Local Flower Sale Advertises Pansy Plants and Carnations
Otto Shrock proprietor advertises 3,000 large flowering pansy plants at 25 cents per dozen with note on carnations and lilies.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1910
Page
6
Otto Shrock proprietor advertises 3,000 large flowering pansy plants at 25 cents per dozen with note on carnations and lilies.
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