Prices Rise Sharply Surpass Previous Bargains
A fragment reports prices at $2.50 and notes a strong shift in value, claiming better money compared to earlier periods. Limited context suggests consumer price comparisons across goods or services.
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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1894
Page
5
A fragment reports prices at $2.50 and notes a strong shift in value, claiming better money compared to earlier periods. Limited context suggests consumer price comparisons across goods or services.
A harvest of small items from Bluffton includes shoe bargains at Snyder’s including best $1.80 boots and $3.00 Lafayette boots, plus sale of high cut school shoes. Local births, a new baby boy, church news, and a farm for sale near Bluffton are noted along with community notices and political reminders ahead of election day.
Democratic voters told to vote the straight ticket by stamping the rooster square on their ballots and folding them separately then handing to the inspector. The piece notes higher spoilage for Republicans under the new law and advises asking a reliable person for guidance. Also advertises Vreeland's Minstrels at Sisbey's Opera House on Saturday evening November 3.
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