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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1904
Page
3
Athena Mercantile Co announces spring and summer stock all ready. New styles in ladies and gentlemen wear, boys and girls apparel, plain and fancy boiles, black Etamines all wool at 60c up. Scotch Tweeds 64 in wide $1.25. 36 in wide 50c. Braids, Gumps, appliques, banding from 7c. Mascot Kid gloves $1.26 pair. silk gloves 25c to 75c.
Shoes for ladies lace low cut patent tips from 1.50 to 2.50 per pair. Dongola lace shoes now 1.75 and range 2.25 regular. Uty and Dunn styles in high or low cut from 2.50 to 4. Men work shoes 1.50 to 2.50 per pair. Dress shoes in Vici Kid etc from 2.50 to 6. Ready to wear suits 6.50 to 15. Golf shirts line just opened. Call for early selection.
Wash dress goods include French ginghams stripes checks and baurette effects from 124 to 124. Novelty lawns Batistas Snowflakes and Tweeds from 100 to BC per yard. Dotted Swisses Victoria Lawns India Linens and Persian Lawns from 71 to 25c per yard. Silk mulls plain and dotted. Evening shades from 25 to 45c per yard. Mercerized waistings from 25c to 750 per yard. Pongee and Lansdown waistings 65c to 1.25. Panoy collars Irish points spangled neckwear from 0.5 to 2.75 each. Buttons and shirt waist sets in variety.
Local grocer promotes a new complete line of groceries and urges customers to bring produce for purchase at the highest market price. The message invites shoppers to be convinced by quality and value.
Long list of local movements and social visits dominates the Athena scene. Families, neighbors, and travelers from Pendleton, Weston, Helix, and Milton are noted in weekend excursions and visits. A water issue at the Stabl building prompts pumping, while social events include a strawberry social and a senior Christian Endeavor gathering. Mrs. Lilly Giles dies in Athena at 31, with funeral in Athena Cemetery led by Rev. Hamilton.
Advertises large stock of latest street and treee cens aes Mines and Children fashions with guaranteed satisfaction and refund if not pleased. Claims prices are as low as the lowest and urges to call before purchasing.
Two weeks old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cartano is extremely delicate and fears are entertained the babe may not survive. Other brief notes include Mrs. Chas Sargent's recovery from illness in Walla Walla, visitors, local moves, farm and trade advertisements, and a dentist offering painless tooth extraction.
The BLUE Front Cash Grocery announces a 60 day removal sale with numerous cuts in prices across many goods including peaches and canned items. Prices will be slashed on a wide range of products during this interval.
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