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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
8
Easter marks the start of Spring fashions as both stores present a wide range of tasteful styles and new goods. Displays feature flowers and foliage to highlight the season’s merchandise, inviting everyone to view the first freshness and enjoy the welcoming shopping atmosphere.
The line now ready is immense with styles for every need of the little ones. Prices range from 25c to 3.50, offering a wide selection of dresses and romper suits.
The latest popular weaves and fashion shades offer up-to-date colors and patterns. Luxurious silks invite admiration with crisp new fabrics and dainty patterns. Fine wash fabrics display durable colors and varied weaves. New waists, attractive skirts, and delicate laces enrich the season’s stock with bewitching style and quality. Embroideries showcase striking designs and firm quality.
Delicate shades and stylish models mark these warm weather favorites. Skip old time consuming fittings at dressmakers. Here you can be fitted quickly and see how the new dress will look.
The maker guarantees correct style pure wool fabric and superior tailoring for Wooltex or Print ress garments. The store endorses the guarantee and invites customers to view the window display and visit the suit department to choose a suit for $25.00.
The Zion City lace exhibit highlights mass threading and 7000 miles of thread per machine, underscoring century-long innovation in lace production. Zion Lace Industries claims cost savings for American consumers, notes Valenciennes laces’ European monopoly history, and announces lace sale prices to attract shoppers. A segue mentions a new Maxwell garage by Mr Wyant and a social event with naval standard entertainment.
Reverend Billy Sunday opens a eight week revival in Toledo drawing about 30 000 attendees across three services in a 10000 seat tabernacle erected near the Ann Arbor station. Admission is free with a special excursion train from Aug 1 to Toledo.
Miss Georgia Williams will marry Clyde Downs in Reno Nevada. Downs formerly lived in Ithaca and is well known locally. The couple will make their home in the west and friends of Gratiot county wish them happiness. Also Berman Bros offer ten pec and hand cook stoves for sale.
A. Wyant plans a new frame garage at 219 West Superior street to service Maxwell cars. The 26 by 60 foot one story building will hold about fifteen to eighteen machines and include an up to date machine shop. Geo. McSorley of Lake Odessa will manage the shop, bringing ten years of auto experience.
The Pioneer Hall young men hosted their annual open house inviting their lady friends and fellow men to tour the freshly cleaned and decorated dormitory. Scrubbing brushes mops and dusters were used to prepare each room as refreshments of punch and ice cream were served, and the halls were inspected in a lively evening.
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