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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
1
Radical price reductions offered on coats and suits for Christmas gifts. December garment sales are nearly twice as large as any prior season, with strong response to earlier announcements. Holiday neckwear featured.
Finest quality kid gloves in special Misses sizes in red navy brown and black at $1.00. Full line of ladies leather and fabric gloves at all popular prices available.
Advertises women's 26 inch staple black umbrellas priced 60c 75c and 200, Union Taffeta umbrellas 125 150 198, pure silk umbrellas 300 400 500, plus imported box wood handled fine umbrellas with men s models from 1.00 to 376.00. Special values target holiday shoppers seeking diverse styles and price points.
Rare values in fine satin damask linens offered in 30x30 36x36 and 45x45 sizes with prices from 5c to 2.00. Damask dresser scarfs in varied patterns 29c to 1.25. Doylies centerpieces tray cloths and napkins in all sizes advertised with home stitched linens.
Advertises handkerchief gifts for men and women with initials at various prices. Promotes a sale of sample embroidered handkerchiefs from a large showing priced from 50 to 1.50, highlighting dainty designs in stock.
The ad promotes new sweater coats for women in fine quality at 2.00 250 and 3.00 in white navy gray and maroon with misses sizes at 1.75 Infants and children sweaters priced at 98c Way's and Phoenix mufflers in fine worsted at 49c in white black navy and maroon noted as worn by ladies and gentlemen.
Eastman presents superior perfumes in holiday packages and popular colors priced at 25c 50c 75c and 98c. Featured clever Japanese baskets hold a bottle of perfume as part of a wide 25c line attracting shoppers.
Holiday slippers offered in black brown and navy priced at 1.00 1.26 and 1.50 Misses and children's red felt slippers men s soft kid slippers tan and black with flexible soles at 1.00 1.26 and 1.50 Women s wool sole crochet slippers priced at 75c
Women’s plain silk scarfs priced at 75c 98c and 195. Crepe de chine scarfs offered at 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 and 2.50. Windsor ties of finest quality in assorted colors. Scotch plaids dots and checks available in a large variety at 26c.
Wholesale display lists leather hand bags priced 50c 7c 98c 125 1.48 2.00 250 and up to 5.00. Special values in new drawing bags at Buc 98c 148 and 198. Full line of children's purses with and without chair location to 49c.
Carpet size rugs priced 10 to 35 dollars with a wide range of small rugs in popular styles. Axminster rugs 27 by 54 inches priced 1.98 and Smyrna rugs 30 by 60 inches priced 0.98.
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