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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
3
Local notes list many visits and trips from Ora Storm to Greencastle and Indianapolis. Several residents, including Bernice Lydick, Frances Peer, Madaline Wheeler, Larah Snodgrass, Will Vice, Roe Christy, Ed McVay, and others, are shown visiting relatives or conducting business. The column also notes calendar delivery to a bank and various social calls around Danville, Bethel, Indianapolis, and nearby towns.
It urges a practical approach to holiday gifting. The piece notes many people remember gifts after years and promotes practical, serviceable items that please relatives daily and leave a lasting impression of thoughtfulness.
Kaltex Fireside and upholstered seat rockers offer balance for easy sitting. The chairs are advertised as comfortable and foldable for arm lounging, aiding pleasant evenings at home.
A sales pitch urges buyers to gift Hoosier or Sellars Kitchen Cabinets this Christmas to fill homes with holiday spirit daily. It frames the purchase as a way to improve married life and longevity of happiness through practical, stylish storage.
Beautiful cut glass presented as ideal Xmas gifts for women. Praises quality and beauty, stating nothing compares and it must be seen to be fully appreciated.
A local shop promotes a wide silverware selection featuring Rogers Keen Kutter and Community brands. A customer reports saving $6 on knives forks and spoons. The stock includes knives forks spoons tea and table spoons salad forks oyster forks mayonnaise ladles pickle forks and more baby spoons also listed.
Pyrex dishes preserve natural color and flavor of meats and vegetables, enabling cost savings by using less expensive foods without sacrificing taste. Easy to wash and available in practical shapes and sizes.
If in doubt what to give this Christmas, consider an Ingersoll watch as a top recipient friendly present for friends, sons, or brothers.
Floor and table lamps appeal as house gifts and brighteners for the holidays. Floor lamps feature dull mahogany bases with blue or mulberry fringed shades, while table lamps come with hand painted shades.
An ad notes a cedar hope box as a practical gift to protect garments from moths dust and wrinkles. It promotes using the box for seasonal wardrobe storage and as a thoughtful present for a sweetheart or daughter.
A local shop invites shoppers to view their rug selection for Christmas gifts. The ad highlights a large assortment, positive customer sentiment, and prices claimed to be lower than elsewhere. Staff invite customers to visit to see and compare.
A call to imagine a large library table perfect for family use. It features space for all the children to gather at night, plus a drawer for stationery and racks for magazines, books, and papers.
Dining Room Suite described as a Queen Anne walnut reproduction with bateau legs dolphin head feet scotia moulded top and shell ornaments. Chairs are upholstered in brown Spanish leather and the piece is offered as a wonderful gift for homes.
Discover our Comfortable Beds perfect for Xmas gifts. Enjoy inviting comfort and support to ease nightly rest and morning wakefulness.
Advertises dining tables as ideal for Christmas dinners with reinforced legs. Each table extends with two extra supports under each end that drop down to bear heavier loads.
The Davenport family presents a versatile furniture piece that serves as seating by day and a bed by night. When guests arrive, simply unfold the seat to reveal a comfortable bed suitable for overnight use.
Electric irons are praised as a welcome gift that saves steps and fuel. The copy highlights daily convenience and the pleasure of using an electric iron, claiming once tried, households wonder how they managed before.
A vintage appeal urges parents to buy coaster wagons for children to carry groceries and kindling, framing the purchase as both practical and playful. The piece emphasizes durability, long use, and the joy children will derive from using the wagon in chores and at other times.
Keen Kutter Cutlery represents the highest excellence across the full cutlery line. The brand covers table knives and forks, pocket knives, scissors and shears, razors, and all cutlery products under the Keen Kutter trademark.
A humorous line imagining a man named Monarch Malleable Range IF buying a Monarch Range for his wife to keep her smiling year round and to allow for more pie.
The ad promotes the O Cedar Triangle Mop priced at 4.25 and Cedar Polish at 23 cents, with Seg and St. 00 listed in small type. It emphasizes ease of cleaning and polishing for women.
Women quickly recognize aluminumware benefits citing easier handling less burning and greater durability. Aluminumware dominates homes with gifts from our varied stock including percolators bread pans syrup pitchers sauce pans pudding pans combination sets and aluminum roasters in round and oblong shapes.
Coleman Quick Lights are promoted as the finest Xmas gifts that benefit the whole family. They brighten the home and make the holiday time and the rest of the year happier.
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