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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1906
Page
2
Spectators crowd the plate glass shops to study the holiday windows. Merchants showcase tasteful assortments suitable for friends, relatives, or sweethearts, with special care for children's wants. The displays are attractive, comprehensive, and designed to fit any budget.
Store windows display a broad gift line for all ages from infants to gray-haired parents. House furnishings and decorative items occupy the first window, followed by personal furnishings, ladies wear, and general lines for both men and women. Hosiery, toys, and children’s items fill the remaining displays with a focus on festive, tasteful arrangements.
L B Ayres showcases fourteen extensive holiday windows in Malay themed and glassware departments. Displays feature wearables, rugs, pillows, handkerchiefs, gifts in gift boxes, fur wraps, and men’s apparel. Corner windows present woods and bric a brac with cut glass while other sections highlight novelty ftems and postcards.
A fragment describes Charles Mayer & Co. window displays before Christmas. The eye of children, especially little girls, is drawn to a scene of dolls and a Santa Claus figure. The passage notes a growing collection of dolls and related wares branded as cherished by shoppers.
A rural mountain winter scene lit at night frames a Christmas display of practical gifts. In the window are green and white holly trimmed fixtures with stocking stuffers like hosiery, suspenders, jewelry, handbags, umbrellas, and men’s clothing. A talk of Santa Claus and a sleigh adds festive mood.
Christmas shoppers flock to Saka & Co at Pennsylvania and Washington streets for a broad display of sporting and outdoor wear. The windows show coats, skates, boxing gloves, cameras and accessories, hats, shoes, sweaters, robes, reefers, gloves, pajamas and more with evergreen, holly, and electric lights to attract crowds.
A visitor strolling the New York Store world’s exposition section sees vast show windows filled with Christmas gifts. The toy window draws the greatest crowds while displays of chinaware, women's garments, furs, silverware, umbrellas, and travel gear attract shoppers. Prices are advertised as reasonable.
Window display at D Sommers and Co draws thousands of shoppers with tasteful furniture pieces. Leather chair sized for Santa, elegant chairs for rooms, kitchen equipment, cabinets, and other useful artistic items are showcased with clearly marked prices for easy shopper inquiry.
Rumor-filled scene as a dummy Santa Claus sits in a shop window drawing evening crowds to the People's Outfitting Co. store. A curious electric feature and display gimmick attract onlookers, with foot traffic spiking during eventing hours.
A strange life sized dummy in a kitchen cabinet reveals uncanny breathing and eye movement when its motor is on. A perfect miniature model of the $2005 house displays in the window, showing cement steps and lawn, crafted by Charles Quock, a barber, from cigarette box lids for an October giveaway.
Reservations sold for a personally conducted Mexico City tour leaving Indianapolis February 6 on a special train. The itinerary includes St Louis Iron Mountain route to Little Rock Houston Galveston San Antonio Monterey and San Luis Potosi ending in Mexico City with side trip to Vera Cruz and return via Hot Springs. Guides are R. P. Alec of C H D and C D Boyd of Missouri Pacific.
There is a strong possibility the Methodist general conference will be held in 1908. City supporters including Gay Manly favor staging the event here and have in view the state house chamber as the meeting site. Custodian O A Baker says the chamber can seat 1,000 people and the state house offers many rooms for committees.
Active charter member leads a Sunday meeting at 6:30 pm on December 16 with Gleanings From the Bune day School Lessons for 1905. Various church programs, conferences, sermons, concerts, and member elections fill Morrison Hall and local churches with topics from St Pauls to Covenant Congregational.
Rev. Chartea Reign Scoville delivered a stirring revival at the Infantry armory as rain did not deter attendees. The seven week series neared its end with nine church joiners Friday night, bringing total accessions to 682, ahead of prior Christian Brotherhood efforts. A climactic end is planned with a unique Sunday service open to all churches.
Lord Turnour, age 65, arrived with a fringe shawl and gold baby pin in New York. The joke prone debate over the shawl’s origin drew attention as he prepared for a potential political run and to meet an American actress, while Ford Turnour joined him and described the fashion moment.
San Francisco December 15 General Manager Shirashi of Toya Kisen Haisha and California petroleum representatives reach a contract for 2,000,000 barrels of oil to be refined in Japan over ten years. High Japanese refined oil tariffs make U S shipments impractical. Oil to be refined in Japan with shipments starting in June.
The House rejected a 1500 salary increase for members by 125 votes to 109, after days of political maneuvering. Indiana congressmen Forter Evansville Overstreat Indianapolis and Sands Logansport backed the raise, while Watson the House whip led opposition, accusing Democrats of pressuring Republicans to pass it.
Steamer R G Ireland of Cleveland Manistique wrecking tug George Crosby all reported safe. Manistique with a 21 man crew was thought sunk in Lake Superior last night. Crosby, leaking badly, reached Bray field Wisconsin with the Ireland crew after a daring Lakes rescue operation.
Richarda and Beotteharda quarrel over a dispute about a number of cattle when Josiah fired a shot into Seat right breast. Doctors say he will die. The cousins were well known farmers. Also an advertising note for a cold cure and a drugstore product.
The piece reports on reactions to the defeat of a proposed salary increase, with Congressman Holliday criticizing the raise and Crumpacker defending lawmakers’ pay under law. It outlines Roosevelt’s upcoming special messages to Congress on naval personnel, land policy, Cuba, and other topics. It notes court martial orders for several officers, discussions of cheaper rail travel, and pension plans for Civil War survivors.
December 15 report notes Vanderstuyft and Stol withdrew early due to injuries and fatigue. Galvin and Wiley also quit, while Bobby Walthour considered withdrawing to avoid accusations of quitting after a disputed sprint incident. The race will end at 10:19 tonight with the remaining riders battling for honors.
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