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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1877
Page
4
The latest returns show Grand Prairie and nearby townships with Democratic leads and gains, while Wallace sisters visit the city. Ads promote guns and oysters, school vacation, sewing machines, and Magruder’s shop. A town fair and Kerr House arrivals fill the scene, with notices about lodging, clothing prices, and local vendors.
The notes describe preparations for the county fair with a dust risk on the track, a monster horse on display, a large photographic wagon, and various vendors. Henry Winters, a Bucyrus native, is promoting items and services including sewing machines from Magruder and cigars by A W Diller Son. The event promises clear weather and one of the county’s best fairs.
A frontier man on a Fort Worth to Dallas trip brandishes a navy six at a conductor after a punch request. The tale parodies frontier bravado and a man’s hair care antics with kerosene and soap, ending with humorous self‑depiction of grooming hijinks.
Money saved by buying watches clocks and jewelry from Clark Turney. All stock is new and embodies the latest styles, purchased for cash and offered cheaper than any other house in town on Cor per of Mate and Railroad streets.
H M Van Fleet attorney and real estate agent offers services in Marion Ohio and surrounding counties with focus on estates guardianships and sales. Lists extensive holdings including 12 000 000 acres Union Pacific lands 2 000 000 acres Burlington and Missouri lands and various farm and town properties across multiple states for sale or trade. Visit his Marion office for maps circulars and detailed descriptions.
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