Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
Attractive Decorations.


The large building of the Ameri-
car Cereal company's plant on South
Howard St., attracts considerable
attention at night by reason of the
beautiful manner in which it is dec
grated. In each of the scores OF
windows in the front OF the building
colored electric lights are arranged
while from the top of the building a
large and powerful search light is
operated. The scenic effect of the
entire illumination is fine.
Notes.
The display of the sign on Bur-
dette l.. Dodge's furniture store,
South Howard ST., is presented in ii
very unique and brilliant style at
night. In the center of the building
in large letters on sign board, is
the word Furniture, while in eth
er side is the name dodge" Each
of the three words are shown alter
nately by means of electric light,
which cllases back and forward RAP
idly.
Stretched across the street is q
large banner on which the firm name
-. Koch & Co.." of the Howard st.
mercantile establishment, is printed.
and the name is very beautifully
shown at night by electric lights.
Frank. Laubach & Clemmer, the
South Main st. jewellers, have their
firm name shown at night in very
artistic style on banner stretched
across the -street. Electric light
travels from letter to letter, make
the effect very unique.
A very large crowd of people On
Howard st, near corner of Market,
were well entertained Friday even
ing by number of beautiful signs
and pictures. shown by stereopti-
con in a window of the Black Bear
store, on a large screen on the City
National bank. The signs and pic
lures were painted by L. B. Gilbert,
the sign painter and decorator, while
the stereopticon was operated by
Jerry Amundson. The signs were
all neat, artistic and attractive, and
the pictures evidenced much skill in
the artist. For several hours the
crowds were. interestingly enter
tanned.
The large cannon on exhibition at
May & Fiebeger's hardware store,
North Howard ST., has proved great
drawing card. About 5000 people
visited the store Wednesday, 10000
on Thursday and not less than $4,000
Friday.
''He Gates them alive,' cried the
high diver as he shot through the
air from the high tower Friday night
and the crowds cheered and yelled as
they thought of the bogus Bosco liv-
ing with the snakes in the box.
The large show window and shelves
tables and racks of Herrick & Sons
China Store, South Main ST., are al
ways beautiful in their unique and
artistic displays of wares, SO cleverly
arranged under the direction of Miss
May Greenwood, head clerk in the
store and superintendent of decor
ations and displays. But the store,
in honor of the Free Carnival and
Street Fair, is especially attractive
in its splendor-it is a veritable
housewives paradise, and Miss
Greenwood's friends and all who
visit the store are paying her COM
pliments innumerable upon her
achievement. In the show window
are wares of the Akron China COM
pany, Dresden, Haviland, Hun
garian, Royal Worcester, Oakwood,
German hand painted, japanese and
Chinese china, Venetian art ware,
cut glass, Rudolstadt bric-a-brac
and various fancy articles and de-
signs from all the large manufactur-
ing establishments in the world.