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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
6
Retail listing details extensive post holiday discounts across fabrics and sewing notions. Includes 63¢ and 10¢ items such as flannelettes and dark light outings, wool skirting and skirts, sheeting, muslin, table linens, toweling, white linen shirts, and teachers’ dresses. Shoes for boys and youths discounted. end-of-sale prices highlighted.
The notice touts skirts and waists as finest with rapid selling prices for after Christmas. It urges buying on the first day, tomorrow, highlighting waists in colored percale and linen styles and a one lot sale in colored madras.
Extraordinary values in footwear offered under factory cost. Women and men models include ladies patent calf and blucher lace shoes with prices from 3.25 to 2.59, and kid shoes 2.75. Men's work and box calf options listed.
Real farewell reductions on ready made garments with green ticket prices. Suits ranging from 12.75 to 18.75 and dresses from 8.45 to 8.45 for selected items, all 1910 fashion refined and thoroughly made.
Large assortment of wool and nap blankets offered at clearout prices. Includes 25 pairs of grey heavy nap blankets and 15 pairs of full size felting finished blankets. Wholesale values, limited stock, discount emphasized for quick sale.
A ragged OCR fragment lists assorted items and brands in a local sale notice. It mentions goats pigs wool and various nonsensical phrases headlined with names and places unclear from distorted text.
Personal notes from Broadwick and Riser's recount holiday items and visits. Edith and Russell Dewees visit Mrs Vaoley in Marion while Bruce Swayzee of Indianapolis appears in local notices. Miss Letha McAninch visits Aunt Miss Sarah McAninch near Frankfort. families travel for holidays as students return home.
Mrs. T. A. Hansom and her young son visit her parents in Pontiac Michigan for the holidays. Miss Shute the local high school English teacher enjoys vacation with relatives in Richmond. Hallie Tedford spent Sunday with family in Frankfort.
The Hollingsworth family thanks Ss. P. Hollingsworth and others for assistance after a fire at their home Thursday evening.
Allen Nursery Company of Rochester New York seeks men to represent the business locally or on the road. Immediate start and money in the work for right applicants. Apply at once to secure a territory.
G W Kemp sells Chamberlain cough remedy claimed to prevent pneumonia when taken timely during influenza epidemics. Wilson Music House at 21 N Main St Kokomo Indiana promotes Christmas pianos organs Edison phonographs records and music supplies with emphasis on value and selection.
The page promotes Magazuicat Preventive tablets claiming four advantages over rivals including no quinine instant relief pleasant taste and a large 48 count bottle at 25 cents Also Dr Shoop's Health Coffee marketed as a coffee substitute made from toasted grains malt and nuts with quick preparation at Wigie Miller and sold by Bron Drug Co Kokomo Indiana.
A Monday evening gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Al Chandler in South Russiaville proved enjoyable with many local young people attending and sharing a good time.
Kokomo Indiana reads an advertisement for Dr Shoop's Restorative claiming to strengthen stomach heart and kidneys by targeting the nerves. The promotion notes Willson Music House at 215 North Main Street and dispensers Swayzee Drug Co.
New home and domestic sewing machines including Amestic and standard makes plus needles and supplies. A repairman is available on short notice to fix any sewing machine at Eikesberry Bros Hardware Store.
An auction announces livestock and farm implements to be sold on Saturday January 26 at Swisselat. Items include cattle Jersey cows and calves, hogs goats and Angora stock, two wagons tools and farm equipment. Terms offer credit up to ten months on sums of five dollars and fifty cents and above. Sale starts at 10 o clock with W H Keck as auctioneer.
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