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Newspaper
Dundee Weekly
Location
Dundee, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1871
Page
4
After ten days in New York selecting merchandise, the store opens at the old location offering a copious new stock. The owner announces a fine assortment of goods now for sale to customers.
Numerous notices advertise fur collars, robes, hats, gloves, and ready-made clothing at Jencks and Oatman & Co. with specials on lamps, wall paper, lace curtains, and Christmas items. Hunt and Haverkampf promote groceries and geese feathers, brushes, perfumery, and wide stock of coats and shoes.
A humorous tale from Elgin recounts a romance at the Watch Factory where a young woman wed one suitor after secretly sparing him from another. The double engagement unravels when the second lover discovers the marriage and is confronted by the husband at the church door. The piece ends with a wry note on Cupid and the fair sex.
An issue notices Wood's Household Magazine new stock and January 72 volume with notable contributors and premium offers. It reports Elgin Mayor's proclamation ordering police to shoot unmuzzled dogs after two were seen purportedly mad, plus Aurora fire at Huntoon house injuring several who jumped from windows. It also mentions Cochran house fire and uncertain origin. Treasury seeks property transfer terms for old Post Office block and a committee will evaluate terms.
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