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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
8
A lengthy feature details Secretary Taft and relatives including Henry W Taft and Timothy L Woodruff, tracing their legal careers and public roles. It notes Taft’s work in Cuba and Puerto Rico, reviews Governor Winthrop’s Puerto Rico tenure, and recounts anecdotes about Woodruff’s Adirondack camp poker night plus Courtney’s Cornell rowing renown.
Thousands of silk ties in four in hand and bow styles priced low. Fancy wash vests reduced fifty percent, sizes 34 to 42. Vests from five dollars to one dollar. Underwear and drummers' samples on sale at half price. Boys caps in wool, assorted patterns, sizes 6 to 7 1/2, sale prices several cents.
A dated advertisement lists numerous suit prices from $12.50 to $1.95 and highlights Elk Brand Wear Proof Suits with wear resisting qualities. The copy emphasizes two piece coats, double breasted styles and broad price options, suggesting a department store or clothing shop sale.
A local ad lists curtain prices including 500 pieces of lace curtains at $1.50, 2.40 dollar curtains, and bulk options up to $4.50 and $36.00 for different sizes and qualities. The fragment shows a retail catalog entry highlighting quantity and unit costs.
Tonopah New Year's Day brings a boxing card at Goldfield headlined by Sam Gans facing Herman in a bout expected to run eleven to fifteen rounds. Gans holds a three to one edge in odds with strong bets from miners and locals flocking to witness the clash. Gans weighed 139 1/2 pounds, Herman 133. Gans dominates and wins by knockout in the eighth round.
A new Cranston press, guaranteed by the American Type Founders Co, is installed for the Guard office, promising heavy duty printing. Also noted are numerous marriage notices from late December 1906 across Eugene and surrounding areas, including couples Baker with Bosserman, Mitchel with Lyda, Shore with Keeler, Cobb with Workman, Roberts with Chasuberlain, Kruger with Biggs, Inman with Curtis, and Rissue with Mors, plus a Great Northern stock filing of 60 million dollars with the secretary of state.
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