Odds and Ends From Everywhere in 1888 Dispatches
A patchwork of items from scattered locales reports letters and crimes. Highlights include a Cleveland political punch line, post office robbery in Amboy, a Vancouver multi tale marriage, Ellensburg Apple Day plans, dynamite case sentencing in Olympia, a deserter to Alcatraz, and a coin sale in New York with high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Winnipe & Man
Californsnia
Sackville West
Washington
Britain
Grover Cleveland
Grover
Sackville
United States
Cleveland
Amboy
Wash
Florence Fire Destroys Business Section In Oregon
An estimated 75 000 dollars of property was destroyed by fire that swept the majority of Florence Oregon’s business district, located at the mouth of the Suislaw river in Lane county, with only a small amount of insurance covering the burned blocks. At the Commercial club, James B. Blackwell of the Pacific Northwest Society of Engineers will speak on Studies of the Replanning of Seattle at the municipal plans commission meeting Thursday night.
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Eugene, Or
Florence
Lane County
Municipal Plans Commission
Commercial Club
James B. Blackwell
Pacific Northwest Society of Engineers
Beattle
Dental Manufacturing Co.s
Regal Dental Offices
Third Av
Northwest Corner
Union St
Street and Dress Gloves Fall Assortments Highlight Styles
Fall glove selections emphasize fit and quality for women. Highlights include two clasp kid gloves at $2.00 per pair with Paris-point backing, two clasp suede gloves at $2.00, mannish cape gloves at $2.00, and real kid gloves at $2.25 with pearl wrist fastener. Colors include black white gray tan and gold.
Winter Quarterly Style Book Now Ready
The winter style book is available for 20 cents and includes a 15 cent embroidery pattern a page of five embroidery patterns and a 32 page supplement devoted to embroidery for crafters and hobbyists.
Representative Fabrics for Suits and Dresses by Lister’s
On the first floor a selection of season fabrics for suits and dresses is offered. 5 inch broadcloth in black tan gray cardinal and navy priced 1.25 per yard. 6 inch broadcloth in broad color range including forest-green and red priced 2.00 to 2.50 per yard. 2 inch imported broadcloth high quality in wide color assortment priced 3.25 per yard. Smart street suitings include 56 inch Cheviot at 2.50 per yard, 50 inch Homespun Diagonal at 1.75, 55 inch Burlap at 1.75, and 54 inch Invisible-Stripe Homespun in gray mixtures. Fur coatings feature New Pony Coating Lister’s Best English make at 7.50 per yard and Black Astrakhan at 9.50, plus Lister’s English Silk Seal at 9.50 per yard.
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Ecru
Nottingham
Sahatern
Lister
Household Cookware Specials At Local Store
Special sale items include two quart seamless cooking kettles and royal granite steelware priced at 10 cents. Van Deusen cake pans measure seven by seven and a half inches in heavy tin, also offered at 10 cents.
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van Deusen
Hand Made Undermustins and Chemises
Special hand made garments including chemises with French nainsock fabric and embroidered scallops eyelets and ribbon details. Drawers two piece combinations and gowns offered in various prices and finishes. Also mentions heating stoves in the catalog.
Three Smart New Models in Women's Boots
Button Street Boot in Tan Russia Calf features round toe short vamp welt sole and Cuban heel priced at 5.00 Button Dress Boot in black Suede narrows toe short vamp welt sole and Cuban heel priced at 5.00 Button Walking Boot in Dull Calf has slant top round toe short vamp welt sole and Cuban heel priced at 5.00
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Russia
Exceptional Values in Blankets and Bedding
All wool and mixed wool blankets offered in double bed sizes with special prices from 2.65 to 8.35. White blankets with pink or blue borders and satin bedspreads priced 3.90 and 2.65. Seamed sheets advertised at five cents per yard with bleached linen and narrow hems.
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Piper
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vancouver
August Becker
Lillian Puckett
Portland
McMaster
Ellensburg
Olympia
Monroe
Alaska
John L. Coy
Hospital Corps
Alcatraz
Austin O'Malley
St. L
Fuse
John Schram
U. S
Cheyenne
Naval Militia
New York
Federal Paint and Wall Paper Co
First Av
University St
Seattle
Beth
John Cont
Maneger
Pareus Baker Stock Co
Grand Opera House
Tic Sam & Vs
Lee Shabert
United Press
Frederick & Nelson
Children’s School Umbrellas
Frederick & Nelson, Ine
Furnture Dry Goods
Cas
King Gas
Alhambra Theatre
Russell-Drew
Holy CiTy
Lois Theatre
Alex Pantages
Lawrence & Sandusky
de Lawrence & Company
Kringmaster
Wall Street
Heeran & CO
Jewell
Manikine
Asahi Troupe
Grant & Hoag
Bunyea Gideon
Goft Phillips
Avo
Vt Se
Pantages Theatre
Musical Comedy Company
Ideal Theatre
Gcotch-Zbyszko
Clarence Darrow
OF Chicago
Personal Liberty League
Dreamland Rink
Furniture Headquarters
Frederick & Nelson Incorporated
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