Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1904 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE ♦s^sesezssze^i^SPECl AL ...Easter Sale and Spring Opening... t Saturday, March 26 to Saturday, April 9. _JI Everything the newest, up-to-date with the best of everything that could be found in the market, and will be sold at prices below all w9HHg||A competition. Department stores have oome to stay. They are an institution of great economy and convenience. They are a necessity and a public demand. Many stores under one roof and one management, buying in carloads and car lots for spot cash and jBsBBB&yiselling for cash, and paying no rent, enables us to sell goods at io per cent above first cost, pay all expenses, and make a fair profit, This store has done more in bringing down high prices and excessive profits than any other store in Western Indiana, and we are worthy of a share of your patronage. The big store starts the new price list for others to try to copy after, but they can not duplicate our pYices. Come and bring your families and see this mammoth stock. Three floors, sox 120 feet, filled from floor to ceil- jfl B ing with the choicest of everything bought long before the laic advances. Space tor only a few prices. J| ' EHKBSr _ , . ; "

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Ladies’ Skirts. is undoubtedly the largest line ever shown in this section, consiffPing of all- wool new weaves, silks and wash skirts, tine allwool, new weave skirts $3 00 to $8 50. Silk skirts.. . .$6.50 to $10.50 Wash skirts $1 25t053 50 Ladies’ shirt waists, in sll ihe newest weaves from a 450 percale to a fine silk at $5.00. Clove Opening. If you -fear temptation keep away from our glove counter. We have a dollar glove that would tempt a mis 1, with some a dollar glove is simply a pdr of gloves for a dollar, with us it means the best glove on earth for a dollar 1 lot genuine kid new spring mode shades a l sizes, many would ask you SI.OO. Easter sale price per pair 59c Extra qua ity new go ds value $1,25 Easter sale price per pair SI.OO The celebrated Alexandria dressed or undressed kid value $1.75. Easter sale price per pfir $1.45 Easter Jewelry Military shirt waist sets, Military hat pins, fancy combs, wrist bags, pmses, collar and cuff buttons etc. Buttons Galore. Military buttons, the greatest line of fancy pearl dressbu'tors ever shown, A job lot 5c i>earl buttons 2|c Ladies Neckwear. In every conceivable st>le and not one old pattern from a 10c Bavarian collar t as 3 00 lace yoke. Seethe new teardrop veils. Mens neckwear the newest and nobbiest shapes in the market. I Hats and Caps. In all the new shapesand at money saving prices. Easter Ribbons. If you are on the hunt for elegance prettiness and economy in ribbons you must not f il to see our collection of hundreds of boltsWall Paper Bargains A- job lot of over 9000 rods bought at less than 50c on the dollar. A good paper earn d over from last yea l- , prices was 10 to 30c now 3to 10c per roll for border ceiling or wall. 5 new books all this yea’s patterns 5c to 25c per roll Window shades, brass rods and wood curtain poles, 10c felt window shades Hartshorn rollers 07 25c oil cloth shades 4> “ 20 35c “ “ “ “ “ 25 50c best made •’ '• “ 38 Brass extension rods sc, 10c, 25c, 50c and 65c. A full line of summer nnderwear, hosiery, men’s shirts, overalls. work and dre»-B gloves, laces, embroderies. linen handkerchiefs, notions, umbrellas, under skirts, muslin underwear, dress trimming etc, all at less prices than elsewhere at the old reliable one price cash store the leader and only Big Department Store, and bargain house. GROCERY SALE. Or a Saving of 20 to 30 per cent for the Cash Buyer. D. M. Ferry’s Seeds, per package. $ 05 Hush Park’s garden seeds, per package 21 L. L. May’s Northern grown seeds, per package "... 01 Gold Medal flour, per sack 1 35 Sleepy Eye flour, “ j. 130 Town Talk flour, “ guaranteed first quality 1 10 Pure Early Rose and Ohio Potatoes, for seed per bu .7 1 25 Fancy large smooth table stock per bu 1 00 21 lbs. fine granulated sugar fir. .. 1 00 22 lbs. White Empire A Sugar for 1 00 Perfection oil, per gal I2fDiamond Headlight Oil. per gal H| 2 lb. package Richelieu pancake flour per pkge 07 1 lb. brick boneless codfish 07 fat California peaches, per lb 07 American Sardines in oil, 3 cans for 10 Japan Tea siftings, per lb 15 Uncolored Japan Tea, per lb 35 HARDWARE. Union Lock Hog and Poultry fence; has no equal for durability and economy. Square Mesh poultry fence, requires no boards attop or bottom, and only one-half as many posts. 24 in. Union Lock Hog fence, 20 cts. per rod. 18 in. square-mesh Poultry fence, per roll 105 feet for 52.00. 24 in. square mesh Poultry, 165 ft. per roil, 82.50*. 36 in. square mesh Poultry fence, per roll 165 ft, M 25 48 iu. “ “ “ “ 165 ft ”345 60 in. “ ’• “ >“ 165 ft. We also hive above in No. 17 wire at a few cents higher price. Barbed wire galvanized per 100 lbs. t ” 2.75 Monarch barbed wire 20 ft. to lb. at per 100 lbs 3 00 No.’ 9 Galvanized smooth wire, per 100 pounds 2 45 No. 14 “ “ L “ 285 A new and complete stock of granitewai-e and tinware at nricea lower than ever. Nails per lb T.. 240 TRUNKS, SUIT CASES Valises, Telescopes. Hand Bags, etc. The largest and most complete line ever shown. 78 Trunks 81.75 to 87.50. 44 Suit Cases 81.45 to 84.45 for the best sole leather case made.

Special Easter Shoe Sale. Over 10,000 pair bought direct from the manufacturer. We are prepared to give you better-value, a better fit and a later style than the small dealer that buys from the jobbers. Men’s Florsheim dress shoe-’ are not the ordinary type They give the same service and present as decided an artistic appearance as strictly custom made foot wear, sells at one half Price $3 50 to $5.00 per pair. Womens’ Drew and Shelby tine shoes with superior fitting qualities shaped over lasts exclusive in design and original in style at $2 and $3.50 per pair. Men’s and women’s work and dress shoes at SI.OO to $2.00 per pair, have no equal E»ery sty ! e of misses boys and shoes at matchless bargains. A full tine of rubber boots and overshoes, A Lace Curtain Easter Sale. H(2nd Floor) A complete new stock hundreds of pairs in the newest novelties. 50c Nottingham 29 in. by 2| yd per pair.. ~.. 35c 75c Nottingham 36 in. by 24 yd. per pair ........ ...... 50c $1 00 Nottingham 40 in by 3 yd. per pair .... . .. 75c SI.OO ruffled doted sw'lSs 40 in. by 3 yards 80c $1.25 Nottingham 45 in by 3 yd. 90c $1.50 Nottingham extra value 60 in by 3 yd.. <.. ... SI.OO $2 00 Nottingham 54 in x 3| yd $1 45 $2.50 ruffled net 54 in x 3|yd per pair ;.$2 25 $4 00 brussels net 50in by 34 yd per pair.. 5 ............. .$3 25 $4.25 Irish point 54 in by 34 yd per pair. —s3 50 $5 00 Valencienes net 54 by 3| yd per pair. $5 00 Lace door pannels , 25c, 45c, 75c and $1 00 L ce curtain goods by the yd 5c to 50c per yd and not an old piece carried over. Spring Opening Carpets. Matting, Rugs, Floor Oil Clotlis, Linoeleums, etc.

Clothing Sterling make, Tailored on bench and finished by hand, in all the newest v eaves and made equal to any tailormade suit that would cost you double. Men’s all wool worsted Cassitnere, Cheviots, hard and soft finished, fanov and plain pattern; many would ask you $12.50. Easter sale price only $7 95 Men’s Suits, same as the above but finer goods, equal to any $12.50 or sl4 50. Easter sale price -...59 90 Men’s fancy silk mixtures, si Ik-lined, equal to any tailor made at S4O 00. Easter sale price sls 50 and S2O 00 Young men's si>k mixtures, value $7 00 to $20.00; Easter sale price $5 to sl4 45 Bovs’ suits in all the very latest novelties in double or single breasted, square or round corner 2 00 to 6 45 The little tots’ suits in an endless variety, that every mother shou'd see before buying elsewhere, as they are the nobbiest line ever shown in town -try See the popular new Buster Brown suits for the little gents 3 to 8 years.

CHlllirrn OS’ITO In all wool serges, wool and linen XllltimcK XIII IX crasher in handsome new effects; UUlllmLll VUI l V p | aidS) stripeSj m i x t ur e S , etc.from $5.00 to $15.50. See the new spring overcoats and Cravenett rain coats, mackintoshes, etc,, and a great line of new spring pantaloons and b'\vs" knee pants. The ftm Goods Opening. 1T is an opening in every sense of the word an d such an opening as this department Y never before had With the products from two continents to pick from, we have selected for your approval what we believe to be the grand- / c - 'Vt 1 \ est collection of gown fabrics evejj shown in f/■ |\ | \ this section. I Here are a few of the new things. They are all tempting lots, black and colors. 36 to 40 in. IIJ All wo >1 canvas voiles, Batiste, Boutonne, me $ ij talic dotted mohair, Etamine. Broche, Cheviots, // /O etc,, values up to 85c per yard. AQp /Hl / 'I Easter sale price, per yard .. .. f/lh W H 46 and 48 in Knotted voiles,- granites, silk fit;/] 'll! Illi 1 crepes, Venitiau, Cicilian, Zibilenes, broad JW/ ’ 4 r cloth, etc. Value up to $1 50 per C* 100 jff.JS , 111 A yard Easter sale price per yd.. J- vzvz & I UvA A full line cotton and wool mixed su tings, /1 11 2*5 imitation of the fine wool at 15c, 20c, 25c and ’"2Bc per yd. that can not be duplicated in price. SILK VALUES: ’ For this sale only, 60 yd bolts good China white and i ■— cream wash silks, 20 inches wide, the kind QOf* you pay 500 per yard for Easter sale price, per yd tlvv 27 inches wide, white China silk, a'ways sold at 75c per yd. Easter sale price, per yd tzVFV 21 inch Bl ck Taffeta silk, the 75c kind. Easter sale gQp 36 inch Black Taffeta and Peaudesoire, value $1 00, $1 00 and $1 25. bee the new silk shirt waist suit pattern, only one of the kind.. Wash Dress Goods. Never before have we shown such an elaborate line of the pretties coml 'ln itions you ever saw. Weaves are finer, designs prettier and pric s smaller than ever. The following are in sto 10 bolts each of a: - >rtvd styles. . . ... bljC organdy gascon and dimities, Easter sale per yard 5c lUc Priscill i batiste, percales etc, Easter sale price per yard.... 12|c black sateen, cambric batiste, percales, pekin gauze, Easter Sale price per yard 10c 25j Parisian Boutonne, eMeban zephyr gingham, galitea cloth. mercerized silk sateen- etc Easter sale price per yard 15c 40 and 50c samite si ks, fatima bontonne. Egyptian stripe tissues, Reobina satin stripes, eolienne etc, Easter sale price per yard 25c A Feather Duster Sale. A 'arge sample line bought at 50c on the dollar from 25c 8 in feather or wool duster t> a fine 24 in parlor duster made of peacock feathers value $3 00 special sale price 10c to $1.50 each A Pocketbook and Wrist Bag Sale. A »ample line bought at 50c on the dollar. You buy them here at less than wholesale price.

Everything from rag to velvet. Prices may ee p m the ona place as another; there is a wonderful difference, however: 60c will bug a yard of carpet any where, but it wont buy a yaid like our Victoria or Lowell, Ingrains or Brussels. 38 rolls new ingrain and Brussels carpets just received. Union Ingrain, full Iyd wide, the 500 kind, Easter sale price, per yard 35 and 40c Extra all-wool Ingrains, value 60 to 75 cents. Easter sale price, per y ard 50 and 60c 3-ply Ingrain new process weave, value $1 00 per yard. Easter sale price per yard : 80c A great variety of Carpets at 25c per yd, and a full line of samples of Axminster, Body Brussels, Wiltons, etc One lot of remnants, 5 to 15 yds each'lngrains were 50 and 60c per yd, now 30 and 35c per yard to close out. The greatest line of Rugs ever shown in town from 18x36 inches to to 9x12 feet Wilton Velvet. tA Spring Opening of Ladies’ Suits, Jackets, Skirts and Shirt Waits. At record-breaking prices that will appeal to all who need the goods, and know a bargain when they see it, as they can not be purchased elsewhere at prices quoted. 16.50 new silk Box Coats and all-wool Coverts Easter sale price 500 Silk Capes 11.75 to $7 50 Ladies’ Suits. Of fine all-wool, Brown, Blue, black and mixed suiting in Voile, Cheviot, Venitian, etc., from 7 50 to 21 50 Ladies’ Wash Suits in voile, fancy mixtures, madras, ginghams, Ohambra, etc.? made very artistically, $2 50 to $6.50 each, or about what you would pay for the goods without the making. =chkTago= BARGAIN STORE B. Forsythe, Prop. Opp. Court House 3 ’Phones 36