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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
7
An old advertisement promotes half price on wash and linen suits ranging from 3.25 to 9.00, wool suits from 11.25 to 22.50, coats from 2.50 to 6.00, and fabrics including lawns and dress ginghams sold by the yard. It highlights summer to early fall styles with varied colors and patterns and notes fabric quality and width.
A chaotic sale notice promotes a four day June carnival with heavy price cuts. It boasts extreme heat driving buyers to profit from reductions and signals moving stock before relocating to Howe on Willamette Street the sixth.
A sale listing various textile items with low prices including White Bed Spreads, Sun Bonnets, Children’s Overalls, Embroidery, Pure Linen Laces, Wash Poplins, Barred White Goods, Piques, Towelling, Baby Bonnets, Cotton Yard goods, Bleached Mustin, Galeten, Percales, Curtains, Tub Braid and 26 inch Unbleached Muslin. Prices range from 6e to $1.75 with per yard and per pair quotes stated. Various colors and sizes noted for each item.
Entire line of wool dress goods offered at reduced prices with none exempt. Silk section to be featured in remaining Jane days. Black and colored silks sold by the yard, remnants of silk waists at bargains. Reich Silk yard sale at $1.21, fancy India Silk 27 inches wide at sale price.
The advertisement promotes pure linen tailored waists at half price with strong emphasis on value. Sale price listed as 2.95, originally 6.00, highlighting substantial savings and a limited offer to attract budget-conscious shoppers.
Advertisement notes a sturdy ribbed heavy stocking for sale at 15 cents per pair. Promises durable wear and good value, appealing to budget shoppers.
Gordon hats are described as high quality fashion headwear popular with discerning buyers. The ad-like copy emphasizes style, value, and that you should not overpay for the hat.
A local advertisement touts a large line of men’s Fancy Sox in many colors and patterns to suit every shopper. The sale offers pairs at 25 cents or two for 25 cents.
A dealer advertises 22 suits formerly priced at 16 to 18 dollars each from top makers. Coats are slightly longer than some classy suits. Offer invites buyers to take their choice now for 5.90 dollars each.
The Eugene Weekly Guard publishes weekly from Eugene Oregon with Charles H Fisher as editor and publisher. The paper is an independent weekly newspaper entered as second class matter and distributed every Thursday in Eugene Oregon.
Eugene businessmen press for direct train service to Coburg and nearby towns. They cite promises unfulfilled, selective routing to Wendling, and lost commerce. The call includes boycotts, legal routes, and possible rivals like Hill lines to break monopoly, urging unity and action now.
The Saturday Evening Post quotes distressed railroad executives claiming insolvency while noting rising freight rates and multiple dividend increases in 1910. Officials insist they face cash flow woes, though reports show higher income and larger dividends, suggesting nerves strained by perceived bankruptcy.
A Register representative reports canvassing 51 houses near Crow Elmira and finds 21 subscribers to the Register 12 to other Eugene papers and 6 taking two Eugene papers. The Guard lists Elmira Crow Lorane and three rural routes with hundreds of subscribers. Still, the Register features no circulation secrets and critiques the rival paper’s canniness. Coos Bay reports rapid rail shipments for a transit line linked to Lane County assets. Most Benton county lawyers back Judge Hamilton for re election. Hidden congress pledges may reappear.
Corvallis lawyers from Benton county sign a letter urging Judge J W Hamilton of Roseburg to seek another term as circuit judge. The endorsement, drafted by Corvallis attorneys, notes a strong nonpartisan wish for continuance and cites Hamiltons record and valued relations with local lawyers. The signers include five Republicans and three Democrats.
Cottage Grove Oregon June 26 Godonel John F Spray buys 400 acres of Row River bottom land and builds a three mile irrigating ditch to water the tract. The land will be wet for orchards and sold in five and ten acre parcels to colonize with casternery. No more than ten acres per buyer. A schoolhouse and church will be erected by promoter. Ed Lindley and Studley fished Willamette Sunday, catching 41 fine red-sides. Hewall Bean Hendershott and others fished downstream, taking 42.
Alfred N. Boyd and Miss Marie Meredith of Star were granted a marriage license this afternoon. Maranels and family have moved from their residence at 720 Patterson to a farm near Mirth post office.
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