The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-06

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IF YOU did not read our footwear mess
last issue Of The Republican dated Oct
- then read this. The two taken togett
footwear that has ever been published
When you go into store to buy SOM
have been depending on the salesman to f
you the whole line, you could not know tt
the store. Our purpose in giving you this {
know, and something that it is your right 3
have been made in improving footwear
with the whole lineup and want to make
RUBBERS are the low scklined article made to wear
over the leather shoe in wet weather-you knew
that.
ARCTICS are part rubber and part black cloth, and
may be either low or high with one or many
buckles on Rubbers and arctcs have many subdivisions
and are named and described below.
RUBBER BOOTS are of two general kinds, knee high
and hip high, and are sick-lned.
FOOTHOLDS are the little skeleton rubbers that
cover only the front part of the shoe and have no
heels but just band around below the ankle to hold
them the body of the foot We have the whole line
up from footholds to hip boots in all the sizes and
shapes to suit every occupation and taste. Then we
have the wool felt goods for dry cold weather. creations
that class neither as socks shoes have been
accustomed to think of footwear and all Of them have
their spheres Of usefulness where they better than
anything else.
KNIT WOOL CATERS are knit from long, coarse
wool and have low, flat heel and sole, and are
designed for cold dry weather or for use cold floors
They are clumsy looking compared with the beauti-
full leather CATERS formerly so much in They
resemble black felt but differ from them in the big
fact that always marks the difference between wool and
felt Felt does not absorb the moisture from the foot,
but holds it like rubber boot. That is why felt foot
wear did not hold its place. Wool is absorber OF
dampness-t takes it away from the foot and keeps
it dry Wool is nonconductor of heat-lt holds the
heat within the sock shoe instead of transmitting 1t
to the outside elements. That why the soldier says,
"Wool is always warm and dry no matter how cold
and wet it is" That why our knit wool gaiter is tax
ing the place of felt footwear cotton sock is the
opposite of wool and in that it holds the moisture and
transmits the heats conductor of heat
We have COWBOY ARCTIC made for the horse
man who wear high heeled boots and are out in
the snow and sush. It used to he that the cowboys
could get nothing that would slip into the stirp and be
safe and they simply had endure the cold and wet
We have fine, shapely arctic with buckle with
the excuder built in to keep out both snow and
water.
MEMS RONDO CLOG is fine shapey rubber for
dress Shoes open top, nearly to the toe, with
neat, slender shank and white slick lining that neither
gathers soil hard to slip and off, little jerk
does the job.
BOYS ARLENS SANDAL is rubber for dress
shoes, SLIM shapely fits well about the shank and is
lined with slick red cloth that is very thin.
BOYS ESKO SLIPPER is FULL broad rubber for
shoes that are wide and plain 1t has the red
slick lining so it will keep clean and slip and off
easily.
MEMS AND BOYS two buckle, four buckle and six
buckle Alaskas are of different heights suited to