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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1905
Page
3
A newspaper ad touts holiday gifts with books as universal presents, featuring world literature, Oxford Bibles, prayer books, and low prices. It also promotes cigars in gift boxes of 25 and 60, German artistic items, new line gems, Maerschaum and briar pipes, and Eastman Kodak supplies for kodaks.
A plan to note suitable gifts beside each name on your list and use those notes when selecting items. The notice suggests marking opposite the fame to focus attention on preferred lines during visits to view the goods.
A local shop advertises a wide selection of holiday decorations. Colored paraffine candies in boxes from 16 to 42 inches, candle holders, garlands, ornaments, tinsel wreaths, and other trimmings are offered at low prices.
Desk accessories appeal as desirable gifts with a broad price range. The assortment includes fine box papers, paper weights, ink wells, fountain and gold pens, desk sats, and fancy blotters.
The ad promotes Gillette and Christy safety razors from six dollars per set, plus ordinary razors, straps, mugs, shaving soups and lotions. It also offers pocket knives guaranteed to satisfy, plus carving sets, shears and manicure implements for men women and boys.
Advertises assorted holiday candies as the purest and richest sweets with holly gift boxes. Each box priced from 40 cents, described as ideal for sending to ladies.
A local ad promotes perfumes and high quality toilet waters with colognes and related scented products. The listing emphasizes yearly availability and quality standards for shoppers seeking refined fragrances.
The store showcases Oxford Bibles Teachers' Bibles and flexible covers as well as prayer books hymnals devotionals and church goods. Children's toys books and new and old favorites sit beside Christmas cards booklets vanity bags Fifth Avenue bags and other gifts. Stationery items fancy box papers paper weights pens and vanity mirrors add to an inexpensive yet quality assortment with mounted options in silver and ebony.
The president argues for strong federal regulation of large interstate corporations to ensure legality and fairness. He warns that state action alone cannot adequately supervise these entities and calls for congressional laws, or a constitutional amendment if necessary, to restore national sovereignty over commerce. The piece notes past anti trust efforts, the limits of prohibitive laws, and the need to curb over capitalization and related abuses.
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