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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1909
Page
3
The advertisement touts a tremendous unloading sale with extensive seasonable merchandise at exceptional prices. It notes the event precedes the Fourth of July, allowing time to tailor garments or buy ready made items, and warns tomorrow replenishment will match or exceed day one values.
Catalog shows dresses and silk petticoats marked down in price. Silk garments list 50 to 45 dollar range with discounts, plus petticoats priced around 4.68 and 7.85 dollars, reflecting a sale at a local tailor.
Readable fragments advertise ladies fine knit underwear including Loti Jersey ribbed under vests and jersey ribbed vests and pants with crochet lace trim. Mentions sale prices and various sizes though details are garbled.
Readable ad notes embroidery and insertion items offered at low prices, claiming factory-like discounts. Includes 10e and 1244c values and assorted patterns, corset covers, and wide embroidery at substantial savings.
List of hosiery items with prices for children and ladies including Topsy black hose at various cents, value notes, and support accessories such as hose supporters in multiple small denominations.
Retail page reports heavy markdowns across men’s and boys’ suits. Mr Giebel oversees departments with multiple wool and pure wool lines reduced to eight ninety-five, nine sixty-five, and other bargain prices. Extra fine English Worsted and tailored suits drop from high values to sale levels as sizes vary.
The advertisement highlights ladies lace waists in long and short sleeves with medallions and lace, Japanese silk waists, lawn and black satin aprons, and a sale on men's hats. Prices noted include $4.98 for certain ladies waists and $1.75 to $2.50 values for men's dress hats with sale prices of $1.20 and $1.95 respectively.
Bleached or unbleached Turkish bath towels in various sizes. fringe hemmed options at sale prices. Extra fine towels and satin damask varieties offered, including ducks and stand covers, with bargain values and mixed quality notes.
An old advertisement lists men’s corduroy pants at values from 2.50 to 3.50 with sale prices around 0.50. It also mentions fine wool and English worsted pants valued up to 6.00, offered at reduced sale prices, with sizes adjustable.
The ad promotes dramatic savings on men s shirts and drawers with sale prices around one dollar per garment. It lists multiple items including balbriggan shirts, silk taped summer wear, and various hosiery with prices from 19 to 40 cents, highlighting limited quantities and clearance values.
Bargain sale offers men’s work and dress shoes at deep discounts plus straw hats at low prices. Men’s work shoes listed at 81.05, dress shoes 8.15 and 3.85, boys’ dress shoes 1.95. Hats described as all kinds at affordable prices with various straw styles and sale signs throughout.
An old retail notice lists Lot 1 through Lot 5 shoe selections for ladies misses and children. Lot 1 offers calf and kid shoes at a sale price. Lot 2 features up-to-date ladies shoes. Lot 3 showcases this season s styles. Lot 4 presents misses soft fine kid shoes. Lot 5 offers children s canvas varieties with early pick incentives.
One lot offers ribbon remnants half price and a variety of items including hair pins towels corsets gloves parasols and silk gloves with reduced prices. Ladies parasols are offered at one third off the regular price.
Doctor J. E. Stevenson declares he performs all dental work in his own office, charging a 50 cent fee for extractions, and rejects reliance on Portland laboratories, promising to stand behind his work and assuring patients of his competence.
An assortment of small notices and ads, including a Pittsfield attorney praising Dr King’s New Life Pills, a local record shop selling Columbia double disc records, furnished houses and rooms for rent, a lost gold nugget pin offering a reward, and a request for furnished housekeeping rooms with references.
Railroad workers organize a Sunday outing to Wallowa Lake with free transport by Joseph Commercial Club nine launches and lake drives. Attendees are urged to bring abundant lunch and good humor for a day of fishing and scenic banks. Mary Clarke from La Grande visits locally before returning home.
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