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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
3
Suggestions for Christmas gifts include suits overcoats raincoats shoes umbrellas vanes slippers suit cases club bags pocket books traveling cases collar boxes silk initial handkerchiefs linen initial handkerchiefs neckwear wool mufflers silk mufflers smoking jackets gloves suspenders.
Local items show merchants promoting goods and services including pure food products from Ferndell at H W Pardue and gasolene engines and corn mills from Barton Mountcastle Summers and Cox. Social visits noted with Dr J W Wallace, Mrs W T Johnson, Bishop Gailor, Col P Harris, and J H Tipton. A Cheney & Co. oath appears with Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and a public notice of Dr. Frank ey.
A collection of brief Christmas letters from Johnson City Tennessee children dated December 9 and 10 1907 requests include a horse and wagon a gun dolls candy oranges skates and toy items. Local notices mention aluminum ware repairs and appearances by Evans and Knowles at the Hippodrome Skating Rink along with community updates and a short obituary.
The Frank Taylor Store advertises a full Yuletide stock with the largest toy selection in the city. It urges customers to hurry as ten buying days remain before Christmas and notes many items like dolls, trains, tea sets, and game toys are moving fast.
Offers a large stock of table linen from 1.25 per yard and sets up to 20 per set. Napkins 1 to 3.50 per dozen, towels 1 to 1.00 each. Coats and skirts heavily reduced including long black coat 4.90 and $12.60 coats to 10.00. Skirts and silk waists markdowns plus a broad ladies department with gifts for Christmas.
We have a fine stock of novelties and station ery with money-saving prices for Christmas gifts. German silver mirror sets $8.50 to $6. Ebanold sets at $1.50 to $10. Child mirror comb and brush kits $1.50. Also a special line of boxed China and glass items.
We mention a wide selection of sidings and invite customers to call and inspect the large stock. If you find what you want we will attempt to sell you and aim to please you.
A collection of child letters from Johnson City Tennessee dated December in the early 1900s. The notes ask Santa for items like a shot gun bracelet skates wagon toys candy fruit and a dog or horse themed items. Some spellings are whimsical or miswritten.
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