Closing Out Bargains Draw Shoppers to Store
Antiquated ad copy encourages shoppers to visit a store for winter goods and cheap stock. It warns buyers not to miss the line of bargains and suggests immediate purchases to avoid regret.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
4
Antiquated ad copy encourages shoppers to visit a store for winter goods and cheap stock. It warns buyers not to miss the line of bargains and suggests immediate purchases to avoid regret.
Pendleton Oregon store Gleaver Bros at 80 Main Street sells boots and shoes offering men’s footwear and related items from a downtown shop front with likely small business catalog and displays.
A flood of small ads lists Cleaver Bros Dry Goods offering a clearance sale with reduced prices. Other merchants including K Martins grocery, Demott’s produce, and various tradesmen tout groceries to paint and frame work, with claims of quality and low prices.
Local notices include a missing dog reward, G A R meeting at the courthouse on Saturday January 12 at 1 pm, a divorce granted for Kit Carson Post member Marty J. Clark, and a name restoration for Mrs. Hackthorn. Also many events: Ward engagement ticket sales, theater attendance, Pendleton Sportsmen shoot schedules, and a funeral at Olney cemetery for Jonas Warman aged 62.
Wheat market steady on January 10 with May at 25 25 and unchanged from yesterday. Liverpool higher by 1 1 4 to 5 4, New York opens up 1 5 and slips to 4 1 2 under pressure, Argentine crop prospects seen small but shipments uncertain. Demand for American wheat likely to rise as yields slow, despite stock and money conditions.
Two viewers reports were adopted for new roads by the county court on Wednesday. Surveyor T. J. Kirk prepared the plates. viewers were Mansfield and Vorndramt. Road No. 518 begins at section 21 and runs north to Pine Creek then west to the Geereprig road. Road No. AL7 starts at the same point. John Wellder was awarded 75 for damages.
A man faces larceny charges with his attorney seeking an agreed settlement. The matter was adjourned to the 19th to raise funds for expenses and to fix the case. Also notes on amateur hunting fatalities in the Adirondacks and a quip about deer slavery. President McKinley reported better after a good night.
A long list of Pendleton residents and guests from Walla Walla, Baker City, Portland and beyond details visits, arrivals, departures, illnesses, and travel. Names include Laura Locke, A P Bradbury, W F Matlock, Ed Spencer, GW Hunt, J O Mack, Libbie Maskyline, Any Maskyline, Ira Svoit, John EB Lathrop, Judge Lowell, W G Crowley, Alonzo Knotty, W J Mornieh, Conrad Kohler, J W Bateson, Edna Mellion, Jack Tomlinson, A Miller, and others with remarks on travels, medical issues, and local business ties.
The article outlines imagined 48 hour transatlantic voyages in electric ships built above the water on runners with air gaps to reduce friction. Propellers powered by electricity would cut water and air resistance, cabins would be fireproof and cooled, and ships would even dive below the waves in storms. A storytelling anecdote about Senator Jones and his former slave, who sits in the kitchen, is included.
A quirky quotation asserts that every nun with a wine cellar loves spiders and cobwebs add dignity to wine making it seem older. The passage notes the spiders refuse to weave webs around certain bottles, implying selective attention among the nouveau riche.
A historical snippet explains how coffee dealers build a thriving business by emphasizing value. It notes machines brought together, plain or higher quality offered per customer pay, and the goal of earning repeat customers through fair pricing and satisfying choices.
A short item notes Owl Tea House selling three crepe paper rolls listed at a modest price. The note emphasizes a simple catalog entry and local shop availability.
Fragmented OCR shows a transit timetable snippet with station names, times, and route notes. readable items reference Portland area stops, ticket agents, and street addresses in Oregon, though several words are garbled. The readable portions suggest a public notices style for bus or streetcar schedules and fare information.
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