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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
3
An old listing promotes stock including oblong items, a variety of toys drums books candy nuts dolls pictures and more. It mentions Main Street Oregon and a range of prices for albums and other merchandise.
Store promotes a full Christmas stock and urges customers to call and view a fine line of presents. It emphasizes avoiding last minute shopping and claims to satisfy wants in most every way.
A local candy seller announces a large shipment this week offering plain mixed and broken mixed candies, chocolates, brownie chocolate, fruit mixes, and various nuts at low prices. They tout box goods from pennies to four cents per box and claim this line is the finest in the area, imported from the east.
The Parker pen is advertised as fully guaranteed and highly praised for quality and appearance. It writes smoothly, flows well, and is offered starting at $2 with a claim of lasting satisfaction.
The list shows a small sale with items like a purse, broom, glass, pencil, pocket mirror, pocket comb, baseball bat, ink bottles, white chalk, red ink, composition book, tissue paper, crepe paper, and a pen and pencil holder. Prices appear as brief figures next to many items.
War era sale offers deep cuts on pipes and smoking sets. Meerschaum pieces drop to 4.75 or 4, long stem briars fall to 3.75 and 2.75, with similar reductions across the stock.
New crop of all kinds of nuts offers walnuts almonds and more at 20 cents per pound.
A department store offers a broad selection of copyrighted and other books. It advertises a complete line of well bound works by good authors at affordable prices. Childrens books are included with bargains from five cents upward.
Fragmentary list of toy items with low prices includes whistles balloons rubber balls toy guns drums and small games such as dominoes crokinole and checkers. The readable text suggests a wartime or sale era pairing of toys with four to six cent pricing.
Large stock of ladies purses offered at deep discounts with many models priced around thirty cents to a dollar. Limited quantities remain as shoppers are urged to buy now while supply lasts.
Store offers four Ping Pong sets at 1.95 each and two sets formerly at 3.50 now priced at 2.25. Limited stock remains as the sale aims to clear out inexpensive, quality ping pong gear.
Local shop showcases festive gift ideas with fashionable hair accessories and manicure sets. Prices start around $1.25 to $5.25, with various ebony designs and plain mountings available.
Box Stationery announces all new shapes and colors with a restock expected this week. A swell, two fold line is newly released and priced in cents per box. Other lines range from 18 cents to 2.50 per box, with standout deals on bar stationery and a box valued at 25 cents selling for 13 cents.
A local supplier offers handkerchief, collar, tie and jewelry boxes along with spectacle boxes and other cases priced from 25 cents upward. All items are painted and described as exceptionally neat and attractive.
Three pictures in fine frames with glass offered at special prices. One 3 by 5 foot frame priced at 3 dollars, reduced from six. Two oblong shapes in new design offered at 2.50 dollars each, trimmed from five dollars. Limited to two pieces.
A single basketball offered at 2 dollars for buyers arriving promptly. Regular price listed as 3.50 dollars. Only one ball available. Purchase location not specified.
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