19 Dec 1900
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Newspaper
The Daily Californian
Location
Bakersfield, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
1
The Teachers' Institute met and adjourned at noon while planning to reconvene in Fresno. Resolutions urged decisions on educational matters by merit, endorsed the county board of education reforms, and called for a constitutional amendment to govern text book selection by the state board of education.
The store announces its biggest holiday trade in history with complete stocks an expanded sales force and prompt delivery. It promises greater customer satisfaction through wide assortments low prices and attentive service designed to make holiday shopping a pleasure.
Slippers are displayed profusely with tempting prices and new styles ideal for gifts, highlighting seasonal inventory and eye catching designs.
Christmas shoppers will find the largest assortment of gift handkerchiefs at this store. Handsome lace and embroidered effects. Men's handkerchiefs in finest linens with various widths of hemstitching beginning at an inch up to 14 inches wide, fancy borders in linen and silk, initials in linen and silk.
The scrippers suffer another setback as the Land department and Circuit court align with Judge Ross in a key mineral lands case. Commissioner Herman followed the lines of the famous decision and the rulings, reported in sparse summaries, deny their claims to lands from key selections. A Washington bureau has supplied updates, with Shirley Ward active at the front. An anticipated item is the Federal grand jury findings in perjury cases due next Monday, while Blue Chief Ledge widens with reportedly good news.
A report notes the ledge on Greenhorn Mountain widening to twice its previous thickness after the drift had advanced only four feet. The reader should infer a geological change observed during tunnel work.
Miss Bertha Cottle will lead a Christmas tree and entertainment on December 24 at the Fairfax school. Participants include Linda Basye Laura West Nathan Mull Eldo Alexander Joe Larios Kate Basye Alice Mull Hal Basye Bertha Alexander Albert West Leland Mull Harry West Eva Mull Andrew West Manuel Larios and May Lobby.
The Woman's Club hosts High Jinks tomorrow at 2:30 PM in the hall. A large Christmas plum pudding prepared by the club chef will be raffled. Ladies should present membership tickets at the door and gifts to the club may be sent to the hall in the morning.
J C Schiffer was arraigned in Justice Millard's court on embezzlement charges after J M Dover claimed he entrusted 2920 shares of Pittsburg stock as security for a debt. Dover testified that the stock, once transferred to a third party, remained unsettled when he paid the account. A separate note mentions the first trip of an electric car on 19th street hauled to a barn.
Inspect every stock in the city then compare our assortment and prices. We are confident of the result. You'll make your purchases here with every mechanical and novelty toy available. Dolls from the smallest to the largest size. Every price claims to be better than elsewhere at the same figure. Window display in the center window is very interesting.
Umbrellas in many styles and colors, smoking jackets, and a large stock of neckwear. New bath robes and pajamas in fresh designs. Gloves including kid, wool, silk lined, cashmere, and astrachan options. Extensive selection aims to make gifting easy with reasonable prices and refined fabrics.
Holiday SCARES in Men's Furnishing Department describes a sale event featuring a wide selection from New York scarf makers. The notice highlights silk and novelty items, buckles, kid and silk ends, silk waists, fur capes, jackets, suits, skirts, petticoats, mufflers, and various silks including India and gurah silks.
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