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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
5
An advertisement claims worn shoes cause nerve distress and body aches and urges customers to buy W L Douglas Goodyear West shoes priced at 3 50 and 4 00. It touts durability style and value and states the store is the only one in the community carrying the brand.
A columnist warns Independence readers about buying from distant catalogue houses, arguing loyalty to local merchants funds town services like schools, libraries and police. The piece criticizes catalogue houses for undercutting prices, delaying repairs and harming local economy, urging support for home merchants. It also notes local social updates and March to April colonist immigration figures showing rising westward settlement and Oregon prospects.
The seventeenth annual reunion of the Pioneer's Association of Yambill was held in Amity on Wednesday. A varied program engaged attendees with participation from prominent state figures. Amity citizens served a banquet to the association members.
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