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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1894
Page
11
Friday December 14 184 Ackley market prices listing corn per bushel wheat per bushel hay Timothy per bushel hogs per 100 weight pork etc butter lard potatoes per bushel wrong OCR indicates misc. prices with 4 cents corn and 8 cents butter. Auction or trade figures appear truncated.
A chaotic OCR page lists assorted shop items, foods, and services from Beach's Bazaar and neighboring stores. Mentions include Dr Sommer the veterinarian, Esser & Goettel, Whiteside, Reinke, and others selling candies, flour, canned goods, toys, and fabrics. Notes small town activities, visits, weather, and a few local names.
A chaotic OCR snapshot shows bustling pre holiday commerce with mentions of Racket store bargains, toy deals, groceries at Esser Goettel, and Jacob Junkermanns offerings. Local figures such as Mr Balander and Mrs Bywett are noted visiting, while shops advertise wares from dishes to novelties, scripts on time cards, and upcoming church dedications.
Grand special holiday sale offers entire stock of dress goods. Prices shown aim to guide shoppers on savings during the holidays. Items listed illustrate the discount strategy as goods are restocked at farmer prices after sale.
An advertisement lists heavy discounts on imported and domestic fabrics including Henrietta wool cloths, Crepons, Pointela, Bedford cloths, storm serges, Novelty goods, cashmeres, Jamestown items, and broadcloths. Many items show original prices about 1.00 and sale prices as low as a few cents.
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