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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1901
Page
2
Auction of the A. J Archer estate offers 4000 stock items from a first class harness shop. Harnesses, robes, blankets, whips, pads, collars, oils, dressing, axle grease, brushes, goods, and related gear to be sold for cash at low prices. Emphasis on oak tanned leather and hand made team harnesses.
Fragmentary inventory lists several blanket and robe items with varying quality grades and prices. Entries reference glossing out and closing out phrases, times like 11:00, and multiple fabric types including fur yoke, plush robes, and fur robes.
Sale notices show felt pad bundles priced at 76 cents and 80 cents with closeout deals at 60 and 45 cents respectively. Local shoppers are urged to grab remaining stock before shelves empty.
The tale follows Cyrus, a frontier wanderer driven by luck and drink, from Allegheny upbringing to stage driving ambitions. A barroom encounter with a stranger sets him on a path toward assumed legitimacy and a pivotal office across the road, while hints of wider names and events lurk in the background.
Fragmented OCR text references a meeting with mentions of programs, legislative discussion, and various topics. It lists entities like Elgin Maye Byening Ray RY Go and 5360, with scattered phrases about libraries, apprenticeships, payments, and property stakes amid unclear context.
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