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Newspaper
Centerville Times
Location
Centerville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1882
Page
3
A garbled Centerville page touts low prices on flour, seeds, boots, and hardware. It mentions private purchasing, delivery, and farm stock sales while promoting local stores like Tare Bros and Merritt Bros. The piece highlights marble work, monuments, photography, and a general sales tone with multiple businesses and items.
Centerville residents echo a tense pledge to attend a local Celebration, warning Old Man of possible trouble if the event is blocked. The exchange signals heated community sentiment and potential clashes tied to the planned festivity.
The Light Guard Band, reputed as the best in the state, will perform for the celebration in new uniforms. A speaker vows to attend rain or shine to claim premiums, while an old hen enjoys a quiet garden-scratch during the crowd’s absence.
Community calls for a grand Fourth of July celebration in Centerville to honor Old Appanoose heritage, urging residents to participate and help make the event memorable for all.
Reads like a community column with market notes on potatoes and cherries, local events at Opera House, temperance meetings, marriages, burglaries, school end of term exercises, and town incidents. Mentions W. Cavear, Rev J P Teter, J Ong, Moulton fair weather, Sells Bros show, Israel Bros, city officials, and local businesses. Includes cyclone report from Grinnell with casualties, and Fourth of July encampment plans for local company.
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