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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
9
A vintage Christmas message celebrates Santa Claus and the spirit of giving. It urges generosity to friends and the needy, noting stores offer gifts that please both giver and receiver. The piece invites shoppers to browse the extensive selection and choose thoughtfully.
The store promotes holiday shopping with a wide range of gifts for men and women including smoking sets, ink stands, cigar holders, notes books, and a line of fancy china. It highlights easy buying for men, many decorative metal wares, and invites customers to come in and view the selections.
One third of Santa's gifts are handkerchiefs and the display features snowy linens with elaborate borders. Shoppers will find a wide, well organized stock with many options ready for browsing.
A tannery behind a skilled artisan and a modern designer craft leather items with grace and beauty unseen a decade ago. Gifts abound among pocketbooks, card cases, and travelers’ essentials in plain or unusual leathers at a range of prices.
A shopper notes the wide range of toilet table items from brushes and mirrors to manicure sets. The passage highlights the abundance of daily economy goods and their equal importance in personal care.
A columnist urges shoppers to buy jewelry early to secure the best selection and value. It notes real art pieces in precious metals can be found at midrange prices, while coarser wares carry higher profit margins.
A catalog notes dolls from Paris England Germany and the United States in many eye colors and hair styles. It highlights blue brown black and flaxen options, plus various body types and moods from laughing to solemn, all priced.
We offer a line of boas muff sashes and four in hands, with great value for Christmas gifts. Ladies' suits and millinery are also on sale at half price, inviting shoppers to purchase now.
Fragmentary text highlights metal workers, wag carvers, leather and wood burners, and others who shape, press, and carve. Mentions Ghiening Pratty boxes and other items offered for pleasure, with garbled pricing around forty dollars and varied frames.
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