Local Texas notes show mixed fortunes and events
Reports from Corsicana to Waco cover low petroleum prices in Corsicana and wheat in McKinney, oats in Bastrop, counts of June deaths in San Antonio, water demand for Austin, and a Texas freight tariff cut. Other items note Glanders in Hill county, corn planting on the Rio Grande, Dallas fair events, a hospital plan, political district conferences, a widow’s court case, a fatal knife fight near Stephensville, and civic developments in Corsicana and Eagle Lake.
Harrison's For the Benefit of the Buying Public
Local notice promotes consumer transparency with advice for shoppers. It outlines a public information campaign encouraging fair pricing and dependable services from merchants in the district.
Sale of Dress Goods and Hats at Reduced Prices
Fifty pieces of new style dress goods at 20e a yard, now sold by the yard. Twenty one dozen ladies shirt waists with white collars offered at 40 cents each. Hermsdorf fast black hose and fast color sailor hats discounted. Highlander shape ladies sailor hats in multiple colors reduced from 2.00 to 1.00 each.
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Union
Corsicana
Davis
Cotton Belt Road
Great Values and Low Prices in Ladies and Gents Wear
A colonial ad highlights low prices on dress goods and shirts. It proclaims a large range of ladies shirts waists Organdies Swisses and skirts including plaited Sun Burst styles and ready made sheets. Mens laundried shirts and straw hats are advertised at reduced rates.
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