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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1905
Page
5
The store promotes books as the ideal holiday gift praised for universal acceptance and lasting usefulness. It notes a wide selection of literary masterpieces, current fiction, gift editions, Bibles, and prayer books, often priced below publisher rates.
Leather goods are rising in popularity with gifts for ladies. Lundies offers a complete line of styles including bags chatelaines pocket books purses card cases big books and music rolls.
A new line of albums introduces the Souvenir Post Card Album offered from 25 cents, billed as a favorite gift. The latest addition expands the album family with compact pricing and broad appeal for collectors.
A catalog describes a range of stationery items including fancy box papers with holly decorations for the holidays, paper weights, fountain pens, gold pens, ink wells, and portfolios as attractive gifts.
The ad promotes high grade perfumes as the only acceptable test of quality. It asserts inferior scents are abominations and claims every odor in stock meets discerning tastes. Packages come in all sizes to help regulate cost by package size while maintaining premium fragrance quality.
Pictures Pictures appeal to all as excellent subjects and will sell quickly. See them while they remain on display and make your selection soon.
You cannot go amiss in selecting presents for women from our stock of beautiful china. The range of prices is wide enough to fit almost any budget. Single pieces from 6c up. Cream and sugar sets from 5c up. Cups and saucers from 16c up. Three piece sets from 5c up.
One of the most popular lines sold out last year and now a much larger selection is available. Shop early for the widest choice. Many novelties are offered that cannot be found elsewhere.
A selection of manicure goods is offered in single pieces and complete sets. Single pieces range from 25 to 150 cents. Full sets in attractive cases are priced from 75 cents upward.
There are not many gifts so a woman will be satisfied with cut glass. The glass is dazzling, durable and useful, making it a perfect gift. The selection features top makers and pieces priced from 10c to 813.50 for single items and sets.
Our stock presents advantages and inducements for the economical holiday buyer. It claims the largest, most complete assortment with many new and novel items, all quality upheld and offered at the lowest prices. Extraordinary bargains were found in markets, and customers benefited. Visit now before assortment breaks to aid future buying with confidence.
There are few gifts more generally popular than these. Our assortment is ample and includes the fancy celluloid pieces plus useful items such as comb and brush sets manicure sets shaving sets toilet cases mail receivers ribbon glove and handkerchief boxes work boxes photo boxes and more.
A local ad offers holiday boxes of 25 and 60 cigars at reduced prices by the box. The note implies the buyer favors a preferred brand and suggests the client will buy where available, with a price listing of 12.66 per box and up.
Silverware offers perfect gifts for all budgets with a wide line of tableware and novelties. The range includes knives, forks, spoons, cream and sugar sets, gravy ladles, napkin rings, trays, tea strainers, candlesticks, and more in sterling silver.
If there are young folks in the home do not overlook this gift. Every young person wants to learn to play some instrument and probably no other gift will yield more abiding pleasure.
A selection of statues emphasizes quality over quantity with carefully chosen pieces. Ideal for those seeking gifts outside the usual line, showcasing artistic mastery and distinctive design.
This advertisement touts a large assortment of high grade toilet articles for the holiday season with rare woods and silver pieces leading the sales. It highlights ebony French stag antique ivory celluloid and other finishes plus brush and comb sets military brushes mirrors and fine toilet sets priced from 5c to 87.00.
In June a broad display of new and beautiful items offers value across every family member. Atomizers imported from Austria, diverse frames and racks, numerous boxes, trays, lamps, vases, thermometers, odor sets, candles, and many more from low prices up. Visit early to see full assortment.
Notices filed in the Marion County Iowa district court announce instrument in writing purporting to be the last will of Martin Sell deceased to be heard December 18 1905. Hearing time and place fixed for interested parties to be heard. Knoxville Iowa November 22 1905. Also notice for hearsay proceeding of uel den Boer deceased with December 18 1905 hearing in Iowa. Public sale and sale calendars included for medicines and travel offers.
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces monthly first and third Tuesday round trip tickets to many states and Canadian regions for a single fare plus $2.00 to a wide list of destinations. Inquiries go to any Great Western agent or J. P. Wimner, G. P. A., St. Paul Minn. Also a medical ad promotes Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar for coughs and colds sold by Hi. M. Lanwarak.
Single fare plus one third for the round trip to numerous states and territories including Arkansas Illinois Indiana Territory Iowa Kansas Louisiana North Dakota Northern Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska with details scattered in this travel notice.
Union Thanksgiving services were held at the Methodist church at eleven o'clock last Thursday morning. The beautifully arranged church was filled nearly to capacity. Rev W J Vang Kersen of the Second Reformed church delivered a splendid sermon. The Methodist choir provided the music.
For sale by Bernard H. Van Spanckeren in South Pella. A seven year old bay driving horse suitable for any lady, plus a rubber tire driving wagon, a top buggy, a Portland cutter new, a strand sleigh bells, a set single harness new, a saddle and bridle. Items can be sold singly or as a lot and viewed at the seller’s house. 38-tt
One hundred sixty acres of land in Hand county South Dakota two miles from Ree Heights and two miles from a railroad. Good fertile soil with a nice location for a home fifty acres plowed. Owner W R Howerton. 40 43.
Two good farms for rent listed with contact Frank T Nash of Oskaloosa Iowa. Inquire for details about size and terms.
A page item notes Marion Mahaska and Jasper county farms for sale with inquiries directed to 27 UF W. BR. Howerton in Pella Iowa. It also mentions the Chronicle moving to new quarters on the ground floor of the new bank building and explains it remains in town. Reports on local visits by Des Moines and Penn College figures are included along with weather outlook and football discussions.
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