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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1905)
« V - • Ladies 9 Hose at Uc per P air Ladies 9 = Hand kerchiefs at He A Wonderful Work went on Here LAST SATURDAY A Special Lot of Ladies* Misses* and Children’s Shoes as long as they last, at 56c, 67c, 98c and $1.27 per pair. House was Piled Full of People from one End to the Other. The whole City was The AWAKE TO THE SITUATION r It was a carnival, but a carnival of real Merchandise, such as Forest, Grove never saw before. This store never had a bigger jam, and never will have. It, would be impossible for them to get on the inside, although we expect them to be standing on the outside, with the inside full in the next few days. In fact, we would like t,o have this house over-run each and every day of the Thirty Days Unloading Sale of Nelson B. LaCourse. We are the People who are Behind the Gun We are directing each shot and they are shooting into the enemies’ camp at a fearful ‘ is time on ourselves. The Sale has just fairly got started. The crowds are surging to and rate. It is coming to all the people’s gain and not the very few. The FARMER AND ( fro, and the only thing we lacked was several extra sales-people, which we promise to have TH E WORKINGMAN have heard of it, and they are sending word to their friends and here by next Saturday so you can get waited on without having to wait so long. We ask neighbors for miles around. You have been paying 50 and 100 per cent profit to these you to bear with us; be patient. Not one item will be held in resefve, and that kind, cour mansion dwellers, but Nelson B. LaCourse has come to your relief, while others say it is teous treatment that you received on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday will be repeated here their loss. each and every day, only we are trying to do better. We are bidding you welcome under We cannot help what these war priced vets say, it is time on the other fellow, and it the roof where this great Sacrifice Sale is now in full blast. THE People Get the Benefit! Shoes, Shoes \ Notion Department We are still talking shoes. We are piling out shoes; we are putting more of them in baskets, bins, on the coun ters and convenient places for you to look them over, where you can examine each and every pair. You will see that stamp here on them, made by honest hands, and we be lieve we are telling the truth when we say to you that you can come near fitting the whole family out in shoes for what you pay for one pair elsewhere. It is the most golden op portunity that ever visited Forest Grove since the first time she came on earth. All Israel weeps, but they weep alone. JONES HE PAYS TH E FREIGHT AND TH E PEO PLE GET TH E BENEFIT. Whether it is shoes you want for your wife, your mother, your daughter, for your sweetheart, the babies or anybody, they are here for you, and they are here at prices that are talking out loud. Is on Sale. Baskets are full, shelves are full and coun ters are full. The whole business is before you; commenc ing with Needles, going down to Pins, walking up the line and picking up bargains everywhere. Whether it is rib bons, embroideries, corsets, kid gloves, laces, neckwear, muslin underwear or wrappers, or anything you ever thought of in the Furnishing line, we have got them here and we have got them at a saving to you and your family of 10 to 50 per cent. The distinct understanding with all the people is be fore you here in Great, Big, Plain Letters. At each of the front doors, and at the side door, we bid you welcome, and anywhere under this roof, it is a certainty you are welcome, We want to show you what a dollar will do. Did you ever see the crowds that gathered around our DRESS GOODS COUNTER, looking over the latest weaves, the latest designs, where nothing but fashion’s lat est is shown, and see them buying right and left on all sides? Everybody was busy picking out patterns. They were wrapping them up like chain lightning What was the cause of it? It was simply buying Dress Goods at the Right Price. 25c and 50c goods go for less money than they ever saw them sold for, and the 25c kind went out like lightning, cheaper than dirt. We have them up to $2.00 and $2.50 what the other fellow sells them at, but here they cost a little more than half. We believe you will be down and look over some of fashion’s latest in our Dress Goods Department. Is piled jam full of goods. It takes up an immense amount of space in here, but we are proving to the people that 9c here in Notions will do the work of 15c elsewhere. Dress Goods The Notion Counter The Hosiery We are selling to the ladies at 4c, 6c, 9c and 11c has set competition wild. They don’t know where to lay their heads. They are weeping, but they weep alone. Ginghams Cost but little if anything down in this big store. We are still selling Pins at 2 papers for lc. You will want some of them. shirts Ladies' Petticoats and Shirtwaists Overalls, Work and Dress Shirks Are moving and moving fast, because they are moving at 20 to 50 per cent less than anybody ever saw them sold for in Forest Grove. Everything in that line is pretty nearly cut in two,— that is the prices, not the goods, cut in two. All Kid Gloves and Knit Gloves All Cotton Gloves and Silk Gloves, and everything in the Glove line, go out at the most ruinous prices ever placed on counters in this city. No matter what you want you will be down to N. B. LaCourse’s to get it. IT IS A HOT TIME IN FOREST GROVE, NOW. Watch the ladies looking over and buying,—wearing out when they go, one of our Tailored Skirts. They are finding all the new patterns, or anything that they want that is new and up-to-date, and they cost less money than others would get for the old and out-of-style garments. Here you can find on each and every garment a saving of from $1.00 to $5.00. We want to show you, whether it is for your wife, your sister or your mother or your litde girl. We have got them, and no color but what you can come here and find. While they are fast moving out, we believe we have enough for all and the Skirt Department is certain ly attracting wide spread attention. The Handkerchief Sale Has eclipsed all former events of our lives. The pen ny ones went out like a house afire. The lc, 3c, 4c, 6c, 7c and 9c ones have set them all agog, and the 11c kind and the 14c kind are the beauties of this man’s town. Ev erything in the Cotton Goods line; everything in the Mus lin line; all go in Thirty Daps, Unloading, Sacrifice Sale. Underskirts and Petticoats Come under the same ban, at the lowest prices you ever saw. They are coming in carriages, wagons, in any kind of vehicles, on the cars, afoot, or anyway,—you will be welcome in this house. You don’t have to have silk stock ings on to buy goods in this intitution. This store was erected for the masses and not for the classes, and the FARMER AND TH E WORKINGMAN will always find this store a place of welcome to him and his family. distinct, understanding with all the people is before you here in great,, big plain letters. FOLLOW THE CROWD AND COME TO OUR STORE. Thanking you, one and all, a thousand times for your attendance to the Sale in Lhe last, few days, and trusting you will be here each and every day until the final wind-up, we are, Faithfully Yours, The i Two Papers of Pins for One Cent. Two Cards of Hooks and Eyes for One Cent. f Nelson B. LaCourse, Forest Grove, - - - - Oregon Men’s Sox, Four Cents per pair. Men’s Red & Blue Bandana Hand- kerchiefs at Four Cents.