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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
3
A brief note describes two 5e box items labeled special mouse traps for scents priced at five cents each. The text outlines minimal details about the traps and their cost, suggesting a small inventory listing or vendor item.
Commencing December 1 and running through December 17 special sale days feature nickle plated alarm clocks tool sets glassware and various handkerchiefs at deep discounts. The store vows to sacrifice profit to ensure shoppers are waited on and to clear overstocked items with holiday goods on display.
We offer a vast Doll selection from 9 cents to several dollars with new and antique kinds. Special two day sale on December 11 and 14 includes a 23 inch Waikure jointed Doll for 99 cents and other dolls at 49 to 99 cents. Numerous styles and sizes plus dresses and outfits available.
An old catalog ad offers collapsible doll cabs with steel frames and wheels, folding go carts, black enamel boards, and a toy counter with kitchen sets, blocks, dolls, and various tin and wooden toys priced from 10 to 50 cents. It touts 20 percent savings on children’s rockers and lists assorted novelty items and magic lantern accessories.
Tons of candy offered at 10c per pound for 20c and 25c priced candy. Fine hand made chocolates advertised as worth up to 4c per pound but sold at 20c per pound.
Cloth bound Algeria series and other popular titles including Cox Black Beauty and Uncle Tom Young America Speaker Bible Story Teddy Bear series are offered at 10c each. Prices on better grades also cheap.
Advertises trains in all prices from 23 cents upward Shoo-fly hobby horses from 49 cents up Rocking horses at 1.23 dollars and up Drums from 10 cents to 3 dollars Horses from 6 cents to 1 dollar Violins from 10 cents Iron stoves 10 to 2 dollars ABC blocks from 50 cents to 50c Toy tea sets up to 1.49 Magic lanterns from 49 cents up.
The advertisement touts large china tables with Haviland tea cups and saucers, plates, novelties, vases, and statuary at low prices. It highlights tool chests for boys, broom, suitcases, Lenox soap, glassware, water sets, and assorted cookware with dozens of discount items and bargain bundles.
A Sullivan store advertises a December sale with heavy wool hosiery gloves and mittens for men women and children at deep discounts. Prices include 19c for wool gloves 25c for fleece lined items 10c for mittens and 15c for heavy ribbed hose, plus reduced prices on blankets sweaters table linen and copper nickel plated ware with Santa visits and a large holiday display.
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