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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1877
Page
3
A flamboyant promotional piece touts Ballard’s store as offering German and French goods at prime cost. It highlights exclusive agency offers from Ballard, John Wannamaker’s cash terms, and a boastful backstory of a $10,000 baby. Read like an ad, it extols dresses, silks, linens, ribbons, and more at deep discounts with flashy claims and customer testimonials.
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