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Newspaper
Daily Logansport Pharos
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1875
Page
2
Snow fell yesterday as residents watched firemen display at the city’s events with a holiday mood. Builders run at capacity, new structures rise on Fourth street, and West Logan shows unprecedented growth amid political chatter and upcoming social events.
A garbled snippet notes A J Taylor at the omnibus office and Wabash firemen arriving by early train. Police court uneventful but Kokomo fire department expected on the 3 o’clock train. Several local officials and reporters from Winamac and the Murdock area are mentioned amid notices of advertisements and goods for sale.
Perry Kisling sells south half and southwest quarter of section 7 township 26 range 3 east for 5400 to Samuel Hf Snell. Thomas Adams conveys north half and northwest quarter and off the southeast quarter of section 19 township 28 range 1 west for 40 acres to George Kistler. D Dykeman transfers lot 84 in Dykenmans addition to Logansport for 3500 to Alex F Patterson. Arthur J Inclinnrock sells lot 2 in old plat Royal Centre to James Clinger for iva.
Classified note offers one or two good trimmers apply to G B Newman at No 43 Fourth Street tt.
Four men with families preferred for light work at Royal Centre. Good pay and weekly wages. Ample arrangements made for all. Also offers of meals, coffee, ice cream, and cold drinks at Barcus Bro's new restaurant between the post office and canal.
Various small ads announce Garden seeds and summer onions at a North Street corner store, bread and cigars for sale, property for cheap sale in Heath's addition, boiled cider, toiletry items at Jud Taylor's Drug Store, lace Bennetts at Newman's, brackets at the Fifty Cent Store, rooms for rent above P F McHale, monuments from Reed’s Marble and Granite Works, and pure liquors for medical use at Jud Taylor's. Promotions emphasize bargains and timely sales across multiple city businesses.
Oppenheim Long of Musaoleon Clothing House offer 1000 tickets between now and August 1, 1875. No purchase required beyond clothing buys of ten dollars for a ticket chosen by the buyer. The winning number will be drawn before a city committee and mayor from numbers 1 through 1000 for Lot No 2, Block U, Dykeman’s Third Addition, Logansport Indiana. Tickets limited to one per person. Deed to be shown at Musaoleon Clothing House near Market and Fourth streets. Also mentions Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption with trial bottle offered. For sale notices include Purssell property on South Side and ague cures by Taylor’s Drug Store.
G B Newman invites ladies to inspect a large stock of millinery at 43 Fourth Street promising lower prices than rivals. The shop touts flowers from streets to top French stems and positions itself as headquarters for flowers ribbons and straw goods.
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