Silverplate quality pieces from top makers on display
A local store emphasizes silverplate that rivals solid silver in longevity. Every item bears the maker's name and mark and the dealer offers a personal guarantee of quality.
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1904
Page
5
A local store emphasizes silverplate that rivals solid silver in longevity. Every item bears the maker's name and mark and the dealer offers a personal guarantee of quality.
Clocks of every style fill the collection with attractive designs for the bed room parlor dining room and hall. They are accurate timekeepers and represent excellent value for buyers seeking quality timepieces.
Buckles advertises a wood saw business run by WM Andie at Greenwood and Hill, promising prompt service for orders. The notice claims Buckles’s Galven cures for boils ulcers and piles, priced at 25 cents, with Newlin’s delivery noted.
M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana aided his wife through an unusual illness with Dr Kings New Life Pills. The ad promises quick relief and a cure with a 36 cent price at La Grande Drug Co and other local stores.
The Union Stake of Latter Day Saints held its quarterly conference in La Grande with attendees from across the valley. Elder McMerrin of Salt Lake City spoke several times while Baker City choir of 40 praised with Edwards leading. The La Grande Tabernacle is planned for completion by early fall and spring work will start on interior finishing.
Reports from Grants Pass to Douglas County note 24 more acres planted with Italian prunes and a San Francisco purchase of 11 000 bushels of apples. Butter at 20 cents a pound. potatoes 76 cents per cwt. onions 2 265 and 2 per cental. Two creamery firms organize in San Francisco with 75 000 capital. Douglas County shipments for Thanksgiving total about 190 000 pounds worth 35 000. 100 000 fruit trees arrive in Medford for Jackson County plantings. Eggs sell for about 1 cent per dozen nationally. Hoards Dairyman cites Jefferson County Wisconsin butter yield at 260 pounds per cow per year. More good apples appear on Portland market.
A compilation of old adages warning that drink and debt worsen trouble and that fame and praise can mislead. Warnings on judgment, haste, and the value of prudence appear through compact lines. The voice urges moderation, caution, and personal responsibility.
A fragment notes a pin described as LosT Rebbees with three linked elements in red white and bias. It mentions a finder leaving at Crescent Knitting Factor, location unclear, with a cryptic parenthetical (8) signaling a clue or score.
The defendants Mattivon and Rea in the Harvester theft case at Heppner were convicted. They allegedly sold multiple horses last summer at Heppner and Sumpter. An appeal was filed after the verdict and each defendant posted $4000 bonds.
The Administratrix Minnie M Spencer of Union County Oregon has filed the final account in the County Court. The court fixed December 19 2004 for objections or settlement review regarding the estate.
Portland market notes list prices across grains and produce. Wheat ranges to 0.86 per unit and barley 21.50 to 23.50, with seeds and hay prices noted. creamery butter 65 cents per roll, butter fat 25 cents per pound, eggs and poultry values also included.
Bon Gons and Chocolates presented by Newlin Drug Co promote pure confections. The card advertises Bon Kons-Gota chocolates as an assured essence of purity, inviting customers to test and verify quality.
An ad style pitch extols a sturdy start to the day with beefy flavor and prime items. It promises rich, satisfying meat in the icebox, strong value in prices, and a day’s work built on a dependable menu.
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