Everybody wants to give presents, and Manchester & Dodds had plenty of ideas on that front in the December 19, 1907 Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri):
Ad for the Manchester & Dodds store in Skidmore, Missouri in December 1907 reads, “Christmas Gift. Everybody wants to give some one a present of some kind, but the question is, what can you give that will please that someone. We list a few articles below that should please anyone, and will continue to please for years to come. Reed rockers, oak rockers, leather rockers, big rockers, little rockers, baby rockers, library tables, center tables, music cabinets (oak and mahogany), music racks. The finest line of silverware we ever had. Tea spoons, dessert spoons, table spoons, souvenir spoons, sugar spoons, cream ladles, gravy ladles, butter knives, knives and forks, child’s sets and carving sets. Call and inspect our line. Manchester & Dodds.”