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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1903
Page
8
The Fountain announces a grand opening with a large collection of foreign and domestic ladies wear and materials. Miss Bella Boigegrain leads the department with Mr F A Ganong assisting. Miss Bertha Shaw runs the fountain. Special evenings on Monday and Saturday offer extra services and a motto urges customers to meet at the Fountain.
The Fountain unveils a new department offering forty thousand rolls of wall paper from economy to premium tapestries. Expert Hinkley from Cleveland, with ten years as a top wall paper stock manager, joins as manager. Customers are invited to inspect and compare quality and price for room decorating plans.
The Fountain Store promotes its hosiery and corset lines with Roy al Stainless Hosiery P N Corsets and new French Corset Lau reate in stock at 2.75 3.00 4.00 7.50 and 10.00. Miss Nellie Swihart leads the display and will show the latest creations in hosiery and corsets.
On opening day a new soda fountain was installed near the center of the court on the main floor offering the latest in fountain technology for patrons.
The notice details prints ginghams domestics flannels table linens towels and napkins offered with ready made sheets and cases. Arthur Moore leads the department and invites customers to view the high quality goods from domestic and foreign markets with linens up to 3.00 per yard napkins up to 7.60 per dozen and towels at 1.40 each.
The Fountain stores offer a busy notion department with buttons handkerchiefs laces ribbons gloves belts combs hair novelties jewelry neckwear and more daily additions. Miss Lena Ayers heads the department with assistant Miss Lizzie Williams and they will attend to shoppers needs.
The store expands the ladies department with a full line of toilet requisites including soaps powders waters cologne mirrors brushes and manicure pieces. Miss Madge Hamilton oversees the department and welcomes shoppers upon entry promising savings on all purchases.
Coshocton boasts a large new china department with French German and Austrian china in open stock and dinner sets. Mr. B. F. Senter will head the department, assisted by Mrs. Earnest Pocock and Miss Cosy Compher, who will welcome shoppers.
Our store offers exclusive Wooltex and Princess ready to wear tailor made suits. Mr F W Cutter leads the department with Miss Etta Davis and Miss Della Senter assisting. The spring 1902 line promises to be larger than ever and a ladies parlor is available on the showroom floor for customer use.
Mrs. Joseph Robinson will head the department and invites the public to inspect a beautiful line of fine millinery. The department opens with the store on Tuesday, with a spring opening to be announced later. The Fountain offers the largest collection of up to date millinery goods.
The store promotes a vast showroom of Ingramn Brussels Velvets tapestries and Wiltons with rugs in Smyrna Moynet Bundar and Daguistein. The drapery department promises the largest display yet led by Clarence Clemens assisted by Grant Hoell and staff. Mrs. Mary Smith sews all carpets by hand.
The store promotes muslin undergarments from the Standard line, claiming superior quality. An opening display features $2,000 worth of muslin items with Miss Cora Case in charge of the department, inviting customers to view the collection.
On the second floor Mrs Adams Thompson leads a skilled team of dress makers. Materials and trimmings are sold on the first floor and full dress making is offered in house. Experience in Chicago and elsewhere backs her charge. early spring bookings are noted with emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction.
The department offers a broad range from 5 cent dimity to fine Swiss embroideries with plain and fancy weaves for year round use. It features thousands of yards of ginghams madras suitings mercerized and oxford fabrics. Miss Mary Colony leads with Miss Ella Williams assisting and welcomes customers.
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