THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAYNOV.1915
EIGHT
EITRAfil ASTOUNDING MEWS ijlEHRg j
Shoe Stock Is To Be Closed Out In A Mig
hty
Sale
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"I Have a White Elephant on
My Hands"
Says A. C. De Voe
"A Stock of Shoes and No Place to Put 'Em
Salem
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urn
"Featuring De Voe's Going Out of Business Sale
DEVOE SPECIAL PAGE
Salem, Oregon, November 4, 1915
DEVOE SPECIAL PAGE
Sale Starts
9a.m,Sharp
Friday
CONTINUES DAILY UNTIL
ALL STOCK IS SOLD
MOST ASTOUNDING SALE
IN HISTORY
Forced to Vacate the Prtmtsea-The Stock Must be
Closed Out to the Public
It's the Absolute and Final
Disposal of All Stock
A Statement From A. C. De Voe Telling
Why He Is Closing Oat His
Shoe Stock-Read It.
"IT'S AN HONEST CONFESSION FROM AN HONEST MAN."
'TIS SAID THAT WE ALL HAVE OUR UPS AND DOWNS, BUT SOME OF us seem to
get more than our share. Still I am not complaining and I'll surely take my medicine like a
man. I AM FORCED TO GIVE UP MY PRESENT STORE, AND THEREFORE I AM GO
ING TO SELL THE STOCK OUT. IT IS MY INTENTION NOW TO QUIT BUSINESS
FOR GOOD, but I certainly have nothing bad to" say about 'Salem. It is a mighty good town,
and I expect to live here the rest of my days. LET ME MEET ALL MY FRIENDS AT THIS
MY LAST GREAT SALE.
(Signed) A. C. DE VOE,
Mgr. and Prop. DeVoe Shoe Store.
Buy Your
Shoes Here
Now
BE SURE YOU ARE IN THE
RIGHT STORE
THERE ARE N01FS0R ANDS ABOUT IT-PRICES ARE
BUTCHERED
Well,' if you have read the
licad-line3, you have a pretty
fair idea of what is going to take
place, AND YOU WILL UN
DOUBTEDLY PLAN TO BE
HERE WHEN THE DOORS
OPEN ON THIS GREAT
SHOE SALE.
THIS PAPER has very kind
ly grunted this grout special j
news page, and all readers will j
roup the benefits of THIS MAR-j
VELOUS AND MIGHTY SALE;
WHICH IS different!
FROM ANY SALE BEFORE
KNOWN.
The stock which is to be sold,
AND IT ALL GOES, is of this
season's most wanted styles.
BEAR IN MINI) THAT IT IS
NOT AN ACCUMULATION
OF ODDS AND ENDS, NOR IS
IT A STOCK BROUGHT
HERE FOR THE .PURPOSE
OF SELLING OUT AT SO
f'AT.T.K.I) SAT. 13 PRICKS
BUT IT IS THE STOCK OF A
HOME SHOE STORE, ESTAB
LISHED FOR YEARS.
THE DOORS SWING OPEN
ON THIS GREAT SALE FRI
DAY, NOV. 5TII, AT 9 A. M.
SHARP. YOU MUST .COME.
The sale will continue daily
as long as the stock lasts, but it
won't last long, for the prices
are the lowest in history.
People will come from every
section of the county to buy
their shoes for the entire family
here.
COMING RIGHT AT THE
START OF THE FALL SELL
ING SEASON IT, IS REALLY
A BOON TO YOU AND EV
ERY PERSON IN MARION
COUNTY.
Now we know that you have
seen other sales advertised, but
we want to impress you with
this fact THAT YOU HAVE
NEVER KNOWN A SALE TO
EQUAL THIS BECAUSE
THE SHOES ARE THE VERY
SHOES YOU WANT AND
THE PRICES ARE LOWER
THAN SHOES OF SUCH
QUALITY EVER SOLD FOR.
COULD YOU EXPECT
MORE 7
The World's Best Shoes, For
Men, Women and Children
At Less Than Cost.
THERE'S NO OTHER SALE
LIKE THIS
"The Road Has Been Rough and Rocky So
I'm Really Glad to Let Her Go."
IN GIVING YOU THE
FACTS OF THIS GREAT
SALE IT IS OUR DESIRE TO
GIVE THEM TO YOU IN A
STRAIGHT FROM THE
SHOULDER SORT OF A WAY.
WE WANT TO BE CLEAR,
PLAIN AND ABOVE ALL
TRUTHFUL
Every pair of sljpes in the
store, must be sold, and . every
pair is therefore deeply cut in
price. THE FOUR BIG LOTS
ADVERTISED AT THE BOT
TOM OF THE PAGE ARE EX
AMPLES OF THE SAVINGS,
BUT OF COURSE THEY ARE
NOT THE BEST OF OUR
STOCK, BUT THEY ARE
MIGHTY BARGAINS EV
ERY ONE OF THEM.
The new fall stocks in a com
plete, run of sizes are selling at
just about the wholesale cost
THAT IS AT THE PRICE THE
MERCHANT PAYS FOR 'EM,
SO IF YOU DON'T FIND
WHAT YOU WANT IN THE
GROUPES ON THE TABLES
YOU CAN DEPEND THAT
WE WILL GET WHAT YOU
WANT FROM THE SHELF,
AND WE GUARANTEE THE
PRICE TO BE AS STATED
THE LOWEST YOU HAVE
EVER KNOWN UPON SHOES
OF EQUAL QUALITY.
NOW THAT IS PUTTING IT
UP TO YOU IN A PRETTY
FAIR SORT OF A WAY, ISN'T
IT? AND UNDOUBTEDLY
THE SHOE BUSINESS OF SA-
T.EM WILL BE CENTERED
HERE, AS LONG AS THE
STOCK LASTS, BUT YOU
HAD BETTER HURRY.
The readers of this paper are
cautioned about getting into the
wrong store.
As stated there is no other
sale like this, and ten minutes
of your time will prove it.
INVESTIGATE, that is all
that we ask, but investigate
quick for the stock cannot and
will not last long.
We have engaged extra sales
people, and the stock is arranged
for rapid selling, and how long
the sale lasts will depend on just
how long the stock lasts.
. But get this fact-there will
be no continuation of the sale,
and there will be no stocks
dumped in (of any nature or
kind).
IT'S" THE WIND-UP, THE
ABSOLUTE SALE OF EVERY
PAIR OF SHOES IN THE
STORE. IN FACT IT IS A GO
ING -OUT OF BUSINESS
SALE'THAT WILL WAKE UP
THE WHOLE CITY AND
COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT
IS ABSOLUTELY HONEST
AND ON THE SQUARE
FROM A TO Z.
Note These Examples of the Greatest Shoe Bargains Salem Has Ever KnownAct
TABLE NO. 1
LADIES' SHOES
$3.00
$1.65
TABLE NO. 2
GIRLS' SHOES
$3.50
$L98
-NOTE THE LOCATION CAREFULLY-
De VOE
SHOE STORE
263 Commercial St. Between Court and Chemeketa Sts.
TABLE NO. 3
BOYS' SHOES
$2.50
P1
M
O
TABLE NO. 4
MEN'S SHOES
$3 and $3.50
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Rain or Shine, Promptly at the Stroke of 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5th,This Wonderful Sale Starts-COME
L. P. Stanley, Adv., 515 Lumber Ex. Bldg., Portland, Ore.
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