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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1901
Page
11
A Thanksgiving event invites customers to arrive early for a celery giveaway and a prize draw at the cashier’s desk. Prizes include canned cranberries and a turkey, with drawings tied to sale numbers for specified rewards.
The store promotes two shelf chest medicine cases with mirrors, offers dolls at low prices for dress up before the holiday rush, and touts a strong china selection led by German-made pieces and Haviland glassware. The basement booth now features a dedicated doll line and sample orders to attract buyers.
A concise note discusses the uncertainty of pricing, suggesting the speaker seeks information on costs and value. The brief raises questions about what is known and what remains uncertain in the price inquiry.
A dry goods department advertises a Thanksgiving sale on Saturday November 23 with half price silk remnants from 4 yards and longer. Eclipse flannelette on sale, 100 outing flannel offers, and a 10 percent discount on holiday handkerchiefs for Sunday school teachers. Table linens and bleached cottons are priced to attract buyers, with specific lots and early morning sale times noted.
The store promotes a sale on cloaks and tailor made suits from the Philadelphia Cloak & Suit Co. Many styles, newest shades, and sizes from 22 to 44 inches. Sample line priced at discounts and limited stock, with special jackets aged but offered at low sale prices while stock lasts. A dress skirt inVenetian cloth with satin trim is also highlighted for strong value.
The furniture department reports October sales up by 1010.00 over October last year, a strong gain in a single month.
A sale offers a willow rocker valued at least 4.75 and two dozen chairs must be claimed early. Cast brass handies priced at 2.29 mirror the cut design with a drawer added. Sale set for Saturday November 23.
The Meineke department offers sample baskets albums and celluloid goods with limited styles and early selection. New Henty boys edition books with Blanche McManus designs offered at 21 cents on sale day. Hats drop to two lots with prices from 39 cents to 75 dollars and trimmed hats reduced for Saturday November 23.
Thanksgiving store hours at The Big Store and Olney's Millinery promote a ten day piano sale at factory cost. Des Moines and Marshalltown visits by residents, a Buena Grange anniversary dinner, a West McDonald burglary netting sixty dollars, a November 1 5 wedding at Spohn-Ogg, and plans for a public debating society with fifty members and biweekly meetings.
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