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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1939
Page
9
A guide to practical outdoors gifts for hikers, hunters, and anglers. Suggests reels, rods, tackle boxes, lures, boots and waders, leather jackets with multiple pockets, gun cases, recoil pads, license pockets, warm socks, and gadgets to prep gear. Proposes small rifles for youths, tennis and golf gear, and camping equipment like jugs and campware.
Christmas shoppers see three in one gifts featuring ensembles with handkerchief shirt neckwear and leather accessories. Other items include cuff links tie clasps key chains collar pins and matching leather card cases and key containers. A pen knife with an owner’s house key is a new swank feature. Finnish War Veterans HQ in New York reports busy day raising cash and registering names of volunteers to return to their homeland to fight Soviet Russia.
The article advises shoppers to check furniture stores for gifts noting chairs that recline and comfortable seats that may inspire a nap during pitches. It highlights lamp styles including lounge lamps, walnut finishes, end tables, sewing cabinets, footless beds, and kitchen suites with new refrigerators and stoves.
Lace and ribbons dominate the season as nightgowns slips and robes feature pink and blue rib bon trim. Silk undergarments and velvet slippers remain popular gifts with tailored slips, embroidered details, puffed sleeves, and new satin quilted robes in long, belted or zipped styles.
Miss Beulah Helen Stewart spent Saturday in Lawrences with friends. Laurel Brown has gone to San Diego to work for the winter. Mrs. Brown's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Watkins, will spend winter in Baldwin. Supt. and Mrs. Thompson returned from Thanksgiving trips to Wamego Meriden and Manhattan. Ted Cragoe visited the University of Nebraska during holidays. Local families hosted Thanksgiving dinners with guests from Iola Chicago and Denver. Death of former resident Jerry Duignan reported in Whittier California. Funeral services held November 28.
Advertising pays its own cost by enabling business to produce for less and sell for less. Merchants spread costs over larger volumes lowering prices, while manufacturers grow to larger facilities as demand rises. Advertising thus benefits all, funding mass production and distribution and improving living standards. Charles B Roth argues advertising is a profitable public good.
Mrs Lloyd Shoemaker hosted the Modern Matrons Club last Thursday afternoon. Mrs Harold McAferty is set as hostess for the club on December 15, with Mr and Mrs Louis Gershon of the area noted in the same item.
An advertisement urges better daily digestion by increasing water intake and fruit consumption. It promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy that stimulates liver bile, aids fatty food digestion, and relieves constipation, claiming 20 years of use and urging readers to buy at druggists.
Kansas City guests included Mr and Mrs O K Dick and Mrs Mary Dicks last Friday. Mrs Gilmore daughter of Jether spent the week with her parents. Deryl Lloyd family visited Kansas City. C A Davis of Kansas City is visiting the G M Casebier home. Winfrey to St Luke s hospital for major surgery. H J Hagan of Warhena publisher spent Sunday with aunt J W Burkett. Epworth party at the church social noted. William Clark and wife returned from Chicago. Women Missionary pageant set for December 10. Dr C W Bowen named county health officer succeeding the late G W Marks. will assume December 1.
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