels, Ingrain, Velvet and Wilton rugs offered door size to 9x12 feet with marked down prices and cut down from higher figures.
Local notices list several residents traveling or visiting relatives. Mrs Bess Phillips leaves Oregon Street for Davenport to visit kin. William Pratts attends funeral in Wilton for Charles King. Rev F J Forster visits Fairport and Rev M Payton arrives from Oskaloosa to lead the A M E church. families plan to join next week.
Washington defeated Chicago 5 to 0 as the Senators maintained their position. The Tigers and Naps also won, keeping the Sox from gaining any advantage. Cubs beat Doves 4 to 1 in Boston with Reulbach delivering a late hit to drive in two runs.
Fifty dozen pure lisle lace silk embroidered boot hose offered at 25c per pair, previously 50c to 75c, with many stores charging $1.00. Also Burson full fashioned black hose at 15c per pair or $1.75 a dozen, available in sizes 8½ to 10, Saturday only.
The announcement promotes a Saturday only sale with 2000 yards of 40 inch muslin and 40 inch sheeting at low prices. It touts prime quality and 12 percent EC quality, with yard prices around 7 1/2 cents and 38 cents for larger nine quarter sheets. Buyers are urged to come and inspect the dandy quality.
National League results show Chicago defeating Boston 4 to 1 while New York beat St. Louis 10 to 5 and Philadelphia defeated Pittsburg 8 to 1. Brooklyn won 6 to 2 over Cincinnati. American League scores list Chicago 5 Washington 0 and Detroit 7 New York 4 with Cleveland 1 Boston 0. St. Louis Philadelphia game noted as rained out.
Washington plays Chicago while Philadelphia hosts St Louis. New York visits Detroit and Boston meets Cleveland. Chicago travels to Philadelphia. Pittsburgh hosts New York. Cincinnati faces Boston and St Louis plays at Brooklyn.
An 1860s ad claims Electric Bitters quickly dispose of the functions of stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promotes Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store with a 50 cent price.
A newspaper notice advertises a silk yard sale with silk muslins and colored China silks cut down from 35c and 40c. It highlights Habutai silk offerings in white and colored varieties.
Fred Watkins pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Judge H S Howe and was fined one dollar plus costs totaling 10 25. Watkins claimed Zybarth attacked him at the Nichols depot Monday night, saying he struck in self defense.
A mile long wall of fire sweeps through the Kankakee marshes near Laporte Indiana on September 18 destroying vegetation and threatening a repeat of the 1875 blaze with flames said to reach ten feet into the earth.
Patty Gold Medal Flour is praised for top quality in a brief note. The claim emphasizes premium standards and high grade in baking and culinary use.
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