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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1873
Page
3
Local items report changes at the Elkhart Observer, consumer goods notes, travel by notables, and community events. Posts on deaths, vandalism, rail yard moves, and bids for public works mix with lighter society quicktakes and editorial jabs.
The Adamsville Steamship Company offers a free excursion by the Cunard Line on July 4 1880 leaving Adamsville dock with a brief stop at Jim Duns Landing for refreshments. The trip includes Boyers Rink Pickeral Cove Big Rice Bar and Hatches Observery with viewing time and meals. Officers and crew listed include Captain Henry Manuel First Mate J G Williams and others. The notice invites all residents to join for a day of sightseeing and festivities aboard the Golden Gate steamer.
A postal related list from Elkhart Indiana dated June 4 1873 includes numerous names such as Bowell Miller Meyers Fred Bougher Edward Mathews Eliza Crawford Mary Pauther Eli Davis Earnest Payson Geo W Detweiler John L Pease Oscar W Frost and others. The fragment lists residents and possibly local officials or participants in a postoffice event or notice.
A historical price listing shows per bushel and per pound rates for groceries such as apples beans butter cornmeal and potatoes, plus live and dressed cattle and poultry. It also lists grain seed feed and various lumber and building materials with unit prices and tonnage or per thousand measurements.
An 1873 notice from A S and J B Davenport promotes Sa die s suits in grass cloths linen and Victoria lawns at lower city prices. It also advertises new parasols and a wide millinery selection while noting a red and white mixed cow on a nearby farm four miles south of Elkhart with owner to claim by payment of charges. The long notice highlights dress goods grenadines piques and percale offerings and emphasizes variety and bargains.
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An assortment of advertisements highlights J F Curtiss & Co and Hoke & Kirk selling carpets and oiling items. There are notices for rental housing in Strongs Riverside, a remedy Ferro-Phosperated Elixir of Calisaya by Caswell Hazard Co, and Emigration offers from A Pacific Railroad Co. Also promoted are Meader’s new goods, Maxon Parmater lumber, and farm equipment including Hubbard mowing machines with local dealers Hackathorn Co and I Japson.
The excerpt advertises travel to the West via the Missouri Pacific Railroad from St. Louis with Day Coaches and Pullman Sleepers. touts best track and safety. notes Texas connections through Sedalia or via Atlantic and Pacific routes. lists agents in Buffalo and St. Louis for timetable and rates. also promotes various local merchants and services in Elkheart and nearby blocks.
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