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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
6
Store management touts carefully chosen lines and a pleasing shopping experience. It highlights a vast gift assortment, Christmas trees, and late evening hours until 9 pm, with a Friday night closing before Christmas. Includes men’s attire and accessories such as four-in-hand ties, silk suspenders, and linen handkerchiefs at bargain prices.
Local shop promotes a range of men and boys gloves from wool and leather at low prices. Fine kid gloves available as well with a broad stock from numerous celebrated makes.
Men's and boys' sweater coats are praised as popular this year and are offered as ideal holiday gifts. Prices start from $1.00 and up.
In the lace curtain department six days remain in Christmas shopping with a full line discounted at 33 1 3 percent. Smith's offers Axminster Rugs and Wilton Velvet Rugs with 9x12 size noted and price mentions.
Our Grocery Store presents a Christmas toy sale with wide selections for children. Teddy bears to watches are offered from five cents to several dollars, including dolls, chimes, guns, tool chests, engines, doll furniture, and toy stoves. Many items carry guarantees and low price ranges to attract shoppers.
Tons of candy and fruit available at our candy counter. We offer a full line of toothsome treats fresh and pure with low prices. Broken Mixed and Half and Half sell by the pound at 10 or 45 cents, Meadow Creams 10 cents, Royal Gum Drops 19 cents, Love Drops 10 cents, Oriole Mixed 10 cents, and Assorted Mixed 10 cents.
Prices for various chocolates are listed per pound including Michigan Creams at 12 cents, Wonder Chocolate at 20 cents, Nut Crisp around 30 cents, Maple Nut Clusters at 25 cents, and Sorrorly Chocolates in fancy boxes at 50 cents. The OCR text is garbled but indicates a catalog of confectionery prices.
Advertises a department of novelties with items for ladies including handbags belts umbrellas combs barrettes belt pins waist sets silk hose and aprons. Promotes a visit to the main floor center tomorrow with prices ranging from 25c to 2.50.
A newspaper ad touts a large stock of furs and fur sets as ideal Christmas gifts. It highlights selections in the show window and urges immediate choice, with prices ranging from 2.05 to 40.00 and mentions silk petticoats priced around 5.00.
Cloak and Sal ment advertises coats at about one third off and suits priced from six to sixteen dollars. The offer highlights 33 18 percent discounts and special holiday prices with limited remaining stock as a final sale.
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