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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1878
Page
4
A mixed column of town news, trades, and reminders notes May 1 opening for a street project. John Hane’s fence work and Ketler’s woodwork appear alongside a bulletin board sale of furniture worth ten thousand dollars. Local papers urged readers to back the paper and attend tonight’s events.
A dated 11 April 1878 letter from S F Pierson, General Passenger Agent, Cleveland railroad, requests a railroad pass. The writer claims editorial influence and a daily paper, asserts local superiority, asks for a pass for favored treatment, and promises benefits to the railroad. The missive reflects 19th century travel privileges and press-politics interplay.
Notice calls readers to contact Conrade Block Mer rth Maia for details on boot and shoe sale at half price amid railroads context. Names and place fragments are partially readable, urgency implied by emphasis and punctuation. The readable text signals a sale announcement with contact instruction for interested parties.
The mayor pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge in the morning session. He was fined five dollars, with totaling costs of 6.80 dollars. He also contributed the amount to the corporation fund.
To Music taxes we have made arrangements by which we receive new popular Boggs and the best elections of instrumental music every week as published. Call and look at our stock Henny Tree & Co Masovic Black Beek Drug Store.
Mrs. Flint announces she will not be available for January laundry work. Citizens are advised to leave orders with Mr. Crowley at the Exchange Hotel, Crowley being the junior partner in the motive biz.
Fragmented market notes show odd pricing and totals with unclear figures. Names and places are garbled, but references to head counts, fur measurements, and receipts hint at trading activity and daily totals amid confusion.
P O Sharpless has the best assortment of wall paper in this city offering variety and value to customers. The notice highlights a wide range of patterns and finishes, inviting residents to compare and choose.
Local notice urges residents to call at Johnston's store on East Center Street to reclaim unreturned Murphy reunion dinnerware and lists Freeland's as offering wallpaper window shades frames books and stationery at very cheap prices with emphasis on bargains.
Mrs Burkhelder offers a fine lot of millinery with daily arrivals of a large assortment. Kid hats priced at 1.25 for three, 50 and 75 cents for others. Silk handkerchiefs, laces, embroidery, and trimmings headline the display.
A brief notice describes a property at 111 North Street with a new house and a barn. The fragment mentions fence posts and a fineness of the setup, noting a tidy outlay and orderly layout.
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