The Best Perfumes For 50 Cents An Ounce
A merchant touts a selection of perfumes as the best quality and color, promising careful curation and steady stock to attract the perfume trade in the community. Prices are set at 50 cents an ounce.
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1900
Page
4
A merchant touts a selection of perfumes as the best quality and color, promising careful curation and steady stock to attract the perfume trade in the community. Prices are set at 50 cents an ounce.
Holiday excursion tickets go on sale December 22 to 25 and 31 and January for local and Central Passenger Association points. Round trip at one and one third fare, return allowed until January 2, 1901. Also reports a Nashville death note for Mrs. Jane Fleetwood near town.
A vintage advertisement offers a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh cure and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure sold for 75 cents per bottle. Endorsements from Toledo wholesalers West Truax Walding Kinnanl Marvin vouch for F J Cheney & Co. with testimonials offered free.
Just a few days remain to pick Christmas presents. The store offers cloaks, dresses, patterns, silk waists, scarves, table linens, towels, blankets, hosiery, purses, kid gloves, brooches and more suitable for Xmas remembrance.
A lively review notes a frolicsome plot where two youths assume the roles of a widow and an old deacon. Mischief from double identities fuels humorous situations with music and dancing numbers. Performances are announced for tomorrow and late 1900 dates with travel via Big Four.
Mrs. Lewis Smith of Taylorsville and Mrs. Levi Williams of New Albany visit friends in town. Various society items mention Debating Society discussions, Christmas gifts, and advertisements. A child fatality report from East Columbus details Ruth Wilson burned near a grate. funeral arrangements noted. Ed Williams and Tilda Pruitt wed in a Saturday ceremony.
Williams of near Walesboro drew a knife and cut Willis Newcomb of Jackson county on the arm after a dispute over pool payments. Newcomb then struck Williams on the head with an iron rod, leaving him unconscious on the sidewalk. Both men pleaded guilty to intoxication and received twelve days in jail after small fines.
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