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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
2
A holiday notice invites customers to make the store their headquarters during the busy season. It highlights abundant stock, low prices, and rising patronage, insisting the variety eliminates the question of what to buy and urging shoppers to come straight to the headquarters.
The department reports unprecedented business yet maintains a full stock by using late season purchases of various food items. Men’s shirts and overcoats remain available along with boys’ suits overcoats and reefers ensuring shoppers can find the right item for all.
The rubber and overshoe department has been fierce since the snow, causing us to reorder on several occasions. We will not be caught short on these necessities, provided they are available on the market.
Local shop promotes Staley Underwear described as serviceable and warm with wool varieties in multiple grades and all sizes for men. Cheaper fleece lined options are available, appealing to long time customers.
Our crockery and lamp department is unusually well stocked this year with many pretty and useful articles. Lamps range from 98e to 2.00, unmatched in the city. Our China Department is the best in town with a large assortment of Chop Plates Cake Plates Fruit Plates Salad Dishes Salad Sets Sugar and Creams Cracker Jars Chocolate Pots Celery Trays Brush and Comb Trays and many other pieces.
In the Dry Goods Department customers are invited to inspect Dress Goods Kid and Golf Towels Table Linen Braid Furs among many other items.
In Jardiniers we carry the largest assortment in the city and announce a 15 percent discount on every Jardinier sold from now until Christmas.
The item listing notes colors and shapes available with prices ranging from 1750 to 4.00, indicating a catalog style display of chamber sets and pricing terms in a local shop.
An advertisement lists new items from Laney and I silk lined Kid gloves to mufflers and Hank vels with collkurs and suspenders. It also touts the latest patterns in colored shirts and a wide assortment for customers.
The Drug Department invites shoppers to visit for a wide holiday assortment of XNas toys and festive items. It urges early selections to avoid the last minute rush and suggests this as a prudent consideration for Santa Claus headquarters planning.
Pete runs the Hardware Department offering a wide range of useful articles including stoves and heaters. The shop promises durable gifts for Christmas and a broad selection for practical needs.
Local notices include postal details, subscription rates, and a church-like update from Grand Rapids Wisconsin. Also reports a fatal fire in Marathon city and mixed advertisements for health tonics and strawberry industry correspondence with varied dates and local names. Veterans testimonials praise Hart’s Honey and Horehound remedies with endorsements from Lincoln Iowa and Greenview Wisconsin figures.
Notice of application in the Wood County Court of Probate regarding the estate of Sheridan Wis Wier. The filing party seeks administration and appointment of an administrator. Proceedings established for a November date in the year 1909.
Epworth League notes report officers elected for six months including President A D Hill First VP Liva Stoddard Second VP Bertha Rovelie and others. They purchased Epworth Reading Course 1903 volumes and adopted new bylaws. Attendance contest shows Reds 418 and Whites 487 points. new member Carl J. Odgaard initiated.
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