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Newspaper

Aurora Commercial

Location

Aurora, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1865

Page

3

Recruiting drive and grand gift scheme in 1865 district news

A Civil War era update notes a recruiting officer in the district to raise the 146th regiment and calls for volunteer enlistment. It also advertises a grand Gift Enterprise at Schulze's Hall February 22, featuring a $500 piano a $150 watch $200 furniture set a $390 trotting horse and other prizes offered at low Cincinnati retail prices with assurances against swindling. JOHN A. PLATTER urges district cooperation.

Schulze’s Hall Cincinnati Avrory Ind Eprror John A. Platter Aurora Lighte Waltham Mitchell & Rammelsberg House of Huntington Brothers & Co

Lottery Catalogue Items Include Watches and Artifacts

A long list details prizes drawn by numbers including silver hunting watches, gold pens, rosewood desks, china sets, image albums, and a Grover & Baker sewing machine. It notes 6 and 2 number draws for various high value items with stated worths and product descriptions across a broad mix of antique goods.

Lichte Sivas Genes Grover and Baker Sewing Machine Pocahantas Harper's Hall Enoch Arden Ea Bok Pbebee Watehis Csenes Ccc Eea Schenberz- Cotta Dee Bare Ciped Pheeneenaget Kitty Trevelyen Byron Webster Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Weaeaas George Washington Shakspeare Morrisons Enee C.csee

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