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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
2
Shoppers are urged to visit the grand holiday display as shelves overflow with Christmas goods. Early purchases are encouraged to avoid disappointment. delivery and packing care available. A wide range includes sets, gloves, handbags, mirrors, slippers, umbrellas, and dress patterns in many prices, with decorative cases and accessories.
A vintage ad lists gifts for men including light dog and kid gloves, shirts, ties, handkerchiefs, mufflers, slippers, silk mailers, smoking sets, pocketbooks, shaving cases, dolls, toy furniture, games, pocket knives, pistols, garden tools, iron wagons, stoves, wood sleds, tables, mirrors, perfumes, picture books, and toy offerings with prices from a few cents to several dollars.
The notice promotes Banquet Lampa with Fancy Shades or Colored Globes and smaller lamps priced from 1.00 to 5.00. Also offers Bed Spreads and Table Covers at 50c to 3.00, describing the items as long lasting and affordable. Bold claim of finest display by far.
The list is large and prices are low for classroom presents. Two kinds are offered The New Goodrich and The New Model. Both are guaranteed for ten years.
Barrels of candies including sticks and fancy varieties plus nuts and cocoanate. water sets with pitcher and six tumblers. washing machines with rope pull and Onyx tops. parlor clocks, rocking chairs, standard books and Bibles. boned books at 15 cents and leather music rolls at 50 cents.
A crowded page lists sales and auctions including farm implements, stock, and household goods near Sumner and Chauncey. Pensions for Benjamin Gorbat and Joseph Rosborough rise to 17 dollars monthly. local sales feature brood mare, cow, wagon, harness, and farm equipment. Community events include church fairs, city marshal appointment, and Masons meetings alongside ads for furniture, fixtures, sewing, and repairs.
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