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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1887
Page
2
Local news items describe Weller's drug house and a range of services from horseshoeing to blacksmithing. The piece notes shipping and excursion promotions, a Cedar Rapids scene with band performances, a bridge of infrastructure updates along Eighteenth Street, and various local business appeals. It mentions public figures, weather reflections, and community opinions on a county hospital project.
The text lists several shops including Dusier and Yurnu selling drugs and paints, The Boston Shoe Store promoting boots and shoes, and mentions of The American Agriculturist magazine and other retail notices. It notes ongoing subscription drives and a project under consideration for the M. C. G. A. building, with efforts to secure $20,000 and solicit subscriptions. It also highlights various goods like slippers, chests, shoes, and tailored suits offered at Cedar Rapids establishments.
Amasa Manns advertises deep discounts to clear his stock in a particular line. The rest of the page recounts weather pests harming oats, wheat, and corn across the state, noting local variation and a recent drenching rain as a potential remedy. The second item reports the suicide of Charley Comstock in Bertran near Cedar Rapids after a period of restless, high-spending living and alleged New York detective intrigue. The coroner's jury confirmed death by self-inflicted pistol shot, and Comstock’s life is described as rapid but dissipated, with members of his family noted as wealthy and respectable.
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