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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
6
A shopping note urges thoughtful gift buying for Christmas, emphasizing lasting value beyond the season and suggestions to choose items that recipients will appreciate well into the new year and beyond.
A catalog style listing shows prices for ladies coats silk hose waists and crepe de chine Georgette wool and silk skirts camisoles sweaters mitts gloves bath robes and house dresses. Prices range from 60 cents to 15 dollars with many items around 2 to 10 dollars.
A catalog of men and boys garments with price ranges including leather coats from 13 to 15 dollars, Mackinaws from 4.75 to 12.50, mens caps 1 to 2.50, overcoats 30 dollars, vests 6, wool shirts 2 to 6.50, boys shirts 1 to 2, mittens 1 to 2.25, gloves 3 and 6, silk shirts 5, dress shirts 1.25 to 3, neckwear, pants 2.75 to 5 for men and 1.25 to 1.50 for boys, and handkerchiefs.
Store offers misc gifts including auto robes eight to twenty dollars, wool blankets seven fifty to nine fifty, baby blankets two dollars, napkins six fifty per dozen, Butterick patterns, Mercerized cloth three dollars, handkerchiefs ten cents to one fifty, china and glassware, single and sets, shoes for all, groceries for Christmas dinner, fruits and nuts, Japanese bathroom items, baskets trays five cents to five dollars, trunks suitcases, children's dishes two fifty per set, and cotton blankets four fifty.
The record lists numerous election and road and bridge expenses itemized by payees such as J. Ruede W.A. Taylor and Daniel Snyder along with many others. It notes actions including resignation of a county treasurer, incorporation hopes for Denver, appointments of inspectors and a justice of the peace, tax abatements, and a retail liquor license application in Greybull.
Director General McAdoo says from April to December the government lent over 3515 million to railroads for new equipment and operating deficits. Of this 199 million came from surplus earnings and the American Railway Express company, while 216 million drew on a 500 million revolving fund. Congress may need another half billion soon. Judge P W Metz departed Wednesday for Thermopolis to handle court matters.
An advertisement offers a first class job of sale bills and invites readers to call at The Republican office for details.
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