THE OREGON JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1804.
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550,000 Worilii off .'Gainmeiats EoiEgSit at a Sacriice
'Yes, bought at a sacrifice so STUPENDOUS as to almost benumb human belief 10, 15 AND 20 PER CENT OF THE ACTUAL WHOLESALE WORTH WAS THE PRICE PAID
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It Is the "Way Ho Buys in the East and the Way He Sells to His Fiends of the Great and Bounding West
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285-28? WASHINGTON ST.
Four Doors East of Perkins Hotel
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COR 3HD &BWBNSIDE ST&
Home of Genuine Clothing Bargains
. ' PAUL, STRAIN, Proprietor
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He owns both stores. He Is the captain of both establishments. He is the powerful motor that booms the business. He booms it because he knows how to buy and be
cause he is not so avaricious as to want to "ho? it all." IN FACT,-HE DONT HOQ ANYTHING. HE GLADLY DIVIDES HIS GOOD FORTUNE WITH HIS FRIENDS AND
PATRONS. . And all next week there will be a whirlwind, a tornado, a cyclone, a blizzard of PROFIT. DESTRUCTION THAT WILL ASTOUND THE STATE. .
AT STRAIN'S
Elegantly Tailored, Hand-Sewed, Silk-Lined, Glove-Fitting
Suits at, the Suit . ..
TAs garments wr mado to itlt at $13 to $20 tack and wro chtap at that
$S.OO
AT STRAIN'S SUIT PICKUPS
A Monster Sale of Samples bought the other day when Mr. Strain was in Chicago at 20 .cents on the $1 -actual
TWENTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR! -.,,., v ,
There are Seven Hundred and Fourteen j
Of these suits, worth all the way from $15.00, $20.00, and $25.00. At (fcl ft K( 17 o oh
this sale they go for .......:.....vpiU.JU Xdyll
. A whole host of tailor-made suits, crackajacks from
Lamrlj Co. and the Royal Tailors, handled only by
" us on the Pacific coast, worth $25 if they're worth a
., bean,and well let you in on the deal at
$7.50 each
104 Spring Top Coats and Cravenettes, Chesterfields,
Belt Overcoats, goods of the famous Lamm & Co,
bought at exactly 25 cents on the $1, and good bar-
gains at $25 and $30. Our price for this week
$7.50
v 1,000 $1 and $1.50 Soft and Stiff Bosom Shirts :
$2.50 for Fancy Vests Worth $5 and $6
They are the latest things out, but, of course, have
been on the road for 90 days or we could not sell them
at this little price. They are just as good, however,
as when they left the tailors.
$5.00
A splendid assortment of all-wool Sample Trousers,
just in from the road, not even soiled a morsel, worth
$5 to $7.50, going, while they last, at
$2.50 v
2,000 pieces of stylish Maco cotton and Merino Under
wear, 75c, $1.00and $1.50 values, flung to the winds at
50c a Garment
50c a piece
25c for 59c and 75c Neckwear
There are 100 dozen of these salesmen's samples, NEWEST OF THE NEW, spring styles, as The Teck, the'En
Ush Square, the Merrill, Four-in-Hands, Bows, Ascots, ecc, exactly the same as the other fellows sell at 50 and 75c
35c or three for $1.00
Is our sensational price on 100 dozen of imported French Scarfs of all elegant kinds, the leapt valuable one of
which is worth at least $L Most of them are worth $2 a nd $3. The haberdasher is sore because we sell thes ;
beauties at these prices, but we can't help that. OUR price will stand as stated.
$ 1 .50 for Sample Umbrellas . ,
Worth" $2.50 to $4.
In Silk Gloria,' Alpaca and Mohair, natural and fancy
carved handles, beauties anywhere on earth.
10c for Sample Sox
tThat are sold everywhere, and are well worth, from
5c to 40c
25c for Sample Sox
That were made in Europe to sell to the finest men In
25c for $amp!e Lots, Worth
50c, 75c and $1
i Of President, Guyot and Royal Silk Web Suspenders,
no better ever worn by man.
Glove fitting sample Hosiery, worth 50c, 75c, $1 and
$1.50, . "
25c the Pair
500 samples of magnificent work and dress Gloves,
worth up to $2 each,
50 c
' the wqxkl the American for 50c, 75c, $1 and $1.50.
A $5.00 Shoe for $3.50 -
And that's true. too. They are the celebrated Tibbetts make of Brockton, Mass, and are sold everywhere else
in America for $5.00. I have added these goods to my big stock of clothing merely as an advertisement for my
clothing bargains, hence ask no profit whatever from this department, Therefore I am paralyzing shoe prices
and causing a howl to go skyward from many throats. But for all this, I will continue to sell this fine '
' $5.00 Men's Shoes for $3.50
And everything else in the store at similar prices
At no other place in the world can equal bargains be obtained.
These sample garments and goods were carried by drummers on the road for SO days, during- their sales of
spring clothing to merchants, and were not harmed a particle. .Yet we made the buys, as stated, at 10c to 25c
y on the $1. This explains the reasons why we caa sell to the public at so low a figure. ' ' ",'
N. B.r-No goods sold at wholesale to Portland merchants at these figures. It will be no use for any of them' to
press "this matter; farther. : -' ' y U ..' y v ,-: . :'-'-'V
-At TME HU!
AN. OVERCOAT DISASTER
- W will not carry an Overcoat ever if we have to pitch them out Into the etreet for the men of Portland and the etate to
carry away. During all the week to come we will eell medium and heavy weight in auoh popular makee aa Kerteye, Frieiee and
Cheviotej the new double faced Coverts and short, snappy Whipcords the cream of this eeason'a styles and bought for this sea
son's sales sold everywhere at S12, 115 and $1 ft we'll close our eyes, abandon gain, and hand these stylish garments out to
wnomsosver wanxa xnem ax oniy
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$3.95 Each
r 'We will toss out, with reckless absndon, to any person
wanting a real charm' of an Overcoat, a garment either belt or
plain, lull cut, lined with aerge, fancy serge and Venetians)
suitable for rain or shine; also nobby spring top Coats, thia
spring's pink of faahions, well worth $25 each, at only , -
A rich silk lined coat, the gem of all coverings for the
human body, lasting as the river's flow and fit for a presi
dential reception, worth $30 to $35, turned over to our frienda
at whatt you aek, only
$8.95
Men's Suits Belabored
SACK SUITS IN FANCY WEAVES, faehlonable spring
1 garments, swell enough for weddings or ariatooratio feaate,
aold at $20 in any other store; and $25 and. $30 cutaway frock
suits, at the tear-mentioning price of
$5.00 the Suit
A fine selection of pur fancy Worsteds, black ctay wor
steds, black Thi bets, genuine Scotch tweeds In single and'
double breasted, at the torturing price of onty
$7.50
1,569 genuine French black worsteds, 20-ounce clays,' un
finished fancy granites, overplaids, Scotch tweeds, vicunas and
novelty weavee of every description, hand tailored, many ailk
lined, easily worth $30 to $35, may bo kidnaped by any on
at Th Hubfor the little price of
1 0.00
' These are eensation bargains of the
wouldn't seem that one could pay rent and sell, clothing at such
NOTHING rnicts, yet The nub does it. It does it because
it buys so cheaply. THAT'S THE SECRET!
.yearl Truly it
TROUSERS
600 patra belonging to $15 and $20 Suits, . $ 1 ,25 a pair
Worsted Pante, awell new atrlpes, delights of the aye and
delights of fits, worth $5 in any market of tha world, and our
price ia only . ;
$2.25
400 paira of $8, $10 and $12 values, new spring goods and
makee, just the ticket for swell gatherings and 8unday wear,
and tha coming week takee them at
$4.00
HATS AND CAPS
We bought a large stock of $3 Langley Chicago Hate, no
better for that price in Christendom, and aold everywhere for
(3. But they went into bankruptcy after the menchant'a nam
ad been inscribed in them, thus deteriorating their value (it
x the' big Chicago market, ao we are flinging them away at
50c a piece
Any of our regular $150 and $3.50 lines at
$1.90
MACINTOSHES
They're) dandies $7.50 and $10 values stylish enough for
mny man, nvw at
Tha $12, $15 and $18 kind guaranteed rainproof for tha
liny sum or
$1.99
$3.99
And ao we go, until now w run . the ndw up againat a cargo of elegant Shoes that
We are SLAUGHTERING like this
LOT NO. 1298 paira men's wax calf Shoes, medium plain
. and London toe, in lace and congress, good AA
$2 value THIS SALE .. 41.UU
LOT NO. 2623 paira men'a box calf Shoee In' lace and con-
' grass, medium weight soles, all sizes j thia lot of Shoea ia
good valu at $Zu; THIS .
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oodvalue at $20; THIS . $1 50
LOT NO. 3412 pairs . men's vici kid 8 hoes, the) kind you pay
$2.00
$3 elewherLin lace and congress;
in 19 OALL
LOT NO. 4-40 different styles of men'a fin Shoee to select
- from in lace and congress; good value at C "5 AA
$4, $4J50 and $5 THIS 8ALE : O.UU
MEN'S- FURNISHING GOOBS :
Slammed, Banged, Murdered and Killed. Read these Prices:
50 SHIELD BOWS and other atylea suitable for '
every man and boy, choico
25 COLLARS, ail sizes and shapes,
choice ...v.......................
5c
20 FAST BLACK AND BROWN HALF HOSE,
, choice ...... 1UC
2c
1c
NORWEGIAN LAMB'S WOOL HALF HOSE, all TC-r
aixes, from 50c, 75o and 1 lota; choice .. XOC
NECKWEAR, ALL STYLESchoeen at random from our $1,
loo and sue lines to give) first comers a grand - -
lOat LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS , ,
choice ......................................
10 ROLLED GOLD COLLAR BUTTONS; pick
them out at ........
e- a
aelection, choice .........
WORKING SH33VTS
GRAND FINAL CLEANUP of all $1 and $t-53 lota
including black sateens, at
SOFT AND STIFF BOSOM 8HIRTS. 71c,-$1.00 and $15
lines, including the famous Gokf and Silver . PA-
brand, choico .................................... OUC
50c
SWEATERS
ALL OUR $1501 mnd H00 Gradea,
: now .........................
S1.50
THE FINEST AND BEST SWEATER In thia store, many
regular $5 ones, a few aold heretofore at CO ETA'
$70; choic now .pX.Ov
SUITCASES
FULL SIZE imitation kangaro and alligator, steel Q4 f f
frame and extra strong. $5 values... ...,.....I.c)v7
THE- FINEST SUIT CASE IN OUR STORE, worth up to $10,
no reeerverfi afl solid leather and ,4
choice Q'itViu
UNDERWEAR.
MEDIUM WEIGHTS, ribbed in Una and browns, almost
every size; beet 60o grades f.
ehoico , ZvC
91, 92 AND 2.50 BROKEN AND REGULAR LINES
WOOL UNDERWEAR, tibbed and plain, Cfl
choice OVC
A THOUSAND PAIRS. Including tha genuine
grade of "Presidents." choice
SUSPENDERS
25c
CLOVES
ig pigskin and horsehide; .25 C
GLOVES Good working pigskin and horsehido;
auo grades ...
GLOVES Special $1 grades warranted Indian tan, .also
Bridgemen, Builders and Ironworkers' famous A fr
$1 gloves, choice ......,...,,..JVC
GLOVES $125 and t0 quality genuine Japanese .Mocha
Orrving ana Dress faloves;
choice ....................
GLOVES Any pair at The Hub including our 2 and $2.59
, grades, variety so vast description is impossible; nn-
choie ...;yyc
75c
U?,13RELLAS
ALL OUR S0o and 75 LINE3,
' choice) .....................
ALL $t.C0 AND StJZS UM3RELLA3,
choice ...........................
THE FINEST UMBRELLA at "The Hub," no
reserved; choice
29c
49c
op,,
JtU J ..,'-...J
f ."5-00 ALL WCCL VESTS, on!
your choice ...............
ODD COATS, worth up to '.'.
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