The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-12-24
Christmas, Christmas Presents, 60.

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Christmas comes as usual this year on
the Goth OF Dec, and, like the rain, to
the just and the unjust alike Our
dealers have made ample preparations for
the demands usually made on their stock
at this season. We took glance at their
stores yesterday and came to the conclu-
sion that as far as they were concerned,
no one need be without present of some
kind either useful or ornamental, or both.
Messrs. J. NJ. Camery & Son have nice
lot OF skates and sleigh bells which they
are selling at low rates. W. G. Walters
has Just received new supply Of oysters,
raislns and confectionerics. c. w. Co
nant has everything in the line Of apples,
candies, &c. Benz Stone has just been
putting in large stock of candies, of all
kinds, from the ordinary stick candy
to the best French varieties, some excel
lent cider from Illinois and Ohio, fruits
pipes, notions, &C., &C. w. n Brown
has also added to his assortment Of can
dies and has now fine stock. Free &
Morse are receiving new articles in the
line of dry goods, dress goods, SC. w.
+. Johnston & Co., are buying enough to
stock good-sized store, of everything in
their line, such as dry goods, cloths, cas-
simeres, dress goods, groceries, hats and
caps, boots and shoes, &C., &c. Berger
y feiser have new things in the way of
perfumeries, toilet articles, tooth, hair,
and clothes brushes, fancy soaps, &C., &c.
Il. Galley is constantly receiving new
goods, and the most appropriate article
he has for present to a gentleman is one
OF more boxes of those elegant and dura-
bic GA" Collars. J. T. Wilson & Co.,
have the latest articles in the way of
candy, cigars, and everything usually
found in frat eirs, restaurant ). N.
Springer at the old reliable drug store, has
pcrfumeries hair oils, brushes, fancy arti
Giles, &c, &c; he also has the celebrated
United States Tea Cos. Teas which are
unequaled in flavor and strength. r. II.
Frazee has q fine display of clocks, watch
es, icwelry Of all kinds, silver ware &C.,
and it is great temptation to go and see
all the fine articles which he has ON his
shelves and in his show cases. But the
largest and most extensive display of Hol-
iday goods, proper, may be found at the
City Book Store, kept BY A. J. Woolworth
on the east side Of Berger s. Yeiser's, and
at ID. Arb 4 Cos. Furniture Store. st the
first named place you can find anything
in the line of toys, fancy goods, notions,
books, initial stationary, vases, wax flower
stands, microscopes and views, diaries,
and the thousand and one articles usually
kept 1T such establishments. D. Arb &
| Go. have fine stock Of corner and side
brackets, Bronze ornaments, such rs match
boxes, ink stands, cigar holders, and
| everything in that line; ALSO work boxes,
writing desks, picture frames, travelling
cases, hat racks, &c, &c, to say nothing
about their fine and large stock of Furni-
| ture of all kinds Walter Bradbrook has
fine assortment Of ready-madc clothing,
hats, caps, boots, and shoes, aud gents
underwear which will be very appropri
ate gifts. Our gentlemen friends can do
nothing better than go to John Green's
! Barber shop, get good clean shaye and
! their hair cut IN the latest style; then go to
| Frank Placek's and get a handsome new
| suit of clothes and from there to to picture
gallery of J. S. Moore and have good
! photograph taken and give il to their
wives or swecthcarts for Christmas pre-
sent Or, they can 60 to either Of the
Mlliner storcs,-aIrs. Cannon's, Miss
Hayes, Mrs Nasll's, Mrs. Rcynold's -
and buy ga love Of a bonnet or anything
else in that line, while our lady friends
who have been making slippers for Christ
mas presents, will Of course, go to J. W.
Coe, at the northwest corner Of the Public
Square and have them solcd
Taking them all together, VIC think the
stores Of Toledo make il crcdltab.c show
sng, and we are pleased to learn they are
doing good business