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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1907
Page
10
Clearing House Certificates can be sold for 15 percent above face value at our store in Eugene. The special sale runs for 10 days and applies to checks and cash purchases as well. A $10 certificate buys $10 worth of goods plus $1.50 cash back. Higher values yield proportionate cash returns.
A listing catalogs various bedroom dressers with Bird's Eye Maple, Oak, Ash, and White Maple options. Prices range from a low 7.50 to the low 40s, featuring Princess and regular Oak Dresser models with specials noted alongside regulars. Includes Bent Front and Pacific Oak variants and fir dressers priced from 12.50 down to 7.50.
Over the next 10 days the store offers special prices on holiday goods including rockers dishes and vases. Brands featured include Haviland China Royal Doulton Royal Coburg Royal Berlin with sale prices designed to attract buyers before the holiday trade. The retailer advertises a strong Christmas gift lineup and urges sensible purchases in Eugene.
The ad lists dressers and tables with unique prices not to be duplicated. Fine Pedestal and Five Leg Tables show regular and special prices, including oak finish and pedestal styles. A note promises stoves and ranges and urges quick purchase as ten day specials.
The notice states that during this sale any Clearing House Certificate whether cash or check used will yield 15 percent more than face value. Credit is given at regular prices and customers are advised of the favorable terms offered at this event.
Fragmentary ad text claims exclusive house furnishers in Eugene with bold pricing. Mentions Loan and Savings Bank vicinity and a promise to save money. No clear date or complete event details available.
Colonel Yoran presented the regimental trophy to Company E at a Cottage Grove drill. Six contestants vied for two staff corporals, with the first four named to positions after a passing examination. Captain Johnson accepted the trophy for the company, amid speeches by Col Yoran Major Hammond and others. A banquet followed, lasting several hours with remarks reflecting pride and tradition.
An old style advertisement promotes Mi o na stomach tablets as a cure for indigestion and stomach weakness. It claims quick relief from postmeal pain distress and fatigue, mentioning diverse digestive discomforts and overall well being from the product.
Eugene Divinity School plans next Sunday appointments listing E V Stivers of Thurston, Leon Myers of Marcola, D E Olson of Coburg, W Callison of Irving Co, D Germain of Berlin Co, R Moore of Holly, D L Morgan of Junction, D E Norcross of Walterville, R L Guon of Drain.
Special correspondence from Irving notes Mr and Mrs Ed Smith of Sacramento leaving for home after months with relatives near Smithfield. Tracy Layne recovered from lung trouble enough to go out. Miss Gertude Harwood returned to Eugene after visiting her sister Mrs Lowry. Miss Estella Beckley traveled to Eugene for a few days. Miss Lacey Broad's U B church lecture drew a good audience. Mrs F Goode ill but improved. Thanksgiving services planned at U B church with dinner to follow. Maple Hill in Irving Tuesday. John Allen visited Irving this week.
J. E. Kilborn announces he has turned over his well drilling machine to the public. Kilborn resides at 860 High Street and orders left with him will receive prompt attention.
The Eugene market report lists grain feed and livestock prices including wool 18 20 cents, eggs 37 cents per dozen, butter 50 60 cents per roll, hens 8 cents per pound, and turkeys up to high receipts in Portland. Hop sales are heavy with prices around 7 cents for best stock, and Pincus predicts prime Oregon hops at 2 to 6 cents later. shipments from Southern Oregon and Douglas county are large and prices drift lower.
Washington reports a more confident tone on the success of the new loans. J P Morgan and James B Forgan visited the Treasury, with Forgan noting banks are poised to resume cash payments. NY, Chicago, and Boston report rising currency payments, and large money shipments to western and southern crop centers are expected to continue. The Chicago clearing banks subscribed 2.5 million dollars to one year certificates, with more allocations flowing to the Treasury to back banknote circulation.
The M W A hosts a large Thanksgiving dance in their new Elmira hall on November 28. Tickets are 1.25 dollars and include supper.
On the steamer President off Grays Harbor three children Rita Schotte Ada Schotte and Flossie Barkham aged 12 4 and 13 were swept from the deck by a heavy sea. Passengers below did not hear or see them go and a two hour delay in learning of the loss followed. A search by Jesse Duryéa yielded no traces.
A large meeting of Oregon State Bank depositors at the Masonic hall, chaired by J. T. Jones, verified deposits of 81 000 and assets of 108 000, showing the bank solvent. President Rupperle offered Jefferson Mill Company property as additional security if creditors would accept four percent certificates due in one year, which the creditors accepted.
Junction City reports a two year old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lemon, died after falling into a pan of boiling water. The mother had placed the pan on the floor and, returning with a mop, pulled the child out but it was fatally burned. The baby lived about four hours. The parents mourn their only child and are in shock.
J A Gwinn a Civil War veteran and park ground tender died at his West Eighth street home at 5 am from stomach cancer after a long illness Born in Wayne County Indiana in June 1813 he married Feb 14 1884 and came to Oregon multiple times living in Lebanon Eugene and Kansas He leaves a wife a daughter Vera and several siblings Funeral services will be at the Christian church Friday at 10 am with interment at the I O O F cemetery G A R to conduct grave services
Special Correspondence from Elmira on November 27 reports three stores open after Yoder joins, Ina Zumwalt returns to teaching, social at Erdovan’s, Christian church pulpit filled by C C Curtis, Thanksgiving turkey shipments under way, local telephone mixups, and Elmira’s continued population growth with several residents visiting relatives and relocating.
San Francisco November 25 A UC student Harry Klienschmidt faces murder charges in the Frank Bellows case. Blanche Redfoot testifies to class that Klienschmidt is a dangerous rival to Theodore Durant. Police allege repeated assaults on Miss Redfoot, character attacks, and Bellows poisoning.
Lane county land offered by Milne & Co Cottage Grove promises better value per acre. Contact Milne & Co to see or write before purchasing, with details and listings available from the Cottage Grove office.
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