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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1918)
pAtit? litntrr LA' QftANDB 5VM0m OBSEftVfitt mom) At, tkflflttffln.tius Fancy Soaps That Are Pure Anything in the line of soaps that you select front our stock will prove satis factory," ;Wc handle only pure soaps that can have nothing but. good effect on the most delicate skin. ' " .: . . We have dainty soaps perfumed with genuine, floral odors Jthat.a're just an pure as the purest Castile soap. They are safe and delightful for bath, toilet and nursery use. Let us sell you soaps. We can supply you with brands the purity of which we'll guarantee, at all prices from 5 cents to $1.00 pe'r'cakc.:'--:''..'.,...;.:'' .-..' .": 'V. Quick Deh1fi4 ;.V-. '' ''jhone Main 40 ' La Grande; Oregon Therefore, Be Cheerful! Depression, gloom, dark 'brooding these are the. worn stones In the de scent to the Inferno of Incompetence, huliilcHimvHs, delayed victory, or even ultimate defeat. This, we know,' is ' true evermore in our individual life struggles. It Is just as true of na tions. William Allen Knight, i.y, y :; ;;;f'Vi tfob Printing, The, Observer, Main 97. Yss, Ousts. ' ' When a young husband sits him down in tils easy chair, and his child wife slips quietly along, alts down In his lap and relates with tears trickling down her voice that she hasn't bad a new hat In three months guess, gen tle reader which Is the easier (or the uneasier), the chair or the husband. 4 WAMT AD ,wjl.l do It. SHHJRY THEATRE . A BrcaMi of iht Tropics A Romance of iiie : ; 4l:;l'fi(ERTv " ' TY" " "J .". Al.SOr- . . ; ,-. Billie Rhodes in' OomedyLast Showing Today. TOMORROW EDWARD EARLE , "ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS," :' i-WiVfiVind-v-----i.--. . "A FIOHT FOR MILLIONS." I :' ;l' ' . ' '' : " 1 )"!''! H MHK ALBEliS' OAT FLAKES, 10-lb. sack : ALHEKS' OAT FLAK I'M, per package .. 'ALDERS' FLiVPJACK FLOUR, per package .. AUNT JEMIMA PANCAKE VWVlt, package ............. (inrnwv i?m iavpakw uinni) iiv.ii. Clll.i- ' ' i - v-a- sjl i. j.i vax a j J- aj v j J. v A KAUO SYHUP, light color, No. 5 can No. io can .......... 21-pound jacket . SHREDDED WHEAT, Pkg. KEIJ,0(Urs CORN F.IAKES, Pkg. POST TOAST1ES, Pkg v, PURE FLOUR SUBSTITUTES: CORN MEAL, 12.t2 pounds ' ' ' 1 ...,,.......97t? MCE FLOUR, 121. .Hmnds ." .,...$1.50 PARLEY FLOUR, 122 pounds .... .: :. .. ......97 CORN FLOUR, 122 pounds i, !.. ............97 OAT FLOUR, 12V1, pounds ...;. 97 POTATOE FLOUR, per pound ! 15J Union Store Open 8 a.m. Close 0 p.m. -Saturday open until 8:30 p.m. Hooverized Grocery Across tho track, next to Stil well's Cas h Miu-ket ATTEND SCHOOL (Continued from Fake One)' 1 dcr or as soon thereafter ai possi ble ; ; "Invitation la oxlonded (or at tendance to this school, of all of flcors of tlio Home Ouard organiz ations not duly constituted aa part (if the Stato Mllltla and to sucb other persons aa may be interested hi the organization of State Mllltla or National Ouard Units. Any perron desiring thus to attend will be oxpocted to .romaln during tile entire course of , Instruction,. , ' . The following officers wilt scnle aa Instructors;! tne school: Major Cecil A. James,, Adlutant-Ooneral's ricpartment; Major Francis A. Drp.ke. Infantry; Major William If. CiininhQll: Chief . Surcaon: . MaiAr iFiedorlck H. Drake, Judge-Advo tato General's Department; Captain Bamuol M. Oellert, Medical Corps; Captain Allen A.I Hall, Quartermas ter Corps; First Lieutenant Charles T.f Smith,, Intelligence Department, """"' Eskimo Kayak. Tr," . One of the oddest crafts ever seen near I'rovlncctown, Hriss was the Bs klrao kaynk, In which Bxplorer Donald It, MacMlllan paddled about .The knyak la man's canoe and. Is built on' a frame on which Is stretched akin, water tight. It is handled with a dou ble paddle, Is decked over, and, with an expert In It, is one Of the safest small craft known, y ;S . ., -.. . ' ',, y Cheerfulness Requires Courage. ' '-, It takes a good deal f courage to seem chucrful In wartime, yet it Is id dotnll of ono'a self-res'uect to. keen a Htnillttg; fncsV in' public A dlsnluy oj ; 11 jniuriif, imiuuieB CUIlHlUUrHlUWi llUlf fcrwtce to the'rlghM nml ccntfort Of others, and Is not good form.j- No rani1 tor bow hard life mux, be, one must keep from scolding and. scowling and conmlHloin and whinlmtJ will ludulitt In teurs and grief onijjjn 'one's own room, unicago vempg rose Accuracy JMwsytf Vklued. We all admire the thorough, pains taking person, for the reason that we know such persons pined -,tie right kind . of an estimate oil , accuracy. True, they may not bo singled out as having attained, any sneon records. but that fnct -gives us absolutely nq concern. We believe In them because we know that they may In every situa tion be relied upon and we go our way happy in the knowledge that work turned out by such persons' will fully "measure up." ' .'. ... Preserving Frescoes, A novel method, of preserving frea cocs, recently cllwoverod by a, Japan cRp, consists In cnntlpg thorn with thin glass, which Is made to . adhere through the agency of speclnlly pre pared chemldnlsj Tim new method Is said to make the frescoes proof against thenjurlous action of the atmosphere. Not Knocking Mscle. , Clionts Lady "Mor.le.MIUdleton told I me yesterday that, she, mukes- some easy money mornings pdfilRg as a head-nnd-neck mpdcl for a sptllutor.f Show Girl "I shouldn't be at all surprised. Some BcuKilors, you know, make a specialty 'of gargoyles l"" Buffalo Ex press. ;. . , , Prevents Accidental Poisoning. To prevent poison. belntf used In mlstnko for nivdlclne nn litvcntiir has nnt .it od a bottle with the' nertt nt I or; sido and so formed that jta con i tents cannot be poured out without careful manipulation. . "; October ' 10th last day to pay walor ront without a penalty. 10-7-3t 13t vr utv, xv ..... - 54 ;.:,;;: 1.91.0s ..$2.25 ; :,.:...;. 3 :. ...........iie The Stors WUore His Classes tfads vl United States Pood License No. G&026& If Eett With 1 For in his hands-rrAND THROUGH HIM the . KEYS OF "HELL" are upon this earth Throw him in the "evil smelling filth." v Beside and bet ween fcim stands the German soldier, "poor mutt." He obeys blindly; with no reflection. He can have no ','WILL" or "WISH" of his own he must not even "SPEAK" he must not even VTHINK ." - ; Don't Be a German Soldier Use your "American head" and the "free right" to "THINK" Spend your hard-earned money where you, secure the most value for it. You are a SLACKER of the wtjrst kind, if you don't make EVERY DOLLAR perform its full duty, and make every hour EVERY MINUTE of time pro duce something of value to humanity during your country's crisis and ; ; .. ., Your Nation's Hour of ; Peril---Economize HOOVERIZE AND SAVE Picture in your min d's eye the sad, but true, daily reality on the Atlan tic A troop-ship returns HOME with victims '-'if war: , In cabins "below" they were carried with all the tenderness and care' a great, good-heartod old navy surgeon staff could give; for despite all, they had "SEEN" and "GIVEN" they were youthful and he was sending them back home to mothers, whp wpuld try to nurse back to them sSO METHING" of spent youth and high hopes. Have t'!' Slw. ',.''v''.' A isnvM We own 197 storesWe sell foriash We have !! no book-keepers' "': ''iio '3eSvery wagons," "no special sales artists," "no figure jugglers," "no special customers," : "no trashy'! br ."shoddy" merchandise and "no pets." We own the Jai est chain of stores of its kind in America we own the busiest store in Union County--we are largest retail hosiery 'dealers' in the United States our purchasing power in many lines is the greatest of any concern in the mercantile field today. We have the goods and our prices are guaranteed to be 25 to 33 per cent lower than elsewhere. We solicit your patronage on sound business principles , and respectfully -ask for a portion of your patron age. Kindly notc4he following prices Compare our Daily Offerings, and be convinced that the logical place for you and your family to purchase our Fall and Winter apparel is at the - . J. C. Penney Co., Store at La Grande Ladies' Guaranteed Pl,usl) Coats ......;....... :..... $24.75, $28.50, $32.50 to $49,Q Ladies' Cloth Coats, Velours, Oxfords, etc. $14.75, $16.507;$i9.5Q to $4.50 . . Ljtdjes' Suits, all .shades anjj--weaves -ILl-$22.50, $24.752'i5iDj'o ?4?00 Ladies' kirts,( all wool serges ....:...'...... ..........I., ...5.9,0, ,$6.(90, , $9.90, , $12.50 Ladies' Skirts- silk . ..........::..i........:.:...:....,.....:.: $3.98,,$4,9 $90to $J2.50 ' " iiadies' .Skirts, poplins .....1.................1........... ...........$4.98, $5.9p, $6.90 to $9.90 : , Julicb' SJurts, mohairs '-- ....:.. ,$4.98, $5.90, $7.90 io $8;90 Lad ics Crepe Waists .:,...:....,...........:......:...... ..3.98, $4.98, $5.9"S,tp; .90 , Ladies'. Voile and' Lawn Wists-s.j ,' , i,,,,;.,',,-,' .r,;,.,,,-,, 98,9. .8 Ladies' Ton Silk Waists... .'V: :..:.:.,:.t '..-''-'; tl'OR. 'S2.B8. J3.fl ' ' Ladies' Cotton 'Ribbed' Unions : .Ladies' Silk and Wool Unions L - Ladies', Novelty Shoes..'.i...ji". Ladies' Service Shoes - Ginghams, Ginghams Fancy Percale, large assortment, our price . Pod Spreads, buy early ;;''. - Bed Blaiilvets .....;........:i:..i!;.::::::.:; ;. - r '- '....J..L... Bed Sheets .::-..;vl...:......:......:..;.ZZIZ"..;...... Bed Comforts ..: : - ..- ' v Stttple Muslin .................. ...... 3 lbs. Cotton Batts, our pritje ;;H lb.' Cotton Batfe, 'our prfce:;.'.:.l... . .Ladies' Corsets, money savers 1.1 Ladies' Petticoats, etra .values x LpBfess Godds4, pladsnd:chklt.:t!;il. & 'Men's Heavy Blue' Denim Overalls, oui' i;.-' i u Men's.-Khaki Cdtubinatidhs (sdmethiiig 1, ,-Tj , Men's Mackinaw Coats ,:'u,j - Men's Ma;kinaw, Laced Pants, grey and Men's Work Shirts, blue and grey Jften's New Falls Suits Men's New Fall Overcoats . Men's All Wool Hose : Men's Dress Band Shirts ... Men's "Marathon" Hats ...... Men's Fal Caps ............. Men's Fall Unions , Men's Dress Trousfrs Men's Khaki Pants .... Men's Two-Pieco Fleeceo) Cfarmentso Boys' Suits' ..: Boys' Shirts and Blouses . . , Joys'. Suspenders r .. , , ; ( ; ' . I 'oys ' Caps ... ;. . . , Boys', lrata".,,,,! ) ;?., Boys' Shoes Boys' Mackinaw Coats VISIT OUR STORE-SEE THE' DAILY C Incorporated iAM Formerly the the Earner .WW .:'..y?. WW tWWa : ' ' '' A. "- Havft Ynn I hmicrht ,49c9c,-6?c,,98q ..$2.49, $2.98, $3.98 .$5.90, $6.90, $7.90, $8;90; $9;90 ,. $2.98, $3.98, $4.98, $5.90 ;:.;.... 2Sf, 30 :,.:....:.. 30 ..$1.25, $1.49, $1.98, $2.98, $3.98 ..$2.98, $3.98, $4.98, $5.90, $6.90 -$1.98,.$2.98, $3.49, $4.98 ........ ..22c, 28c, -29c, 32c --v (,;:'98c- I:"''' ''-'- 'y, 23c ,-:ilK?'r 98c, $1.49, $1.98,"$2.93," $3.9d :: ....$15t $1.49, $L98, $2r98 , r !l:4L:.d8, $LW $i.sa V price $1.98 new) MXj'-Wy'ff-pg ' ?,$5,96; $l90!T$7.9b:1$8.9O - khaki I.-..!1:111a..1$8.90, $9.90'' ' ' . ' ' " : 98c, $1.29, $1.49 . $12.50, $14.75, $16.50, $18.50 to $34.50 .1 ..$14.75, $16.50, $18.50,'$19.90 to $280 . 59c, 69c, 79c -98tf, $1.25, $1.49 1 $2.98, $3.98, $4.d8 :..49c, 98c, $1.49, $1.98 $1.98, $2.49, $2.98, $3.98 to $5.90 ..$2.98, $3.98, $4.98, $5.90, $6.90 ' ....-.,-.......$1.49. $1.98. $2.25. $2.49 ur price xiL.....,.:4L.iliI, 98c $3.98. $4.98. $5.90. ... fnsi9 Kn . ; 49c, 59c, 69c ,,:.,;,.,;, , 15c, 19c, 25c i' 25c, 49c, 98c r ' 98c, $1.49 ..$1.98, $2.49, $2.98, $3.50 . $4.98, $5.90 ROWDS THE STORE WITH THE PUNCH. Follow tho Crowds There's s Reason. . M.M i m.y sr-i United Store 'ii r . l.Vi l' I' I i'j.l. I'Y. (lit''!1!': '!t u:-,i''' Hi) (. (H ,,iiii.:K A' i)H:;