The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-30
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$. Barker iB1|ll'ock Now Has Nurs.
N cry Service and Rest Room
4 .L za.aa ON, Basement Floor
STORE sERyIcEsIDEK
j. UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT
Barker Block Now House.
0 Only Modern Store. and
s. Officer; Service Assured

y 4 sIhe #celebratlOn OF Earle 60 "A.
= Bankers tWentylfirst year in BUSH
g ness In the; city Of Bemidji is being
amadeHby giving to the people of
this community a new idea Of store
y service, which he asks to be accept
led with his compliments. s'aai
Il II is given as an appreciation for
the splendid growing patronage and
/ DEVOTED loyalty to Barkers Drug
and JeWelryA store by patrons and
N-friends which number into the
thousands. 3si Ea ~:
-. The. gift is a complete, modern
4E up-t gthetminute rest room Tand
nursery in the basement of the Bar
/ !. ker block for the sole convenience
of the public. ,...,.......-...,
~ 1T is most inviting place, fin
ished in pure white walls and wood
work, and equipped with fine new
5 wicker furniture which is finished
I in ivory. The equipment lin the rest
room proper consists Of rockers and
3 chairs. davenport, writing desk. and
tables. =. .'s.7 .-;.ss " e e<.,. :
The nursery a. Joy for mothers
4 and bab ies, lis Simply a wonderful
idea and entirely new. Mothers may
leave. their little ones in this nur-
4sery, which will be in charge of
Mrs. Elsie "a Ed Krog,s, Especially
= trained in this work, andNgo about
! their shopping with the perfect as
I surance that the little ones will be
cared for, and entertained in
~ most DELIGHTFUL manner. ~.
III The nursery is equipped with
trundle beds, or bassonettes, small
tables and chairs swings, etc. all
33Efor the convenience and pleasure
of the little tots who would other
wise have rto,abe carried or carried
from store to store. i
These quarters are properly ven
'ls.tilated and electrically heated and
will be, kept in perfect temperature
at all times. They occupy space Of
rs by SO feet and are directly under
the johnson, Popular Priced ladies'
ready-to-wear store. iss.e,.i,..s.sss..s.,,.
- = The Beauty Parlors Of Mrs. Edna
Dahlby occupy the room directly
: underneath the drug and jewelry
store. These quarters include one
massage booth, two shampoo booths
f=8 three-hair- dressing and two mani-
cure booths, with modern facilities
3 and conveniences.. s459aSsi q!
Entrance to the basement may
. be made. either through the Barker
Drug and Jewelry Store or the
Johnson Ready to- Wear store.
i The Barker Block now comprises
!. three floors ef i building 80 by
100 feet and houses the following
!, business and professional firms:
Barker's Drug and Jewelry store,
Johnspn,s Popular Priced Stores
Mrs, Edna gDahlby Beauty Parlors.
The New Rest Rooms and Nursery,
4. Drs.s Garlock g. Garlock,y pr. E. H.
Marcum, Dr.. r. E. Richardson and
!. DR.. G.. NJ Palmer. .s,....s
'','. Mr. Barker's idea IS to make this
block on Third Street as inviting
and desirable place to patronize
as possible and has provided free
scales, free telephone! service, free
= care for babies, free stationery for
Use of rest room patrons, etc.
Travelling alesmen, tourists and
=. out Or t0WMt ffvlSl LOISStp WtUt nav; o.
ready seen the fnnov ation inaug--
,irated BY Mr.. Barker declare it to
betke 6 most uniaHe and different
from anything they have seen. It
WiB dohbness meet viii, popular APP
There afe maahy exclusive spec
iaities scarf ied by the firms in this
block and Mere Is a desire on the
part of the owner 70 secure as many
varied lines as possible which lines
of course would come under the
departments of the store as q Drug
ana Jewelfy stdfey
~. eve carry elelhsivclYa' said Mr..
d Barker, ..the Edison photograph,
! the Eastman Kodak Rexall ,Prep--
arations and many items of jewelry
and drug sundries and sencdurage
the slogan adopted by many drug
stores, TRY the Drug. Store First:a