Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-08
oTrvMwA DRUGGIST ATTRACTS
PATRONAGE BY HIS AHEAD
OF-THE-TIME STOCK.
GOODS ARE AS MAGNETS
Complete Lines Of Gifts the True
Druggist Handles Makes
Christmas Shopping
Pleasure.

are seen visiting the W. L. Sargen
/ drug store these days are not attracted
| by any noticeable desire on their par
to do their Christmas shopping early
/ Instead the numerous exclusive feat
ures that Sargent has for his holiday
trade are the magnets that draw the
crowds And once in this completely
equipped drug store, one does not by
any means 60 begging for something
| to buy. Just what is wanted is found
on every hand and where indecision is
felt in other stores the legion Of
Christmas gifts available in the Sar
gent store makes the sometimes diff
cult occupation Of Christmas shopping
most easy.
Sargent's drug store is truly the
store of surprises. In it exclusiveness
is to be found in the character OF
merchandise displayed. In it are such
articles as the numerous pieces OF re-
productions OF old Dutch silver, Shef-
field antiques, casseroies with silver
mountings, Sterling silver manicure
pieces, embroidery scissors, pocket
cutlery, stork scissors. brass candle
receptacles, metal trimmed desk sets.
silver comb and brush sets, silver
mesh bags, six piece table decorations.
silver baby cups, silver shaving sets,
silver tea caddies, old Dutch silver
mustard bottles, gold and silver
mounted fountain pens, ThermOs bot
ties, plain and leather covered ALI
gator shopping bags mounted complete
with heads, feet and claws, genuine
seal and walrus shopping bags and
hundreds of articles rarely found in
the ordinary drug store. In this re-
we are told that the works of the flesh
are manifest, which are drunkenness,
spect Sargent represents to Ottum-
vans and the people of southeastern
Iowa what the best equipped stores OF
the east do to the larger cities
f2o Feet Of Completeness.
There are two words that best ex-
plain Sargent's drug store. One is
and the other exclusive
ness. Seven years ago the Bangs
Fixture Co., of Boston equipped the
store throughout with solid mahogany
fixtures. In March of this year the
Bangs concern re-equipped and en-
larged the store. taking in seventeen
additional feet and making sales
room Of seventy feet.
The remaining fifty feet in the rear
are devoted to modernly equipped
department, an Office. and
two unusual features that are found in
but few drug stores. These are an
exclusive rubber room, wherein pat
rons may make purchases of this class
Of goods in private, free from publicity
or annoyance, and a music room where
he VicfNC toll Iii in mo ri
hibited and sold. In this latter room.
Mr.. Sargent has creation Of the rare
taste possessed by Mrs. w. l.. Sargent.
This room was designed and ar
ranged by Mrs. Sargent. and in it are
displayed some points that catch i'm
mediately the discerning eye of the
visitor. The room is furnished in
mahogany and entrance is gained
through French glass doors, with
Colonial glass door knobs. On the
floor is rich green velvet carpet and
the windows and shelves are hidden
by curtains of hand worked Cloister
cloth. A complete stock of Victor rec
ords ranging in price from sixty cents
to $500, the latter being among the
grand opera records, are kept by Mr..
Sargent, and Victor Talking machines
from $3.50 to 5000 are on sale.
Decorations Enhance the Beauty.
The exclusiveness of Sargent's
store finds expression in numerous
items. In the front of the store is the
huge white porcelain humidor. which
enjoys the respect of fastidious
smokers. It's function is to keep cigars
in perfect condition. neither too dry
nor too moist, and Sargent's humidor
keeps an immense stock Of Havanas
in this very desirable condition The
immense Becker iceless fountain,
which has satisfied SO many patrons
this summer, and the immense cut
glass chandelier, which the Becker
people imported from Germany espec
tally for Mr. Sargent, is now made
more attractive by the addition CT
several Paul Revere lanterns. twenty
two of which are hung from the ceiling
Of the store. Each lantern is COM
posed Of $50 separate pieces of glass
in colors. Two cut glass beaded ball
lights add to the illumination of the
fountain. The display wall cases OF
Sargent's store are a mass Of plate
glass and mahogany. as are the dis
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