Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1923 Page: 3 of 8
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$1.25 colored ratine
9-4 bleached sheeting
$1.00 table damask
Bleached Turkish
suiting
towels
64 inches wide
$1.00
two yards for $1.00
two yards for $1.00
15c
Increasing Interest Every Month in the Wise Buyers Bargain Event
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36-inch shantora silk, two yards for.... $1.00
Men’s knee-length drawers, two for.... $1.00
Colored rate pongee, two yards
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36-inch beach cloth, three yards for... .$1.00
40-inch trans, organdy, three yards... .$1.00
44-inch trans, organdy, two yards
$1.00
$1.00
Children’s 50c sox, three pairs for
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RIEGER BROTHERS
Home of Stetson Hats and Florsheim Shoes
West Side of the Square
Delightful Decatur, Texas
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Home Work Habit.
Newark News.
OLIVER NEWS
Douglasville New s.
week-end with her sister, Mrs. Rube
Mr. L. M. Holt of Rhome, visited
J. E. Boyd
L. C. Boyd
last Saturday evening.
EXPERIENCE COUNTS!
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Consider the Days!
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Men’s black or brown hose, ten pairs.. .$1.00
Children’s 75c sox, two pairs for........$1.00
Miles, in Petrolia.
Elton Durham entertained a num-
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little training, a lot of them have
learned they were just as good as
50c Jap crepe in colors, three yards... .$1.00
50c tissue ginghams, three yards for.. .$1.00
25c figured marqueset, six yards for... .$1.00
five yards to customer
two yards for $1.00
40-inch colored organdy, three yards.. .$1.00
$1.50 white skirt material, per yard... .$1.00
Men’s 75c union suits, two for.....
Men’s balbriggan shirts, two for..
Men’s balbriggan drawers, two for
Children’s 35c sox, four pairs for. .
Men’s blue work shirts, two for...
$1.00 fancy sheer voiles, two yards
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lisby spent
Sunday with Mr. McKee of Aurora.
Mr. Marvin Holt and Warner Ford
were in Rhome Thursday morning.
Men’s Porusknit union suits......
Men’s balbriggan union suits.....
Best grade blue overalls, per pair.
Men’s glove silk hose, two pairs for
Men’s 35c hose, four pairs for.....
Men’s 25c hose, six pairs for......
50c sheer voiles, three yards for..
$2.50 silk stripe shilling, per yard
40-inch white organdy, four yards
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at the bedside of his mother, Mrs. L.
Holt, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Tarr—"Doctah, whas de mat-
tah wid Brudder Snoops? What ‘zeas
do he 'peah to be 'fileted wid, in yo’
hubmle 'pinion?”
Doctor Dingfold—"Chronic chicken
stealin' complicated wid birdshot in
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They may have puffed and wheezed
at first so they felt as if they were
Ten yards fancy stripe
voiles
25c curtain scrim, six yards for...
25c dress ginghams, six yards for.
25c shirting, six yards for........
20c ginghams, seven yards for....
Ladies’ felt house slippers only...
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Meditate upon thy old age in the=
days of thy youth, test " ’ spendin
breaking up physically. But after a
Mr. Percy Reid is visiting home-
folks this week.
Mrs. Laura Holt visited M. Holt
and family Thursday.
Mr. Jim Lovell of Dallas, was here
visiting friends Sunday.
Another trades day in Rhome on
Saturday, June 2nd. Let's go!
in simple things and crowds not his
day with delirious pleasures. Wise is
he who labors and garners his harvest
in the autumn when the day of sow-
ing is past. It has been said of old
times, "Take no thought of the mor-
row,” but I say unto you, "Taks
thought of the morrow,” for soon the
wind blows and the frost bites and
the snow falls and it ts winter, when
man can either sow or gather. There-
fore, O youth, consider thy old age in
the days of thy strength.—Ehrmann.
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thee ere the noon of life. Consider
ever. They rejoice in this new found
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Ladies’ house dresses, values to $7.50.. .$1.00
Chi dren’s slippers on counter—5 to 12.. $1.00
Ladies’ pumps and oxfords on counter. .$1.00
Ladies’ slippers on counter, pair.......$3.98
Miss Melton of Decatur, is guest
of Miss Elizabeth Miles.
Miss Kate Yant spent Saturday
night In Rhome with Mrs. J. E.
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Mrs. J. H. Summers and Misses
Willie and Lillie Mae Anderson were
shopping in Decatur one day last
week.
Now we want to remember that
next Saturday is trades day in
Rhome. Let’s go and have one more
big time.
Misses Pauline and Grace Keeter
have returned from a visit to Fort
Worth. They were accompanied on
their return by their sister.
Since wages went up in the war the days to come, that they evening
days many people have growled be- be as a gentle twilight, smiling and
cause domestic service and work on serene, and that thou elude the pain
their home places have cost so much, of early passion and the want of early
it as a result any of the people of. waste. For man is like a tree that
Decatur have been induced thereby ; blossoms in the spring, and passion is
to resume these active tasks them- like a storm wind, and waste is like a
selves, they may not merely have worm in the heart of a flower. O
saved some expense but they may youth, barter not away the days ere
have added years to their lives. they come nor the years ere they
Many men give up such activities draw nigh! Happy is he who rejoices
• at an early age, feeling that they are
not strong enough to mow their lawn ——
THIS IS TRULY AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE AND SAVE LIBERALLY ON HIGH-GRADE UNDERWEAR, MILLINERY, PIECE
GOODS, NEW HOSIERY, OXFORDS AND PUMPS. THE BACKWARDNESS OF THE SEASON HAS RETARDED THE SELLING OF
MANY UNES WHICH WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS GREAT EVENT AT PRICES THAT WILL CONVINCE YOU OF THEIR EX-
TREME VALUES. THIS IS OUR THIRD DOLLAR DAY SALE THIS SEASON. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR STOCKS AND
GROUPED TOGETHER THESE LOTS OF SPEC IAL BARGAINS WHIC H WILL MAKE YOUR SHOPPING MORE EASY.
strength. and they keep up a habit •
that gives them useful exercise.
Similarly with many women who ■
formerly felt themselves unable to do I ■
housework. Under the stress of thelu
war period, a lot of them resumed E
acquaintance with the cook stove and =
the broom, and find their physical ■
ability constantly improving. A Id’ u
of these folks look forward to more E
years of activity than they did five"
and ten years ago—just because they ■
have learned that it pays to keep up •
their physical ability. E
THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LIST OF THE MANY REAL DOLLAR DAY ITEMS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ON SALE ON THESE
TWO DAYS. EVERY DOLLAR’S WORTH YOU BUY WILL BE RECEIVED IN RETURN FOR A DOLLAR AND A HALF’S WORTH
OF NEW MERCHANDISE. DON’T FORGET THE PLACE AND DATE OF THIS BIG EVENT OF BARGAINS!
former resident of this place. Her
husband was cashier of the Newark
bank several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Hill, who
tisite drelatives and friends in New-
ark Sunday and Monday, returned to
Memphis Tuesday. They were ac-
companied by Frank Hill, who will
make his home here.
respected citizen of Newark, is ill
seriously at his home here.
Miss Lenora Rogers and Miss Vera
George of Fort Worth, are visiting
relatives in Newark for a few days.
Mr. E. J. Fowler of Fort Worth,
will be with the Hudson thresher this
year. Mr. Fowler is an expert
engineer.
Mr. and Mrs. Rickman and daugh-
ters, Lena and Lillian, attended the
morning services at the Rhome Pres-
byterian church Sunday.
Miss Jewel Gillenwater will leave
soon for Arlington. She will attend
the summer session of the Grubbs
Vocational College of that city.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Rogers attended
the morning services of the Rhome
Presbyterian church. Revs. Erwin
and Binyon are hording a meeting
there.
Mrs. Wade Doyle and daughter.
Miss Lorene. are visiitng friends and
relatives in Newark. Mr. Doyle is a
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Boyd of
Fort Worth, visited homefolks Friday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Williamson
visited homefolks near Decatur Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Miss Ima Ford was tn Newark last
Saturday and Sunday as a guest of
her grand-mother Mrs. Cora Douglas.
A light rain fell here on Monday
morning which was vedy beneficial
to the crops. There was a little hall
but no damage was done.
Many farmers have begun cutting Mrs. R. A. Hudson spent Thursday
barley and fall oats. in Fort Worth
Mrs. Charlie Mecaskey of Shilo. Mr. Turner Hudson visited at the
spent Sunday with J. D. Taylor's Keystone Sunday.
family. The Newark Hotel, which has been
„ _ vacant for some time, has now been
Many attended the ice cream sup-
per given at George Teague’s last re-opene
Saturday night. Mrs. L. Holt, who lives several
miles south of Newark, is seriously
Mrs. J. W. Duncan of Guyman. il at her home
Oklahoma, is visiting her daughter. Let’s attend trades day in Rhome
Mrs. J. D. Taylor. again Saturday, June 2nd. Those
Mrs. R. B. Priddy 1s spending the prizes can be ours.
ber of the young folks with a social Mr. Bailey, an old and highly
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