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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
1
Magee advertises Christmas deals on dress patterns silk umbrellas and accessories. Highlights include 40 wool dress patterns with a McCall pattern free at holiday prices, various yardages and fabrics, lined kid mittens and gloves, silk mittens, fancy celluloid and sterling novelties, with price points from 10 to 350 cents.
A period ad lists 100 dozen plain white handkerchiefs with embroidered corners at 5c each and 100 dozen ladies handkerchiefs with hemstitching and lace at 12c 18c 25c 35c and 50c. Children’s bordered handkerchiefs from 1c to 3c. Men’s hemstitched handkerchiefs 3 for 25c. Ladies and misses jackets from 2.98 to 9.75, box coats 8.75 to 10.90 and up to 1.50. Plush cloth capes priced 0.98 to 8.75, fur neck scarves and collars up to 15.00.
The sale features Renaissance and appliqued dress scarfs at 25c to 1500 dollars, 124c children’s heavy wool hose, 25c children’s heavy fleeced underwear, 298 dollars all wool grey blankets, 88c wood dress patterns, heavy granite carpets 22c yard, and three black plaid dress skirts priced at 2.90.
Tillson sells ebony toilet ware and Seth Thomas mantels while Kabey s advertises Christmas candies fruits and nuts with special prices for churches Sunday schools and teachers. Local notices mention a county farmers institute at Sandusky on Dec 17 18 a court case over school truancy and plans for a new department store The Independent Telephone Co announces three city phones for April 1 1901 plus a general note on local business and social gossip across Greensburg and Sandusky Indiana.
New officers named for the Knights of St John with Jacob Eisenman as president J E Stier as first vice president L Spitzmesser as second vice president Rev L Fichter as treasurer J A Meyer as R and C secretary Five secretaries Wm Olliger guard Andrew Snider and sergeant at arms Erid Stier announced during the ceremony moving the fraternal group forward with updated leadership and roles.
The following officers were elected by W R C No 118 President Mrs Missouri Moberly Senior Vice President Mrs Missouri Strass inger Junior Vice President Mrs Mary Terrill Treasurer Mrs Eila McKay Chaplain Mrs Nancy Crume Guard Mrs Ellen Hightower Delegate Mrs Lizzie Styers Alternate Miss Emma Straisinger All names appear with titles based on the source text.
Ex governor Will Cumback of Tudiana visited Cincinnati yesterday and was guest of Norwood Literary Club at John Ari Lloyds home. He read the third chapter of The Bursting of a Bubble, a composite novel by Western writers for the Western Association of Writers, with Lloyd Venable and Kinney among others. The work, written in concert with Cumback as chairman, will be read at the association’s June Winona Park meeting before magazine offers are expected.
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