—
v—
—
—.
Foreign Calls fo r H elp
Anawered by Red Cross
Even Toyland Grows Up!
If Santa C I«u».tiaJ.t»ll«l> aaltwti l *< ii
y ia rs »a** «utl MWjjk» ti»lay. bu
f.< »«rjr uiiiub. iiui*»«‘U a t ,the airld»»
, tfcat T u jla a d b*H taken
>
Oulta ara llir atintiU- luy train»
I»,« bur»«' mill wagon »eta tlta aluff«'>l
«toll» that
ilall«lit»>< etolldran « da-
«tala ago
in th r lr ataad, ha would
to il ro iitrapllo na which are n tlrn rla i
<>l i rout I»«' gt-nlua.
I l l p ln rr of the tiny lotninotlva and
I wo m iniature «are which d»|wnd«d
upon a hand wound »prlug to Jara
t i . around tha wobbly »«<1 of tro ik a
n rr ► litiM u iu r »trtng» which thread
th e ir way lu and out of tunnel», »low
it g down at i roaalng». ■topping »1
autom atic algnul light» and all tbl»
1» • Ic c tr ld t y l
i lotted wliuurtbn dnUa were pho -d in
a , hurlaoutal position »«>nt<tl|in«*a.
Today, dolls mu»t h e ’ drnaaed Ml
tha height of- Toyland -laahloti; til-' ■
heads muni he unbreakable^ the wigs !
mnat be made rpn r«ial h air; and |
they m ii«i walk
talk
cry when
spanked- and aleep
Yea. Hnnta would be a
tonlahed parson If lie woke
a ten year slumlier, and read
ctirtstm a» data of today'»
generation*
Change in Doll-land
And the doll»! Ten yearn ago, only
the very w ealthiest fam ilies boasted
mama" doll»; tor the most part, llttl«
,- r|» were content wdth stuffed «lolls,
* r paler mache doll» with eyes that
very aa,
up from
over the
younger
Dairy Chief
Mod«™ equipm ent
The htirac «nd wagon are replaced
t v automobile dump carta which are
«•»art duplli ate» of the hug«- truck»
t in t rumble down the roads today
« tanas, derrick», excavators the»«1
w t k with the preclalotl of the 20 * ’ ll
< r ainul»
The »et of wooden block» that < I ii
I. rod to the floor hae given w m I i
building «at» Today, the im u g iu a ti/i
youngater can exarefbe hl« nuildlug
t.,|, n>» through a set with which he
ai.n build a m iniature a kyarru per
« 1« vatoi n and a ll'
T he little fellow
wlio Intrnd to tin k e r w ith th* doitrbellw
t«.- a chance to liario*»» ele ctric ity tq
tto ateel sti in I ores that can la* nindc
t in another » e t; running the elrv .i
tor». liftin g and carrying toad»
/ The »Impte »c<«>ter ha» given way
tc motor driven toy cycle», the late»!
o » 4 h p motorcycle with » »Idv cii .
n which the young oullant drive» hi»
ew rnthegrt tiai and front school!
PAGE THREE
TUB SPRINGFIELD NEWS
THURSDAY DECEMBER IB. 1927
T ak e ' I m o r Leave 'Em
11«— in it ia lly ) "M en are (onto IB
m arry ."
She—/ ‘Yea. 1 agree w ith you. But
what else cen »<• m arry."
r"
naîw
Oelptte th» unusual requirement»
af relief tn 77 Miaastere w ith in the
United State», the people of the
country, through'the American Red
Crota, satendatf relief to sufferers
In 20 dlaaatera In foreign land«.
Theea lnotud»d hurrlean»» In th»
West Indie», desolating portion» Of |
Cuba. Santo Domingo, Porto Rica,
th» Id a ot Pin»», tha Bahama», and
othar ialanda In tha group; flraa In
H a iti and Porto Rico, floods in M rs
loo and Jugoslavia, aarthquakaa In
Japan, tha Aioras Islands, Armenia
and Albania, and rafugaa relief oper
ations In Bulgaria, Syria, and China
During tha eleventh Annual Roll
Call, November 11 to 24, tha Am eri
can Rad Cross w ill aeak a member
ship of 5,000.000 to kotp Its disas
ter ra lltf and othar services con
stantly ready for any call.
I
s V
T ru th in Advertising
Prospective Roomer— “ B ut yon »4-
vertlsed a bed-sitting room."
Landlady— "C ertain ly, thia Is IL "
"W ell, I see the bed but where ,S
the s ittin g room?"
'On the bed."
Jump»— Like a Flea
Found on Pharm acy State Board
exam paper: Q W h a t Is the akallod
nicotine? Ans. A pow erful drug, on«
drop o f which on the end of a dog's
tall w ill k ill a man.
Mtude— "J hope you w ill pardon my
dancing on your feet. I'm a little out
of p ra c tic e "
C o ed — "1 don't rndtul your dancing
on them It's the continual Jumping oif
and on that aggrnvatea me."
Tha Optim ist
Doctor to Dying M an: But my dear
man, why must I tape up your fingers?
P atient: So they w on't h urt whea
I play the harp.
Bella *’l wonder how the expression
i'a ll «rm of the sea' originated?"
Ikm
(w ith
a tender look) " P e r - 1
The Bookmaker Says
W h eth er ahe be blonde or b ru n e ttt,
beautiful or plain, gay or morose, tha
ixlda are about fifty to one that she
w ill not be on time.
haps omebody notlcwl that It, hugged
the » tim e "
p enalty poaed p o rtrait of
An eapecially
Larson, ahlof
ehlel o
of l tha
Larson
h a rts ■ of dairy ledwstrles, depars-
" W
w.
Dr C C
W
o i aarlctrfMirs. who hai ro-
S tó .,1
UUB
Jaaaary I. IB M
Fortune T e lle r : "llew are of a ban I
same, tall blonde '
Wear« W illie I sadly I
I've m arried her ”
' Too
late
fC o
Omi Gosh
" I hear th a t you and (tolly b ars
q u a rre le d ”
•
"Yea. -1 found aomefhing about bar
that I didn t like.''
W h a t « a a th a t" '
"Another fellow'» arm ."
T hte 1» a story o f the W ild ami
W ooly W est. It concern» the aherlft
: of
T in Sprout. who (li»per»e«l an
angry mob w ith a few wetl-chosen
words.
"Y , ~ »aid the aheriff. re la tltir the
» lo r y , "I managed to quieten 'em down
nil right
W hen the boya »warme-J
i around ,he gaol I stepped out w ith a
1 couple of gun» In my hand» and »poke
sorter »nothin' to 'em."
"W h a t did yon aay?"
"I Just reminded 'em th a t my broth-
. r was rttnnln' the only undertaker's
>n the town, an' everybody that know
j cd inc knowed I was a strong fam ily
i man who'd do anything In reason to
' boost the business of a relative.''
H o tel M anager: "Y ou must please
pay in advance, air. Your luggage la
too em otional."
Quest: "E m o tio nal? ”
"Yes— easily m oved.'
P : "B lffcr ha» worked him self up,
hasn't he?"
S: ''H ow do you ruean?"
,
"H e used to be it chirop od ist now
, _
be a ,a ( ent at
!
You had better be X-
Doctor
rayed **
P a tie n t; ’’There*s no need., (Jet
mv w ife; shtt’a alw ayn been able ‘.o
see through m e ”
Facta in the Case
H e — "D arling, 1 love you. W ill you
m a rry me and become m y Income tax
rebate?"
'
She— ' ‘Yea. my love. And w e'll hava
a lot of little exemptions.''
T he Bore: '' I feel thoroughly wound
up tonight.-'
Hostess: "H o w strange!
And yet
you don't seem to go "
"Oh. yes." ahe said, "we can traed
our ancestors back to— tn— well, I
don't know exactly who, but we'vg
been descending for centuries."
Man, Ob M an!
A t the Grand Canyon: " T e ll m e;
what are some of «he chief beauties
of the neighborhood th a t we must
not miss."
"W e ll, there's Old man Johnson's
daughter down by the mfU, and Tom
Jones' w ife up that there m ountain."
William’s Self Service Store
77 EAST BROADWAY
NEXT TO I. O. O. V. BLDG.
FANCY
UM BRELLAS
T U R K IS H T O W E L S
In Cross-Bar
Border Effect.
Do Your Christmas
Shopping Leisurely
I
Your Christinas shopping will prove far?mor e pleasant and economical this year than
ever before if you do it here. No one to hurry you to make a decision.
Suggestions for Her
Men's Silk and Wool Fancy Socks,
pair
48c
Women’s Boxed Hdkfs., 3 for
23c
Women's Boxed Hdkfs., 3 for
48c
Men’s Fancy Rayon Socks, pair
Women's Silk Hdkfs. and Powder
Puff
48c
Men's Rayon, Wool and Cotton Socks,
25c
pair
Women's Full Fashioned Silk Hose, $1.48
Men's Clever Plaid Rayon Socks,
pair
..........
Women's Fine Feathers Silk Hose,
pair
98c
Women's Silk and Wool Hose, pair
48c
25c
Men's Elastic Side Leather Slippers,
pair
$1.99
Men's Padded Sole Felt Slippers, pair 89c
$1.1»
Men’s Hi-Lo Felt Slippers, pair,
$1.59
Men’s Sheep-skin Slippers, pair
Men's Cut Silk Four-in-hand
48c
Men's Gen. Broadcloth Shirts
$1.48
Men's Fast Color Dress Shirts
98c
Men's Outing Night Shirts
>78c
Men's Outing Pajamas
98c
Men's Colored Bordered Hdkfc.
9c
Men’s Extra Fine Quality Initial Hand
kerchiefs, eftch
23c
.Men's and Boys’ All-Leather Belts
48c
Men's Regular $500 A ll-W ool
Shirts,
$3.69
Men's Khaki and Grey Flannel
Shirts
$1.69
Men’s and Boys’ Knit ties
24c
Men’s Belt and Buckle Sets
73c
Men's and Boys' Colored Border
Handkerchiefs
5c
Little Boys' Red Top Rubber Boots,
pair ................................ .............. $1.89
Boys' Novelty Golf Hose, pair
48c
Boys’ Fancy Rayon Sock, pr.
48c
Boys' Jack Knife Hi-Top Shoes
$3.99
Boys' Fast Colored Blouses
79c
Boys' Fast Colored Shirts
89c
Suggestions for Her
White and Colored Novelty Handker
chiefs
Women's Hi-grade Novelty Hdkfs.
9c
Women's Hand Painted Hdkfs.
. 15c
2 9 c'3 9 c
IN T H E W E S T
5 2 .1 5 ’
5 5 .4 5
J
609 Willamette
Eugene, Ore.
IT PAYS TO SHOP AT BREIERS
Special in Ladies’ and Childrens’ Wool Dresses
$1.98-3.98-4.98
Suggestions for Him
48c
Always Suitable
G ifts
and
Woman's Rayon and Silk Hose, pair 48c
Women's Fine Quality Rayon Hose.
3 pairs for
$1.00
Women's Novelty Plaid Hose, pair
48c
Women's Fine Quality Rayon Vests
59c
Women's Reinforced Rayon Bloomers,
pair
...
89c
Women's Lace Truvmed Teddies
98c
Women's Rayon Princess Slips
98c
Women's Outing Night Gowns
98c
Women’s Hand Emb. Gowns
*98c
Puis Linen Lunch Cloths
79c
Pure Linen Cloth and Napkins
$1.19
Hand Embroidered Towels
48c
Tinted Boxed Stationery
23c
Child’s Boxed Stationery
10c
Children’s Novelty Hdkfs, Dolls
23c
Set of 7 Child's Handkerchiefs
38c
Misses' Novelty Plaid Hose, pr.............. 38c
Misses's Rayon Hose, pair ................ 38c
Children’s Umbrellas
98c
Children's Coat Sweaters
$1.48
Children's Fancy Wool Hose, pr.
48c
Children's Padded Sole Felt Slippers, 73c
Women's Padded Sole Felt Slippers, 68c
Women's Embroidered Satin Slip
pers, ..............................
$1.59
Women’s Patent Leather Slippers, $1.59
Women's Leather Sole Slippers,
$1.48
Infants’ All Wool Sweaters
98c
Children's Stitched Satin Slippers,
73c
Child's Mirror and Comb Sdts ............ 98c
i
Vests, rayon knit with piqued rayon straps.
In all the new and zjq
wanted colors
DizC
• I/C
RIoomers, rayon knit, with large reinforced
So Practical
HOSIERY
X;j“r'98c-$ 1.39-1.89
Make your gifts with
Breier's Quality Hos
iery.
No. 875— Service weight, silk to top hosiery
women. Slipper heel. Six popular Q Q
colors. Mock fashion ............ IzOC
No. 165 All silk thread. 42 gage, full fash
ion. Slipper sole. Fine lisle a* < A Q
garter top. Service weight
xj) 1 • T r lz
No. 658—Guaranteed all silk thread. Service
weight. Slipper sole. Top
-J QC
grade. A -l quality
1 »izO
Nos. 4503-4502 — Women’s and Misses'
Rayon and cotton hose. Very dur-
able. 3 popular shades
O IzC
For growing g irls ..........
49c
No. 371 Misses' shaped sports hose of line
quality lisle. Fine forschool wear
Q^-.
Smart patten»
Hri/C
No. 27—-Children's lisle hose— sport rib.
Elastic and strong. Light colors
a Q _
and black
^Tc/C
No. 600— Cotton hose for girls. Regular rib.
Light colors and black.
QCx»
All sizes 6 to 10 .... .................. «¿OC
No. 10—Girls' 7-8 hose in clever sport pat
terns.
No. 46- Infants' very soft cashmere, 100%
wool. American Raby—an old
yi q
standby. 4 to 6’,2 ............. — ....... T r l z C
No. 17 — American Raby Hose in pure
white Rayon with lisle sole and
9 C -,
heel ......- ..... - .............................. —
OwC
Appreciated Lingerie
The intimate g ift of Lingerie every
woman loves.
French pants, rayon knit. Attractively two-
tone trimmed. Well made. In
QQ
three colors, each .....................
i/O C
RIoomers, Jersey knit, in conserva-
tive shades. Double elastic knee
RIoomers, cotton crepe in peach and flesh
Double elastic knee.
Z ?Q
Three sizes ......
O«zC
RIoomers, cotton charmeuse, double elastic
knee. Pink and peach.
Q Q z»
Three sizes .............................
t/O C
Outing night gown for women. Double yoke.
Extra quality. Hemstitched in- rt*
sertion. Sizes 16 to 20 ......
»n 1 .D iz
For Gifts
SLIPPERS
Puzzled about what
to give your femi
nine friends? Try
Slippers for them.
Ladies’ felt slippers. Silk ribbon and pom
pom trimmed. Soft
f\O
soles. B right colors
D izC ’izOC
Something new — Velvet house slippers,
gilt binding. Embroidered
<t»-| n n
vamp. Soft soles .... ......
1 . 0 <Z
Soft kid house slippers, fully lined. Silk
pom pom.
rf* -I zjq
Red and Copen
q ) 1 «Diz
Women’s leather house slippers, fully felt
lined. Cut-out decorations, rf* i a j-
Soft soles................- ..... ...... «D JL • T 'O
Women’s fancy satin slippers, gold metal
and silk emb. Giltedge. Quilted rayon in
sole. Copen, black, etc.
rf* ■«
Children’s felt slippers with soft solea.
Quilted Insole. Pom pom and
¿JO y»
fur trimmed. Small sizes ........... OtzC
I^trge sizes
.....—
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