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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
5
A big, laughing crowd thronged the store on Thanksgiving Sale Day. Shoppers enjoyed the event as ladies carried large live turkeys through the crowd, creating a lively scene and promising a great value for attendees.
A local store unveils a Decreasing Sale starting Monday December 2 with daily price drops on listed items shown in the east window. Items include a mahogany center table a solid mahogany rocking chair a full size iron bed a combination book case a jardinier stand a larger jardinier stand and a child Morris chair with prices starting at 5.00 16.00 12.00 16.00 1.75 2.00 2.00 and decreasing by set amounts each day until sold future displays to be shown next Saturday in the East window.
A local dry goods store announces a holiday promotion from Monday December 2 through Christmas. Buyers who purchase dresses receive a free steam sponge to prevent shrinking, saving effort and improving dress appearance. Waistings on sale from 31e to 25e per yard. Also new stock of Ladies' Fancy Hose for the holidays.
Pyrography or wood burning gains traction in the East as an art form with room for high skill. Miss Kitten Wright will oversee a new Art Department and offer lessons to interested amateurs, drawing on training from top instructors.
Local items report purchases of property near Dr Hunter's, The Hyperion dancing party in Des Moines, fur dealers advertising, reporter John Vandermast in town, letters from Claudie Bates to Colorado Springs, visits of Mrs Will McMurray and other townsfolk, Maytag Emerson lumber office opening, a large sale of pianos by W W Hollingsworth Co, and various notices on schools, farming stock, and a noted legal suit in Newburg.
The store announces a uniform price of 1.25 per book on new and popular fiction published at 1.50. A list of the best sellers follows, reflecting the underselling custom.
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