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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
5
S merchants advertise a wide holiday assortment from dolls and candy to fig cakes, kitchen cabinets and furniture. Rosenbarger's, Riely’s Drug Store and Rowe Bros. push prices and delivery while C M Miller's, Keller's and Denbo's offer figs, nuts, stoves and cook books. Local residents visit relatives and plan purchases as town records note moves and settlements.
A colorful local notice promotes a sale featuring dolls of all kinds and sizes as the major attraction. It promises extensive doll varieties in addition to assorted items such as tool sets go carts telephones wardrobes and tin toys.
A holiday display offers black fleece lined cassimere socks at 25¢, shirts, gloves including kid and golf styles, watch chains, cuff buttons, stick pins, trunks and traveling bags, sleeping garments, and house slippers. Emphasizes low prices and wide gift ideas for men, with easy returns for wrong sizes or colors.
Community brief listing holiday sales at Luckett's including toys neckwear and gloves. Mentions Tar Mowrer Photography Gallery and Mowrer Photograph Gallery calendar card. Local events include a fruit social December 23 and a Good Citizens League meeting at the AL church. Also reports the Corydon mill burned yesterday morning and probate notes, plus residents’ visits and travel announcements.
Santa Claus is featured at headquarters offering the McDougall Kitchen Cabinet Ostermore Mattress Princess Dresser Victor Extension Table and the Lounge and Couch with the Sleep Construction. The ad emphasizes a full line of home furniture and furnishings.
Dr J A Hottell an optician from Loogootee Ind arrives in Corydon for several weeks to serve Harrison County residents. He reports good success and offers reasonable prices for eye care and eyewear.
A list of potential presents shows a McDougall Kitchen Cabinet Victor Extension Table Princess Dresser Singer White Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine Ostermoon mattresses a range a couch or lounge with steel construction.
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