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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
8
A fragmented advertisement lists flannel prices including 25c, 35c and 48c items with garbled surrounding text. The readable lines indicate a promotional sale on assorted flannels, likely department store or market signage, but specifics beyond price points are unclear.
Listing of gloves and shoes priced for men and boys. Cotton flannel gloves at five cents, lined gloves at nineteen cents, lined gloves and mittens at fifty to seventy-five cents, and one dollar gloves and mittens at seventy-five cents. Also one lot of children's shoes for a dollar.
The garbled note lists gown prices with repeated phrases and unclear text. No coherent names or events are discernible to form a proper summary.
All Underwear for men women and children offered at 19c 25c 48c 75c and 98c in a broad sale listing. Includes a lot of men’s fleece items and other garments.
Retail notes list a range of duck coats for boys and men with various prices from 85 to 1.98 dollars. Items include boys coats at 98 cents and 1.25 dollars, and men’s coats at 1.25 1.48 and 1.75 dollars with several midpoints.
Local merchants advertise a clearance of fleeced waistings and kimona goods with reduced prices. Shoppers are warned that stock is limited and items may sell quickly across multiple store locations.
A brief sale notice lists outing flannels and dress ginghams priced low. Items include camena 64c, 7c, ginghams at 12c or 10c, with multiple figures indicating reduced yardage costs and sale emphasis.
A list of tranship collectors in the township is recorded for the week as part of tax settlement with names including Wd Mosolneh Mit Mleneant WA Haker Miensaat and many others. The report shows totals such as 5,460.01 with various sub amounts and notes the Marquardt Carr Coal Co formation near Shobe with ten acres of coal and a medicinal waters discovery near Drexel Mo. Also mentions a highway meeting in Colombia Mo and a Butler Lecture on January 12 1909 by Judge Alfred Ellison. The legislature organized and Governor Hadley will be inaugurated January 11 with the United States Senate seat open.
Public auction in Oklahoma at my residence four miles north and two miles east of Butler Missouri or three miles east of Passaic on Thursday January 1 1000. Live stock includes horses mules cattle hogs chickens bees and farm implements with 100 acres of farm land mentioned. Terms: ten dollars on notes under ten dollars and nine months credit with eight percent if not paid, five percent discount for cash. lunch served. Auctioneer Frank Green. Clerk Weaney Denton. Address Mrs Seannah Coffelt Jamesport MO 9-36
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