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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
7
The store promotes end of month sales with plans to boost April volume through deep discounts. Poor weather hindered results, so the final days feature the most gorgeous values of the year to attract customers and push meager profits into a new record.
Readable fragment details a sale on wash and white goods with numerous low prices. Items include batistes, organdies, silks, linens, prints, and white dress fabrics, plus special prices on mohair, coatings, taffetas, chiffons, and jackets. Highlights mention percentages, widths, and regular vs sale prices.
A single lot of fabric described as fancy novelty suitings with light ground and small checks. The fragment lists no further quantities or bidders.
The record lists Standard Indigo and light blue prints at 64c quality, Cardinal and Turkey Red prints at 4e, Black and White and Gray prints at 64c, Shirting prints in light colors at 6 ie quality. It presents varied quality grades by color and print type without additional context.
Values have been big since the season opened and will be bigger tomorrow with ready-to-wear suits waists and skirts offered at deep bargains. Prince Chap Novelty Tailored Suits and all wool shadow stripe panamas appear in new models with prices reduced from 18.50 to 22.30 and 22.50 to 27.75 to 14.85. Choice selections include swaggered Tailored Suits in Batwing and Madame cuts.
An old advertisement lists Ge Garden Hose 1st quality four ply side screen doors in all sizes at 22c. Screen options include 20 inch by 83 inch screens at 20c, screen wire cloth 2 inch per foot 3e, 2d inch per foot. Flower seed packets 1c, bulbs Gladiolas 2c, Tubers 2c, Cannas 2c. Cotton bat full pound. Lawn grass seed tine mixture 1 lb in a box.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Christian church will hold their annual church fair and serve dinner on Decoration Day May 30. Proceeds support church work and community service.
Spirit Lake druggist Mr. L. U. Farnham touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best laxative on the market for constipation. He recommends trying them, claiming they are agreeable and effective. Price 25 cents, Stumpte tree, for sale by G. W. Kemp.
Henry Webb improves from the sick list as Will Newby buys a new bug gy. Mrs Jonatfiah Moa son’s anniversary is celebrated with a family dinner including grandchildren and great grandchildren. Read about weddings, visits, farming activity, and a high school juniors reception with a two course luncheon.
Mrs Hal Byrum of Indianapolis is the guest of her aunt Mrs J W Burres. The note places her visit during last week and records the family connection with Indianapo lis as written in the fragmentary diary entry.
A healing salve for burns, sore nipples, and chapped hands is praised for instant pain relief and healing without scarring for mild injuries. Cham berlain's Salve priced at 25 cents, sold by G. W. Kemp.
Pills for biliousness and headache claim to clean the system and clear the skin at 25e. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup marketed as gentle for children to expel phlegm, treating colds, coughs, croup, whooping cough, hoarseness and bronchial trouble with guarantee. Sold by Swayzee Broa.
A large crowd gathered at Koko mo today to pay taxes before Monday's deadline marking the end of the grace period.
An advertisement promotes a relief product for backache and rheumatic pains with claims it helps kidneys bladder and blood. It states a three day trial and money back guarantee, attributed to Swayzee Lros.
Mrs. S. B. Merrick and her son Ralph of Plainfield are guests of A. C. Merrick and his family for a visit.
Purifier pills advertised to relieve biliousness jaundice and headaches by purging stagnation of liver and bowels. Sold for 25 cents at Swayzee Bro s drug store.
Mulberry residents Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Waldron visited Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Brant and L. D. Waldron family last week. An ad touts ManZan Pile Remedy with one application for piles, sold by Swayzee Bros. Quincy A. Myers of Loransport will speak at the Friends church meeting. he is a state famous lawyer and Supreme judge candidate. Pinesalve Carbrolized advertised as a poultice for cuts burns and chapped lips, sold locally.
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