Local Market Prices Reported for Various Goods
The local market ledger lists prices for butter eggs potatoes and vegetables along with poultry and grain items. Items include butter per pound eighteen cents to twenty three cents and eggs per dozen about eighty two cents. turkeys per pound around five cents. flour per sack eighty five cents to one dollar fifteen. stove wood per cord five to six dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peasurer
Arale T. Stanfield
Wilson
B.D. Woods
Ingham
Persack
War talk and political debate grip the nation
The piece critiques McKinley era policy linking military expansion and contractor profits to prosperity. It notes treasury spending, bond issuance, and tariff views, while reporting local marriages, accidents, and newspaper changes. It references the Philippines, the treaty, and political figures like Foraker and Bryan in a period voice.
Township Officials and Public Initiative Pamphlet Offer
A fragment lists township officers including treasurer Chas Kas clerk Chas Wokal and others with roles like road overseer and mayor. It mentions a political question on direct legislation via initiative and referendum and offers a pamphlet for 5 cents to explain the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pristee
Chas Kas
Chas Wokal
M Northup
John Brown
Preble -Marshizz
James Kess
Baird
Tae M Mormay
Chas’ Wokai
City Hotel Best Day by Day House in the City
City hotel greatly enlarged and improved with first class meals and good beds. Special attention given to traveling men. Ben Hull, proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben ‘Hull
Hoards Busy Corner Promotes Low Prices and Wide Selection
The ad boasts Hoard's Busy Corner with a corner on prices from cook stoves to toothpicks and Maple Leaf flour at 50 cents, Bedsteads at $1.50, and chairs at 35 cents. It urges shoppers to join the procession to Hoard's Busy Corner for proper goods at proper prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jloara
Jorner
Great as Wea Ing Rock Island Low Rates on Tours
Travel notice advertises weekly Friday departures from Kansas City via Colorado Springs and Scenic Route aboard excursion cars with attached evidences claiming best offerings. It invites readers to write for itineraries and free new sent information and to contact local ticket agents or W R MacLeod and A GL Sebastian in Topeka for rates and berth reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Colorado Springs
Willet
E. Macleod
Great Rock
Island One
Kansas
Oklahoma
Livery and Feed Stable Advertises Horses for Hire
An old notice describes Stephen Hadachsk as a livery and feed stable keeper offering horses by the week or day. It mentions Riga and careful drivers, with care for horses kept at a location north of B. eM. Depot, Jacob O'iphint as agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Gold Standard Editora
Silver Gelson
W. J. Bryan
Kanaas
Stephen Hadachsk
Riga
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William I Bryan
Nebraska
McKinney
United States
Spain
McKinley
Abner Mckinsley
Secretary of the Treasury
Friends of the Chicago
Ajos
Foraker
Senate
Philippines
P. D. Spencer
EJ. Wooden
Olf
John Goughlin
Tonkawa Okla
Wnd
London
Paris
Parry
Yoo
Manchester
Port Huron Carfew
Port ‘Huron
Belleville Freeman
A. N. Boyd
Kimball “Publishing Company
Major Boyd
Bro. Boyd
The
Freeman
Matson
Neorth Paarl Street
Fternoon
A. Beatrice 3
Frederick’ N. Schouten
New York
J.G. Nallon
Mra. Matson
Staathberg
Poughkesse
Union
Albany
N.Y
G. W. Wooden
Advocate
Wm. Dugger
Belleville
B. Ward
K. Ward
Illing
Byron
Nebr
J. W. McHenry
R. Hicks
Township
Iiello
Shorty
Thaye
the Great Reform Magazine
Flower Frederick Upijam Adams
Ibis
Rock Island
Populistean
Il Repible
Ssh
San A
B. Em. Depot
Jacob O'iphint
Breadquarters
Wayne
Kan
Cought’s
Stevens
J. Stevens Arms
Catelogie
Py O. Box
OL Co
Chicopee Falls, Mass
Cuba
Kauge
Hansen
McHine
Layer de Munson ‘Cypewriter Co
Wendell St
Chicago
Ilinois
Acd
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Wen
Festauna
Areal Messe
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