Globe ad urges readers to report non selling clerks
A brief notice in the vicinity urges calling right away to save money by reporting clerks who do not sell beds cheaply enough at The Globe.
08 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Alton Daily Telegraph
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1885
Page
1
A brief notice in the vicinity urges calling right away to save money by reporting clerks who do not sell beds cheaply enough at The Globe.
Marsh's Drugstore in Alton Illinois celebrates thirty years at its present premises. The store pledges to continue selling good goods at fair prices and invites customers to visit for drag, toilet, and paint needs at Third and Belle streets.
Huge crowds built at Fifth Avenue and City Hall as citizens and visitors bid farewell to General Grant. The rainy day did not deter spectators including dignitaries, veterans, and delegates from Dallas and Philadelphia, while Johnston arrived to serve as pallbearer and scenes at the tomb shaped the day.
Rogers Brothers silverplated ware plated on solid nickel salver offered in various plate counts. Teaspoons range from 1.25 for single to 2.00 for quadruple, tablespoons 2.75 to 5.00, pickle casters 1.50 each, dinner casters 3.00, butter dishes 3.50, buttery knives 6.00, cake knives 2.09, pie knives 2.00, large berry spoons 1.50, with other items priced proportionally.
Reports from New York City outline orders for a ceremonial march with potential withdrawals if rain disrupts plans. General Hancock oversees funeral preparations at Governor's Island with 80 000 land patents awaiting final action. In Salt Lake City a polygamy case resumes as Jobe W Snell faces potential contempt penalties for his wife.
Washington dispatches report thousands heading to New York for General Grant's funeral as President Cleveland and cabinet members travel by rail. Separate items note Internal Revenue total collections of 1,012,500,000 with costs around 6,500,000, plans for new cruisers, and land patent withholding amid investigations.
A telegraph from Vidalia reports Richard Johnson, a Black man, was hanged yesterday in Ontawana for the two year old murder of John Summons. Johnson confessed and stated he would go to Heaven. His wife is also identified as a person of color in the dispatch.
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