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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1904
Page
3
Athena Mercantile Co announces complete spring and summer stock featuring ladies and gentlemen apparel, boys and girls wear, plain and fancy fabrics from 25c to 1 per yard. Wool and broadcloths include black Etamines from 50c, Scotch Tweeds in 54 inch width at 1.25, 86 inch Tweeds at 50c. Braids, Gumps, appliques, two toned banding 6c to 76c. Mascot Kid gloves 1.25 per pair and Lisle silk gloves 25c to 76c.
Ladies low cut patent tops shoes priced 1.50 to 2.50 per pair. Dongola lace shoes 1.75 from 2.26. New spring Uty and Dunn line in high or low cut 2.50 to 4. Men and boys work shoes 1.50 to 2.60. Dress shoes 2.50 to 6. Ready to wear suits 6.50 to 15. New golf shirts line now open. early selections encouraged.
Wash dress goods including French Ginghams and novelty lawns from 10c to 25c per yard, dotted Switzerland and Victoria lawns, India linens, Persian lawns, silk mull, and mercerized waistings with wide variety. Fancy pongee and lansdown waistings priced 65c to 1.25, Irish point collars and spangled neckties 0.25 to 2.75 each.
Local grocer promotes a fresh and complete selection of groceries. They invite customers to bring produce, promising the highest market price and urging shoppers to be convinced by the value and service.
Weston residents and visitors fill Memorial Day events and local picnics. Mrs. J. W. Henry and Mrs. Jacob Clark attend the Weston area, while Pendleton and Athena correspond with a flurry of notices. Birth announced, parade planning, and various visitors from Walla Walla, Pendleton, and Adams are recorded along with local business changes and a new brick building project.
Athenas millinery shop offers large stock of street and dress hats for women girls and children. Prices claimed to be as low as the lowest and customers urged to call before buying. Guarantee of perfect satisfaction in trimming old hats with money refunded if not satisfactory. Carden Building Main Street Athens.
An assortment of advertisements and notices: O A Barrett selling stoves and prices, Athena Mercantile Co new silk fabrics and hair products, Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets praised, Miss Stackland announces no sittings after June 1, glove cleaning by Mrs Owens, Fogg’s Chemical Chalk sold, O R N Co round trip tickets to St Louis for June trips, AOU W picnic waits at Waitsburg, Dr Thompson osteopath to practice in Athena schedule, and multiple local buy/sell promotions.
Dr Sponogie, a dentist, advertises a secret painless tooth extraction method used for years. He claims it leaves no bareness, no gum sickness, no after effects, and works immediately when applied around a tooth.
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