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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
7
Santa Claus arrived at the store and left a complete line of Christmas goods and novelties. Holiday shoppers are urged to buy early before crowds and scarce items, with items including trunks, toys, furniture, silver novelties, calendars, games, books, and various household articles.
The ad promotes a large assortment of dolls in all sizes and varieties, with many gift options for men. It emphasizes unbroken stock, layaway, and a range of neckties silk midgets and strings, mufflers in fancy boxes, and silk accessories at 25c to $2.
A colorful advertisement promotes black fleece lined cassimere socks, shirts, suspenders, kid gloves, golf gloves, and umbrellas as suitable Christmas gifts. It highlights sizes, colors, gift boxes, easy exchanges after Christmas, and price ranges from 25 cents to five dollars.
A store highlights long 52 inch rain coats priced at ten dollars and twelve fifty. A large line of trunks traveling bags and outing cloth sleeping garments are offered with values and beauties. Watches chains cuff buttons pins and small gift items are sold with clear prices and holiday suggestions.
Goods flood the town for holidays with Luckett's at center for toys fabrics and Xmas candies Keller's advertises housewares furniture and linen handkerchiefs while Rowe Bros sells rockers tables and sheet music specialty items include Conrad's Music Hall toys dolls and a doll fair with Santa Claus at Luckett's Rosenbarger promotes candies nuts and Christmas treats Feller's and Keller's feature fruitcakes pies and fine gift selections plus a special hour sale Friday 9 to 10 am at Keller's.
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