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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1905
Page
3
Our holiday stock offers a wide selection of world literature in single volumes and sets including Oxford Bibles and prayer books. We advertise gift editions and discounted box prices on cigars, plus meerschaum pipes, briars, and Kodak supplies from Eastman. Secure items with small payments and browse the new gem line of reproductions from old masters.
A vintage ad urges planning a gift memo listing recipients for presents. It suggests marking suitable gifts beside each name and visiting the shop to focus on the noted items. The copy promises a complete selection and low prices on colored paraffin candles and decorative wares.
The notice promotes a range of shaving gear and grooming products including safety razors by Christy and Cillet brands, priced from five dollars per set, along with ordinary razors, straps, mugs, soaps, lotions, and related items. It also markets pocket knives, carving sets, shears, and manicure implements, all guaranteed satisfactory.
Desk accessories remain desirable gifts with a wide ring of items including fine box papers paper weights ink wells fountains and gold pens desk tats fancy blotters and related supplies.
A holiday ad touts “purest richest” cabdiws and “holly boxes” as ideal gifts. It promotes various favorites and notes boxes selling at 40 cents each for sendable gifts to ladies.
The article advertises perfumes and toilet waters, colognes, and odor sets plus a separate toy department with new and classic games. It promotes Bibles, prayer books, hymnals, church goods and Christmas cards, then markets vanity bags, purses, bags, brushes, mirrors, and decorative gift items in elegant woods and finishes at affordable prices.
Many beautiful and useful gifts in this line with holly decorated boxes. Includes paper weights fountain pens gold pens ink wells portfolios and more. A doll beauty show is featured in the children's department with a wide variety of dolls priced to surprise.
La Grande gears up for a boys basketball league with three school teams under Capt. Rogers and Tom Williams. The militia and Commercial Club field teams as preparations begin for a nine to ten game tournament season. The aim is to crown La Grande Basketball Champions with a winter series starting in about ten days or two weeks.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Garrick in this city on Wednesday December 6 1906. To Mr and Mrs Benjamin Schroeder at their home five miles east of this city a son was born on Friday December 8.
Advertises Dr. King's New Life Pills and Nowlin Drug Store products claiming health benefits. Also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as pleasant and easy to take with no griping. Sold by Newsin Drug Co.
A fragmented ad or article extols a patent medicine named Proserip for women’s health issues. It describes strain on the uterus, breast, and organs from overwork and stresses relief is promised by a product sold in stores. The piece emphasizes daily happiness and warns against alcohol in the formula.
Chowne cuts are what most people want and they always got them at Grandy and Russal's meat market. It is no trouble for us because we always have the stock. The finest selected beef lamb mutton veal pork and poultry at prices you can afford.
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