HIHI the Toys At Price You’ll Be Glad to Pay
An old time catalog blurb markets HIHI toys at appealing prices. It touts value, variety, and immediate availability to lure shoppers seeking affordable gifts this season.
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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
10
An old time catalog blurb markets HIHI toys at appealing prices. It touts value, variety, and immediate availability to lure shoppers seeking affordable gifts this season.
Holiday rush grows as shoppers decide on gifts. Our store brands itself as a one stop shop with domestic and imported toys games dolls china glassware and jewelry plus a display of Japanese goods unmatched in town. Goods can be laid aside for customers who act now.
The ad promotes durable, value priced holiday gifts including hand mirrors, hair brushes and other toilet articles. Prices start at 25 cents and emphasizes long lasting keepsake value. The retailer urges customers to view the current line before the holiday rush begins.
The store touts perfumes from 25 to 50 cents and a top line at 31.00, ideal for Christmas gifts. It highlights ladies hand bags pocket books card cases wallets and cigar cases plus books for all ages. Men’s gifts include useful items from 10 cents to 1.05. Children's books are shown in many covers, with a focus on practical, desirable presents for all ages.
Tuk store announces special prices on appliances and home goods with bold discounts. Local shoppers flock to the open house event for door prizes and limited stock deals. Store management promises quality items at wallet friendly rates during the sale.
An explosion of a stationary boiler on an oil lease eight miles east of Chanofe Kansas killed Herbert A. Shannon of Merwin Missouri and Gene Turner of Chanute city. Four men in the nearby power house were hurt though one end of the building was blown away. The two victims were blown into a plowed field two hundred yards away and later died. Shannon's body was to be shipped to Merwin for burial. Dudley Chambers of Merwin, field manager for the Southwestern company, was found asphyxiated in an nearly empty oil tank on the same lease, less than 40 feet from the blast site.
Farmers report limited corn gathering while Johnstown sees mild incidents and fires. Roy Poindexter had a buggy accident Saturday evening. Andrew Dudine’s house caught fire last Friday but only the roofing burned. no active blaze. Mrs T J Alexander chopped wood Saturday. that night there was a dance. Ita Burnett left for Iola Kansas to spend winter. Anands Moshier and family visited at Sheltone. Angus Southerland family from Oklahoma plan to move here. Ida Kash and children head to California this week. Preparations underway for a Christmas tree at the South Methodist church.
Butchering and threshing actions mark the week in the Spruce area as Mintler and sons moved their threshing machine home to aid farmers Thursday and Wednesday. Andy Stephenson traveled to Round Prairie to tend his sister Val Griggs who died days later. Farmers attended the H H Harshaw livestock sale at Butler on Friday and Saturday. G W Quick butchered hogs Monday and E J Keen and wife did so on Thursday alongside Martin Re and others.
Young men from Missouri’s Sixth Congressional District will be named for cadetships to West Point and Annapolis. One principal and two alternates for West Point, three for Annapolis. Eligible ages are seventeen for West Point and sixteen for Annapolis. Nominated by Dehanonn, M. C. in Washington, D. C.
Virginia items report Mary Elizabeth Mangold born in Ohio March 2 1873 moved to Illinois with her parents married Clem Mills March 5 1863, ten daughters born in Illinois. She moved to Kansas then Missouri died November 25 1905 at her son in law George Adama’s home near Virginia. Survived by three daughters eighteen grandchildren and other relatives. Other notes cover church entertainments, local road work, debating society progress, farm rentals, church sermons, livestock and sale items and neighbors visiting.
Relatives and neighbors gathered at D. B. and Mrs. Thomas home to help carpenters enclose the house. Epworth League attendance, church events, and social meals marked the week. Ernest Gough returned from the hills after eye trouble. Oysters supper funded an organ for the church. local leaders and lessons outlined for upcoming Sunday.
The Melgin Stock Company presented three strong programs in Becker Operas Honorant week and received high praise for their performance. The troupe offered Thrown on the World Bla aq smiths Daughter In Sonny Te nesdee with beautiful scenery and polished acting. The Butler Advertiser notes the company’s first dates drew good crowds as they prepare to return to Eldon Missouri.
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