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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1904
Page
3
Athena Mercantile Co announces complete new stock of Ladies and Gentlemen attire plus Boys and Girls wear. New fabrics include plain and fancy boiles, black etamines, Scotch tweeds in various widths and prices from 25c to 1 per yard. Mascot Kid gloves and Lisle silk gloves offered with numerous shades, prices vary.
New stock arrives with ladies patent and Dongola shoes from 1 75 to 4 and men’s dress and work shoes from 1 50 to 6.50 per pair plus ready to wear suits 6 50 to 15 and golf shirts in latent novelties. Early selection urged.
A catalog of fabrics and notions highlights Wash Dress Goods including French Ginghams, Novelty Lawns, Batistes, Snowflakes, Bourette effects and Dotted Swisses. Silks, mulls, waistings, pongees, Lansdown waists, Irish point collars, spangled necklines and button sets offered at varied per yard prices and per item costs.
A local grocer promotes a new and complete line of groceries and invites customers to bring produce, promising the highest market prices and urging shoppers to be convinced by the offer.
Athena residents and visitors fill the week with social calls, political campaigning, and community events. Dr. W G Cole of Pendleton, Mrs Eva Shutrum of Pendleton, and Mrs Martha visit while Jack Craig vanishes again and My Friend from India tickets sell for the theater. Beam of activity includes carpenters in the Stahle building, Becktom from Estoria, and plans for harvest.
We offer a large stock of street and dress hats for women children and mimes with prices as low as possible. Satisfaction guaranteed on trimming old hats and money refunded if not satisfactory.
O R N Co offers round trip fares to St Louis on June 9 11 and 16 18 for the A O U W annual picnic at Waitsburg Wash Meanwhile A Shick suffered a mild apoplexy but is improving Dr Botkin attended and reports improvement Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are recommended for headaches Mrs Margaret B Herrin of Portland visited Pendleton guests Clover Leaf Lodge 85 and aided the Degree of Honor convention plans in Pendleton and nearby lodges Athena members will attend next week
A collage of small ads notes sales at Cox & McEwen's and Bagley & Ely's for shoes and hardware. Athena Mercantile Co. features novelties in neckwear, gloves, and shirt waist sets. C. A. Barrett & Co. advertises plows, fences, tinware, and stoves. A local dentist promotes a painless tooth extraction method.
The Blue Front Cash Grocery announces a 60 day removal sale. Prices on many goods will be cut and slashed during this interval as space limits mention.
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