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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
8
Emery Bird Thayer catalog page offers a vast gift array from France and domestic makers. It lists toys, silverware, dolls, clothing, kitchenware, and holiday keepsakes with prices up to 26 dollars, aiming to guide readers toward festive purchases for children and family.
A dense catalog of discounted items across many departments. Shaving sets, boxing gloves, umbrellas, pocket books, cases, gloves, cameras, jewelry, and children’s apparel show broad price ranges and sale prompts. The list names brands and items with varied prices, suggesting a department store or mail order flyer from a late 19th or early 20th century period.
A fragmented catalog lists prices for stockings handkerchiefs gloves boas scarves and jackets with items like collar ribbons enamel chatelaine watches and solid gold rings. Several entries mention prices from 35 cents to 50 dollars and up to 188 for brooches and dresses with various fabrics and adornments.
A long list of holiday items for gift giving and home use. Includes work totes, oxblood leather items, tables, sideboards, oak furniture, curtains, lace drapes, linen sets, bedspreads, quilts, blankets, and fur accessories. Prices range from a few dollars to several hundred, with entries for gloves, gowns, coats, jackets, and various decorative fabrics. The catalog emphasizes luxury textiles, china, and decorative household items, with a focus on ornate fabrics, curtains, and tableware.
Catalog style listing items for men including burnished leather pipe rack priced at 1.01, fur gloves 233 to 18.00, brandy pears, cherry and fruit jars, neckwear, handkerchiefs, shirts, nightshirts, bath robes, sterling silver items, dressing and shaving cases, leather purses, laundry bags, slipper cases, slippers, and leather dress shoes with assorted prices across a broad catalog format.
Morrie Chairs and Rocker goods priced to $1.50. Leather and velour couches, footstools and casual pocketbooks offered. Watches chains cuff links sterling silver cigar cutters novelty smoking sets and spectacles with solid gold lookalikes. Neckties handkerchiefs and shoes listed among assorted items.
An early 20th century ad lists gift items for grandmothers and women, including sewing rockers, rattan hockere seup fur muffs and hoods, electric seal coats, pallor made suits, wool gowns, silk goods, petticoats, corsets, quilted Japanese house towels, spectacles, and comfort shoes with price ranges from a few dollars up to about 250 dollars.
A fragmented catalog item lists assorted goods from hats and jackets to ribbons, jewelry, spectacles, and petticoats with prices ranging from under five dollars to over two hundred. The garbled text mentions needlework items and household wares along with mentions of musical books and attire.
A long list details numerous books, illustrated volumes, and gift items with varied editions and prices. Items include complete works, dictionaries, poetry collections, and Ruskin volumes. Also listed are jewelry, silverware, glassware, and decorative pieces with prices ranging from a few dollars to over a hundred.
Our Book and Stationery Department offers a selection including Christmas books Bibles prayer books and catechisms with prices from $1.2 to 1.00. A line of Catholic prayer books and new Disney circle items are also featured.
Fragmentary text mentions figures like Horatio Alger and George, with scattered references to events, places, and names. The garbled OCR yields no clear narrative or verifiable facts, leaving an impression of a historical era citation cluster rather than a cohesive report.
Fragmentary catalog note lists kid gloves and a Presettee pair with prices, plus miscellaneous items described in garbled text. Indicates a sale event with a few specific prices and items, but many words are unreadable.
An OCR fragment highlights dress goods with mentions of bears and wares, praising strong features and fashion items. It references Bear tangents and patting Cham, noting length and size details for tan dress fabrics and pararn. The readable text emphasizes fabrics, colors, and potential accessories in a vintage department-store context.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions film titles and names such as Leighton and Levi, unclear context about a Christmas program or cinema lineup. Reading depicts disjointed captions and possible movie references with inconsistent spelling and missing nouns.
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