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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
8
The Underwear Department touts a large stock of winter garments for men women and children as winter strikes. It emphasizes quality over price arguing that their best wear blends worthy materials and skilled craftsmanship to prevent neglect and illness.
Fur sale lists a wide range of muffs and scarfs with prices from $1.25 to $150.01. Items include Black Coney, Brown Coney, Brook Mink, Oppossum, Russian Lynx, Squirrel, Isabella and Sable Fox, Jap Mink Mats, Hr Mut, Black Wolf, Black Lynx, and various sets. Special matched skin sets feature Persian Paw, Russian Liyux, Blue Wolf, Stone Marten, Pointed Wolf, Blue Fox, Baum Marten with prices from $15 to $95.
Ladies seek luxury with ponyskin Russian pony coats priced $80 to $150 and pony goat styles from $35 to $50. Electric seal coats range from $20 to $50 with satin linings and optional beaver shawl collars. Brook mink and black coney options provide lengths from 10 to 50 inches with satin linings and varied price points.
Doctors urge ample fresh air for comfort during cold nights while ensuring sufficient bed clothing to stay warm. Local shop offers plentiful blankets bought before price rises to meet demand as winter begins.
Cotton blankets offered plain white and grey with borders or without at 59 cents to 3.00 per pair. Cotton blankets with wool nap in grey white tan priced 2.00 and 2.50 per pair. Wool blankets in white or plaids range 3.50 to 22.50 per pair.
A catalog-style note describes Comfortables filled with fleece wool and down, covered in sateen silk and satin, offered for sale in all grades with prices ranging from three fifty to twenty five dollars.
Headline notes natural color goods with price 250 per pound and five tablespoons. A dollar per unit is stated. Also offers special prices on all fancy colors.
City health department report for November shows smallpox with 33 cases, plus 21 scarlet fever and other diphtheria cases. New patient J MoncrIery at 120 Wall et has smallpox. Robert Lewis and Ruth Hlengman listed with scarlet fever. Henry Schwa, C D Emmons involved in public works and railways meetings in Marion township.
A cluttered ad for White Fruit House Department Store highlights weekly specials. Includes groceries, flour, sugar, potatoes, bacon, corn meal, candy, and gifts. Notes Xmas preparations, prizes for letters, and a coat and ready to wear sale on the second floor. Also lists local items from Woodburn News and notices from Geneva and Greencastle.
A local shop promotes a wide range of men’s gifts for Christmas. Shaving supplies include safety razors from Wade & Butcher and Ever-ready models with prices from $0.97 to $5.00. Cigar assortments, mirrors, flashlights, travel kits, and briar pipes are offered with various price points, emphasizing quality and guarantee.
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