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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
12
Our Christmas stocks are now complete and well ordered featuring leather items in popular shapes. Mesh bags from 5c to 15.00, beach bags and opera bags with caps to match, framed pictures and carbon pictures, lace yokes and silk bows offered amid a broad department selection.
Local advert offers Alph Candies with exclusive agency and a large selection of chocolate coated cream centers and nut tops at 20c per lb Candy boxes from AC to 5c Saturday specials invite Sunday school committees to sample candies and prices. Also features Xmas decorations including red and green tissue paper garlands and decorative crepe paper ornaments with silver tinsel and fancy candles.
A catalog style list promotes Holly decorated boxes, wrappings, and assorted Holly items from small enclosures to large gift sets. It features decorative chinaware, tea sets, dinnerware, and glassware with many prices in cents and dollars, plus games, celluloid gifts, and silver or plated pieces.
Readable sale notes describe fur coats with deep shawl collars and cuffs priced week special. Items include pony coats near Silk Coats with satin linings and ornament trim, offered at 43.76 and 47.50 respectively. Also featured are buck or brown fur coats with large collars priced at 8.78 and satin muffs at 11.75.
Umbrellas for men and women offered in many styles and trims from natural wood to pearl. Prices range from 1.00 to 7.00 with a large variety of ladies and mens options highlighted at low, consistent quality.
A local retailer touts fall styles in plain tailored and trimmed dresses at deep discounts. Gowns and streetwear reduce from 50 to 60 dollars range to 25 dollars, with coats on display up to 25 dollars, featuring boucles, chinchillas, and double faced fabrics in multiple colors.
Special inducements for early shoppers include yard wide extra heavy Black Silk Peu de Soie at 1.10 and 45 inch Satin Charmeuse at 1.98. 24 inch All Silk Crepe de Chine 89 cents. 86 inch Black Satin Messaline 98 cents. 44 inch Vigoreaux Serge 1.00. 36 inch All Wool Storm Serges 50 cents. Wide selection across colors and finishes.
Local storefront invites families to visit Toytown as gates open wide for the season. Shoppers are urged to bring children and enjoy a wide selection of toys at prices customers are urged to consider affordable.
Our holiday stock of gloves is complete and sizes and colors are available. Come early to choose from a wide selection. Featuring brands such as Trefousse and Centemere, touted as the world's best in gloves.
Christmas footwear highlights include men's imitation alligator house slippers in tan and black at 60 cents, black and brown kid skin Romeo and Opera shoes, ladies felt house slippers with fur trim at 1.00, Misses red felt slippers with fur at 1.00 to 1.50, children curled bear skin leggings at 1.00, and patent chrome jockey boots for misses in sizes 11 to 14.
Everything that is new is here and priced considerably less than you would expect to pay for goods of such high quality. Ear pins neck chains lavalieres jeweled back combs jeweled barrettes beauty pins hat pins pendants bracelets sash pins all packed in jewelry boxes.
A catalog entry offers a 2025 line of child size patent jockey boots in black red and white tops and a complete lambs wool slipper sole line for knit slippers.
A local ad promotes inexpensive children’s reading material from Tilus featuring rated Books for Children priced from 5c to 1.50, plus collections like Children's Linen Books, Drawing Books, Alger, Mesde and Boy Scout Books.
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