The Mysterious Mrs Winkims 7
A brief note highlights a figure named Mrs Winkims offering fifteen dollars. The text presents a quirky prompt or teaser with minimal context and no clear event or date.
Pendleton Eagle Valley News in Pendleton, Oregon
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1911
Page
2
Mrs Winkims to Appear at Lewis Bros Store
A well known local lady will act as Mrs Winkims for Lewis Bros Co. She appears Wednesday afternoon between one and five o clock carrying a bearer order on The Peoples Warehouse for fifteen dollars. Present the order at any department to receive fifteen dollars worth of merchandise free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Warehouse
Mrs Winkims to Enter Store in Tricks Across Towns
A prankster named Mrs. Winkims plans to enter a store tomorrow between one and five in the afternoon using any entrance including basement back door front door or window. Lewis Bros Co markets this stunt in numerous towns. She has been caught in most places but Minneapolis spared. shoppers have chased off the ruse in some instances while in Vancouver she asks arriving women if they are the mysterious Mrs Winkims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kims
Mrs. Winkims
You Must Say The Mysterious Winkims Greeting
A garbled OCR item instructs a sales prank involving approaching women with a merchandise package and delivering a fixed phrase while touching the right shoulder. The piece centers on Mrs Winkims and a fifteen dollar order for free merchandise, with explicit rigid wording to prompt consent.
Mrs Winkins at Lewis Bros Sale Promises Fun For Pendleton
The feature called Mrs Winkins at a Lewis Bros sale invites Pendleton residents to attend between one and five. It promises amusement and a chance to catch the mysterious Mrs Winkins, with the possibility of meeting a neighbor in a lively community event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winkins
Lewis Bros. & Co
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