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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1901
Page
8
On December 4 1901 social events including marriages and institutes loom before Christmas. The Cunningham Store prepares holiday merchandise of high quality and ample variety to aid gift giving with store service and carefully chosen items to please recipients.
A storefront showcases new Christmas craft items including stamped linens for tables and dressers priced from 10c to 2 dollars. Silk and floss options come in neat holders and spools, with pillow cords, sofa pillows, damask and tapestry covers offered in multiple colors and values.
A wide range of gloves, mittens, legging garments, and sweaters is advertised. Womens wool golf gloves and fancy cotton options lead a catalog that includes men and boys gloves, mittens, kid and mohair varieties, leg guards, and warm sweaters. Holiday umbrellas and decorative bed spreads complete the lineup with prices from scarce cents to several dollars.
A catalog listing warm winter goods including all wool blankets priced from $2.50 to $6 per pair in white or colors, cotton blankets 50c to $1.50, hops from $1 to $5, plus furs wraps ladies' and children's wear, suits for ladies and men, overcoats for men and boys, and a full shoe department with dress and everyday footwear.
The note mentions an added charge or premium alongside standard rates, indicating a sizable fee for the extra lines or services.
Over 100 dozen handkerchiefs arrived in varied styles. Priced at three dollars each to five dollars, the stock features embroidered, lace, and herb stitched designs suitable for gift or personal use.
Dress goods advertisement urges readers to buy dresses for lady friends with lasting impression. Highlights selections priced from 25 cents to $2.50, emphasizing value and variety in a single concise promo.
A lively old town display shows umbrellas as popular Christmas gifts. Natural and mounted handles in gloria and silk styles for ladies men and children priced from 86.50 to 50c, with a noted large line of selections and thorough choice.
Gloves and Mit tens to For boys, girls, ladies and Ladies Furs, men-silk, golf, lid and duels. A full line of new things in Every family can use them, inscarfs and sets, $35 to $1. We price them $8 to 2c.
A new neckwear line for Christmas offering latest fads and fancies priced from $1.50 to $2.50. The advertisement targets shoppers seeking seasonal accessories for both women and men and highlights affordable fashion items.
The shop promotes tailor made suits and overcoats as ideal Christmas gifts with perfect fit and handmade collars and buttonholes. Overcoats command top attention, priced from $5 to $22, with daily arrivals expected throughout the season.
The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Railway offers excursion tickets at one and one third fare round trip from all stations between Buffalo and Pittsburg for Christmas and New Year holidays. Tickets valid for travel December 24 25 and January 1 1902, with return by January 2 1902.
Godfrey Marsiatt offers the largest stock of horse blankets in Indiana Pa with twenty square blanket styles priced from 8 to 3.25 and fifteen staple blanket styles from 1 to 4. He sells wool plush robes mittens gloves hides and harnesses at low prices and invites buyers to call before purchasing.
A festive ad from Brithart's Santa Claus Store promotes a wide range of holiday gifts and a pressure-free shopping experience. It invites customers to browse lamps, dinner sets, silverware, calendars, toys, and more with a promise to hold purchases. Also includes a late 19th or early 20th century employment notice seeking character references for a sales role with weekly pay.
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