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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
6
Hartley s The Christmas Store invites customers to brighten the season with gifts and a mail order section. The ad urges friendly acts, suggests parcel post delivery, and asks readers to write addresses with budget ideas for coats gloves shoes toys and hooks to enjoy prompt service.
An advertisement touts a fur sale claiming gifts to please women without wrecking finances. It lists fox, lynx, wolf, mole, squirrel, and Hudson Seal fur coats with prices ranging from 25 to 342.50. The offer emphasizes variety and stylish trimmings available, noting the second floor location.
A newspaper ad touts a selection of blankets for gifting with wool priced from 4 to 15 dollars and cotton from 1 to 5 dollars plus comforts up to 15 dollars. It highlights striped and fancy silks, crepe de chine and taffeta options with prices ranging from 1 to 2 dollars per yard and up to 125 dollars for kimono silks, all on the first floor.
A long client friendly advertisement highlights elegant waists crepes de chine lace and satin styles plus a vast array of gifts and home goods. Prices range from two dollars to ten dollars for clothing and from fifty cents to twenty five dollars for housewares in basement and first floor sections.
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