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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
10
Store hawks Christmas goods with many charming gifts for friends and family. Shoppers are urged to buy now while stock lasts and consider treating themselves as the season approaches.
A lavish list of gift ideas for Christmas including fancy china, cut glass, stationery, slippers, mitts, scarves, and sweaters. Highlights 22 rifles and skates as popular items, with prices and assorted fabrics, urging shoppers to compare before buying.
An advertisement lists newborn and women's items including baby dressing combs wool caps and side comb sets in pink white and blue. hair brushes with Siberian bristles. wool booties at 35¢ and stockings from 25¢. leather handbags with vanity glass coin purses. boudoir caps lace and silk. embroidered waists. infant boots and slippers from 60c. toys rattles windmills and dolls.
An excerpt advertises smoking aids and accessories including G E D and Peterson pipes, tobacco ponches, roughed leather goods, bill folds, silk handkerchiefs, razors and straps, lace collars, and embroidered muslin items with price ranges from 25c to 1.50. It presents a merchant catalog tone with multiple items and price points.
A small cream bunnett described as dainty is offered in a silk and wool mixture for 65 cents.
Be sure and bring the children to see our toys. Men s wear includes fur lined ear flap caps from 1 with fur caps and winter overcoats. Black Viiuna cloth coats with quilted lining and fur collars priced 18 to 21.50 and 2500 for men s fine shoes. A piano cushion lined boot with velour calf upper and rubber heel offered as a winter comfort value.
An advertisement showcases children’s wear including coats boots and sweaters in various sizes and colors. It highlights wool tongues in white red navy and grey and features tweed suits described as hard wearing with a price of 475.
A 19th century clothing advertisement highlights ladies coats in cloth fur and fur lined, mocho mitts, silk scarfs in old rose maize blue and more, 425 corset covers of fine lawn, 35¢ to 2.50, night gowns of cambric trimmed, 1.0¢ to 2.50, brassieres lace trimmed, and hose in light evening colors.
For readers unable to visit the shop the establishment offers to fill mail orders by Parcel Post at the regular price with postage prepaid.
In the hardware department a range of gifts is offered including an electric iron named The Princess at 4.00 dollars and a lamp The Rago in brass or nickel finish. A selection of table cutlery carving sets in gift boxes from 4.50, knives and forks from 2.50 per set, and Wilton Axminster Brusses carpets from 1.50 to 5.50.
The grocery section features Fancy Groceries and Xmas candies with prices such as 25¢ for chocolates boxes and 35¢ per pound for Xmas mixed candy. A wide stock includes Japanese oranges, nuts, grapes, apples, and a range of fruits for holiday desserts.
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