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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
5
Talman and Lewis launch a Kokomo clearance event with widespread discounts across almost all items. Advertised goods include textiles, embroidery, linens, rugs, furniture, and household wares with significant price cuts designed to attract local shoppers.
Readers can save money at the carpet department during the second week of the sale with new specials this week. Offers include various carpets priced per yard, such as Velvet and Lace curtains, Swiss curtain fabrics, and assorted rug patterns.
Fragmented OCR text suggests a catalog style listing many textiles and products. Items include unbleached and bleached wide sheeting, standard prints, aprons, pillowcases, bed sheets, petticoats, and dress fabrics. Mentions Pepperell Bleached Sheet and various design terms appear inconsistently.
Fragmented textile list mentions table linens towels and bleached fabric notes with unclear quality terms and a partial brand reference.
A local department highlights savings on white goods and wash goods. It lists prices and qualities for lawn, organdies, nainsook, long cloth, linen, and auto cloth fabrics with discounts, encouraging shoppers to inspect the selection.
The advertisement lists silk and dress goods at deep discounts including 44 in silk and mohair fabrics, 27 to 31 inch dress silks, 30 to 50 inch silks, and all wool dress fabrics. It promotes low prices by the yard and sale bundles, presenting colors, patterns, and high lustre options with regular values contrasted against sale prices.
Shoe department offers extraordinary values as stock of oxfords is priced at manufacturers cost and below. Men’s oxfords in tan gunmetal brown patent calf and wine calf, priced from 1.25 to 3.75. ladies and misses oxfords from 1.28 to 3.75. children’s sizes from 1.50.
Garment section notes further price cuts on wash suits skirts separate jackets and all spring wool suits with the remainder of the assortment still offered at lower tags and urged purchase now.
Sale lists 1500 dresses with late spring arrivals cut to 22.50 and 7.50 items. jackets skirts and raincoats also marked down. Large quantity of styles, 35.00 models cut to 13.75 with values up to 15.00. zone sale ends soon with 2.50 remaining items.
Local store advertises deep discounts on ladies wear and children dresses with marked down prices for ready-to-wear items. Items include gowns muslin petticoats and house wrappers plus kitchenware like picnic plates china sets and galvanized pails at reduced rates.
Equatorial Africa by ex president Roosevelt mascot Master Tony and his tiny wife tour the world with Gus Lambrigger. crowds greet the 15 inch chimpanzee as the family and show travel on their own cars. The act features a 27 foot snake, hybrids and gorillas with a military band organ plus music to attract families.
The second annual Shaw family reunion gathered at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Johnson near Sussia ville on Sunday. A noon dinner followed by an address from Sol Childress of Anderson on John 14:1 4 focused on Brotherly and Sisterly love. Several hymns were sung and a testimonial meeting and handshaking closed the day, with officers Solomon Caldress as president and MC Shaw as secretary and treasurer. Attendees included Catharine Caldress Louis Welsh Martha Welsh and family, Chauncy Fritz and Rosa of Richland Center, Goldsmith Indiana residents Shaw family members from Logansport and Nevada Indiana, and many others. The gathering ended with ice cream and cake.
The Clinton County Fair Association guarantees 7600 for the speed ring at the Frankfort fair August 17 18 19 and 20. The big event promises the strongest field of fast horses from nearly all states and includes large prizes for exhibits especially horses cattle hogs and sheep. Prof C B Wolf of Chicago will provide music.
The Christian church group will gather next Thursday August 19 at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs Margie Jones. A cordial invitation extends to all members.
Claims DeWitts Kidney and Blazder Pills ease backache in twenty minutes with Dr Shoops Pink Pain Tablets. Mentions 35 cent box formula and free trial from Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin. Sold by Swayzee Bros Drug Co.
An advertisement promotes DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as a remedy for backache and urinary disorders. It warns against imitations and notes Swayzee Bros Drug Co. and Hye on as sellers. Mrs Sherwin attended the Chautauqua opening and will return for the weekend sessions.
Mr and Mrs W A Rateliff and granddaughters Gartry and Pearl Smith of Bloomington visited friends here this week and attended the fair. An advertisement promotes Kool as a digestion aid with claims to stop indigestion and aid appetite, sold by Swyzee Bros Drug Co.
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