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A small local advertisement notes a December 18 sale to close out an entire stock. The message emphasizes no unrelated offers and pledges clear pricing as part of a department store or shop clearance.
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07 Feb 1884
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Alton Daily Telegraph in Alton, Illinois
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Newspaper
Alton Daily Telegraph
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1884
Page
1
Boots and Shoes at Cost
Boots and shoes offered strictly at cost with no planned reductions before April. No new goods were bought and none intended. the store aims to sell current stock quickly to avoid closing before April 1st. Customers urged to call and view prices.
Fruit Crop Prospects Vary Across States After Blizzard
Telegraph reports a Kieler & Co survey from Feb 7 shows Illinois peach trees killed and strawberries in good shape, Kentucky blighted peaches, Mississippi buds steady, Louisiana improving, Alabama ruined, Texas and Arkansas mixed with fears for spring frosts. States list extensive local results and hail forecasted damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
P. M. Kieler & Co
Iilinois
Kentucky
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
Smd
Texas
Arkansas
Severe Feb cold injures peach crop across districts
Corumavs reports peaches nearly all killed with early season damage. BowthG Queen notes peaches killed in Kentucky. Strawberry crops disrupted and fruit prospects vary. cherries unlikely to grow reliably in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Severe winter threats fruit prospects in several towns
Bantexrt reports impossible fruit prospects due to a severe winter with fears of frozen trees. Unxton Crry notes peaches killed by January freezes with apples and plums badly damaged. Kumpo.ptT expects a strong apple year and likely large strawberry crop, while West Tennessee may see peaches and plums unless a killing frost in April occurs.
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Visa
Goofrey
Madison Co
Iil
Gregg
Brandywine
Turner
Cuthbert
Doolittle
Snyder
Taylor Good
Lawton
Kittatary
CentraLia
Ill
Cowpen
Pimasant
Austin
Bantexrt
Unxton Crry
Kumpo.ptt
West Tennesse
Fruit Prospects Improve For Five Crop Year
February 1 report notes better outlook for a five crop of fruits led by peaches. Orchards were well cared for last season and now stand vigorous. The region records record cold snaps but remains viable with about 10,000 bearing peach trees and other fruits including pears apples plums grapes.
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Jepsonta
Ark
Cold January Brings Freezing Temperatures in Alabama
In Brock's Gap Alabama on a Saturday in January the thermometer dropped to well below zero with tomato plants frozen yet peaches intact. Local growers say it is among the coldest winters on record though prospects for very early tomatoes remain hopeful once winter ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Colmant
Agricullural 6
Mies
Brock’s Gap
Ala
Cold spell boosts fruit hopes across Mississippi
OxoLona and Jackson report very cold weather easing but severe conditions earlier. Prospects vary with location yet southern crops like peaches, strawberries, plums and semi tropical fruits show potential. weather late in January and February influenced ripening and yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OxoLona
Miss
Jackson
Winter fruit prospects across Arkansas improved by Feb
Reports from Jepsonta Pueneecort Lirrie Rock and Mountain Home detail cold snaps and drought affecting fruit buds. Peaches and strawberries face varying damage but overall outlook remains hopeful with expected large berry crops and potential for cannery or evaporator work.
Saloon altercation ends with a shooting over a child
In Planapolis a galoon saloon owned by Hoerlie becomes scene of dispute over a child. John Groll of New York travels with his wife and child to recover the girl aged about five. A gun is fired during a confrontation as the party moves toward the depot, and the trio boards a train eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Groll
New York City
Hoerlie
Groll
New York
Aed Hoerle
Grol
Great Flood Hits Ohio Valley River City
February 7 dispatch reports heavy rainfall and rising streams in the Ohio Valley. Monongahela at 33 feet 6 inches and Allegheny near 34 feet 7 inches with extensive inundation in Pittsburgh. thousands homeless, public relief planned, bridges damaged, and rail travel halted. One confirmed fatality. another man missing.
Indictments naming posse members in Ridge killing case
Springfield Missouri reports that G. W. Whiteside and three other posse members J. G. White Jas Armstrong and Taylor Smith were indicted by the Christian county grand jury for murder in the first degree for the May killing of Eves Ridge. Four witnesses testified the shooting was not justifiable.
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G. W. Whiteside
J. G. White
Jas
Armstrong
Taylor Smith
Christian County Grand Jury
Eves E. Ridge
East St Louis man pleads guilty in federal certificate case
Arobey of East 3. Louis pleaded guilty in U S district court to unlawfully retaining a certificate. He was fined $10 costs. Charlies Koerner of Alton was tried by jury in federal court for charging a greater fee in pension cases than allowed by law.
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Arobey
East 3. Louis
United States District Court
Wnl
Eau
Charlies Koerner
Alton
Geed Roo Sad Soels
Fragmentary Exory Specs Lead to Unclear Incident
A garbled OCR fragment hints at an Exory event involving a failing specification and an unspecified wearer. No clear names, places, or outcomes are readable beyond the vague reference to a character or item labeled Exory. Further readable details are unavailable in the provided text.
Cincinnati Flood Rises Endangering City and Relief Efforts
Waters surged to six feet six and a half inches in the last 24 hours while streetcar routes failed between Cincinnati and Covington and Newport. Hundreds of homes on the first floor submerged as residents prepare for continued high water and potential longer disruption. Relief work moves swiftly with a fifteen member chamber of commerce committee organizing aid, staffing two men to run food provisions, and aiming to prevent hunger as flood measures continue. Gas supplies adapt to outages, prompting considerations of delayed opera events though venue managers expect no postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
Suspension Bridge
Remedies and Plasters Marketed in Local Brief
Sparse OCR fragment notes medicinal plasters and remedies sold for a few cents. Mentions Benson’s Capeine Porous remedies and other extents of medicinal plasters famed for efficacy. Limited readable details prevent full attribution or date.
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Benson
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