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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
4
The store staff urge customers to plan early for December gifting. They present a broad gift lineup for father mother husband wife son daughter in laws and grandchildren and suggest visiting now to select suitable presents for all.
A catalog style list of holiday gift ideas for women and girls features items from silk waists and embroidery to handkerchiefs, kid gloves, paper boxes, post cards, sewing boxes, and accessories. Reading as an old fashioned shop card, it highlights apparel like silk petticoats and sweaters, plus small gifts such as belt buckles, comb sets, purse toys, and toy watches. Numerous prices are given in a scattered format, with references to items like handbags, parasols, chaulk boxes, and games like dominoes and checker boards.
A list of men’s gifts including umbrellas initial handkerchiefs fur lined cap fancy vests Yatloz box linen handkercief 10 Xmas box fine hose leather collar box silk ties mufflers self gloves and more. Items feature 256 to 50c cuff buttons scarf pin sets pocket garments gloves brushes and all wool sweaters.
A dense catalog of holiday gift items with prices for women including cups and saucers, linen doilies, mirrors, waist belts, gaiters, sugar and creamer sets, table baskets, head scarves, collars, combs, linen napkins, bed spreads, china plates, cashmere stockings, knit jackets, silverware, drinking mugs, baby items, stuffed animals, rubber toys, rubber balls, and fancy shoes. The list combines numerous small priced items and describes many domestic goods with prices ranging from a few cents to several dollars.
Reader notices list assorted domestic items with prices from 10 to 28 cents and dollar range. Items include Holly Writing Paper 15¢ and Box of Paints with ribbons and mittens.
Shoppers are invited to visit and compare a wide display of dolls including Rubber Dolly Rag Dalla Wax Dolls and China Dolls. The advert notes hundreds of dolls available for selection pleasing children and parents alike.
Inventory listing shows items including boys sweaters priced around 1.00 and warm mittens up to 0.75, plus a tool chest at 21.28 and rocking horses listed at 2200 with 1,06 noted. The fragmentary ad hints at a sale or catalog page with miscellaneous goods and prices.
A fragmentary period listing shows assorted Xmas gifts and toys including mechanical trains on tracks, shooting gallery items, Turkish tubephones, toy automobiles, fancy back combs, fur shawls, pop guns, baskets, water sets, tool sets, necktie and glove boxes, fancy china, and price ranges from 59c to 1.50. The text appears from a local shop catalog or ad page with multiple product lines and pricing.
A vintage holiday list showcases wool fascinators a pair of felt Shona hats warm mittens silkaling comforters warm blankets and house slippers with fur cap woollen stockings and decorative notes. Prices appear as decimals and stray letters accompany items indicating catalog shorthand. The readable items point to a gift guide style roundup from an old publication.
A reader list outlines various men’s gifts with prices, including fur overcoats, suit cases, suits, mocha mittens, pocketbooks, wall match safes, fancy dress shirts, whisk brooms, leather cigar holders, playing cards, Christmas goodies, fancy pipes, wool hose, winter caps, plush lined gloves, cups and saucers, smoking sets, shaving gear, and night robes. Items are shown with price ranges and brief descriptors in a breezy gift-guide tone.
The shop promotes 25 kinds of candies and nuts including 20 and 26e varieties. It advertises Fancy Mixed Nuts and airier assortments with inducements in the windows for Xmas shoppers. The campaign aims to draw crowds daily through Christmas.
The Congregational church parish gears up for a Christmas entertainment on Friday the 24th. Dave Cass attended a piano recital by Baxter Perry in Sioux City. Barber Kilbourne moved his family to upstairs rooms in James Buckingham's building. Mrs. Hall visited the Seyler home before they auctioned their property. The Seylers plan to move to Oklahoma. W. Mass shipped two carloads of cattle for winter feed. A home talent play is slated for January. Blizzard weather resumes with good sleighing. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Goge. Pupils enjoyed a sleigh ride to Hardy Lilly’s, with a fine evening. Sally Perdue visited W. Hulbut’s home. W. Harlbut helped install a lighting plant in Lead. School closes Friday for holiday break. The town braces for an old fashioned Christmas with snow and sleigh bells. Gishach bought a carload of cattle in St Paul.
Union Greek News notes no main Xmas service due to Rev. Nelson's travels, with regnar service next Sunday at the Lutheran church and a Sunday school festival and Xmas tree in the evening. Local notices include Miss Marie Bergquist returning to St Paul, Paul Nelson visiting Nathanael, Wmn. Ericson's family visiting Hawarden, choir members enjoying sleigh rides, Violet Hurley returning to Kadoka, and James A. Agnes offering independent auction sales with a one-price policy.
Notice to all persons showing themselves as indebted to me to call Lou or before January 1 1910 and make settlement by cash or bankable note. If not settled, accounts will be placed for collection. This action is taken after repeated statements failed to prompt payment. Respectfully, H. A. Waterbury.
Wm Woods, 68, convicted in district court of burglarizing the W. E. Whitney jewelry store last April, was sentenced to ten years at hard labor in the Anamosa penitentiary. Under the indeterminate sentence law he may be paroled after one year. Sheriff Arendt will take him to Anamosa. Woods was captured in Yankton, S. C., with about 150 dollars worth of stolen jewelry sewn in clothing.
Mrs Alexander Pell of Chicago has earned the degree of Ph D after years of study at the University of Chicago where she completed the required work. Her husband, a professor of mathematics at Technology College, and her parents Mr and Mrs A G Johnson will celebrate this achievement with gratitude and pride.
Last Friday night and Sunday morning brought the coldest temperature yet recorded, dipping to 18 below zero. Every morning since the mercury has remained well below zero with little thawing. Snowy ground yields snug winter conditions and smoother roads, excellent sleighing for years. Farmers loosen fields to harvest corn off the ground. Hog worm treatment praised as pure medicine sold by B. F. Cobb. Hay bales also advertised by FIGGS & HEDGES.
Local shoppers see new millinery displays at Miss Farnham and R J Hauck stores with Mexican handkerchiefs and hot bouillon at Vargadon’s Restaurant. Notices mention Christmas gifts, banking conveniences for women, a change in The Register-Tribune publication day for holiday ads, and greetings as residents plan skating on the mill-pond and family visits before Christmas.
Notice to Young Men reports a Y M G A meeting deciding to continue the association to January with possible indefinite continuation and an annual election of officers. Johnsgo age 38 died Monday night at home five miles north of Bik Point from heart trouble. obituary notes her mother and five sisters.
A garbled sale section lists multiple items for sale including Berkshire Boars Pedigrees a Brown Laghorn Cockerel Duroc Jersey Boats house barn and two lots priced at 1300 house and nine acres 1680 and various piano and organ sales. Also a lost Ladies gold watch with contact Miss Lisle Ross and a request payment notice from Dr L J Conger for accounts over 30 days.
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