Family and local history for Skidmore and northwest Missouri.
Advertisement reads, “Cloak Sale Friday and Saturday, October 14 and 15. This is the date set for our big showing of ladies’ and children’s coats. Materials include all wool novelty cloakings, polo cloths, velours, broad cloths, seal plush. Dozens of… Read moreCloak Sale at Barrett’s, 1921
Advertisement reads, “A special showing of ready-to-wear and clothing for fall. Saturday, Oct. 15, ’21. For one day only a 10 per cent reduction will be given on all ladies’ coats, suits, dresses and millinery, and also on men’s coats… Read moreReady-to-Wear Fashion at the Junction, 1921
Advertisement reads, “A special exhibit of the newest styles for men’s garments for the Fall 1921 season will be on display in this store September 24th under a personal supervision of a representative from Chicago Kahn Bros. Incorporated, Tailors That… Read moreMen’s Fashion Show at Skidmore, 1921
If you were lucky enough to be in Skidmore, Missouri on April 1, 1921, no fooling, you’d be able to pick up the very latest styles in men’s fashions from Chicago. Advertisement from the March 17, 1921 Skidmore News, page… Read moreThe Latest Styles for the Man of the Hour, 1921
We will admit we were a bit disappointed to learn that Lion Hats were not hats actually worn by lions. Still, here are two stylish options advertised by the R. B. Foster store of Skidmore, Missouri in the March 10,… Read moreSpring Styles from Lion Hats, 1921
Here’s a fine fashion option from the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), August 13, 1908: The ad text reads, “The peer of children’s combination suits. Includes two pair pants, one knickerbocker, one plain. This stylish Combination suit, with two pairs… Read moreWearbetter Combination Suits, 1908
Fashion advice, and a good bargain, at the R. B. Foster store in Skidmore, Missouri. Ad from the Skidmore News, June 16, 1921: The ad reads, “A man’s work demands a man’s overall. Fitz. if it’s a Fitz, you will… Read moreFitz Overalls, 1921
Full-page advertisement for boys’ and men’s clothing at the P. E. Manning Clothing Company of Skidmore, Missouri in 1910.
Fabulous fashion from the Skidmore New Era, October 15, 1914:
If fine fall fashion you seek, and a time machine you have, head on over to Burlington Junction in 1921 for remarkable wearing apparel values in high class cold weather materials. From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), September 8, 1921,… Read moreSuits and Overcoats for Fall, 1921