A cape for Frances for Christmas

Here’s a little glimpse of what Christmas was like in Sutherland Springs in 1899. According to his 1898-1900 Journal, on Dec 5, 1899, Jesse Tiner sent a .95 money order to Sears and Roebuck “for cape for our daughter Frances I want to try and get it in for Christmas holidays.” I hope Frances got it in time for Christmas. Susan Frances Tiner would have been 14 years old that year. The cape described as Model 17T406 in the Sears & Roebuck Catalogue cost .95. Perhaps this was the cape he ordered. On Dec. 27, Jesse Tiner recorded that his...

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