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Local merchants offer goods and news from Elgin era
A jumble of ads and notes describes drugstore bargains, carpets, salts, waists, and general merchandise from Capper Shaffer and Hostanson Groth. It mentions weather, Easter, advertisements costs in major papers, lectures by Rev Rice, and local business changes including Gunder and Ben Lehman moves. Also notes hogs with whooping cough and a counterfeit alert from Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's
Chicago Tribune
New York World
Chicago Methodist Social Union
John M. Mickey
Nebraska
Winfield T. Durbin
Indiana
Aaron T. Bliss
Michigan
John L. Yates
Massachusetts
Richard Yates
Illinois
Gov. van Sant
Minnesota
Hugela
Ben Knappenberg
Sycamore
Ill
Knappenberg
Rune
Muareb
Babylon
Grand Ag
Rev. M. &. Rice
Elgin Opera House
Masonrc
M. G. Webb
Vince
Dorland
West Union
Ed Rogers
Assistints
Davey
Hastlery
Deway
Holstenson & Groth
Thoma Bros
Niel & Rubger
Doan & Dean and
Capper & Shaffer