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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1874
Page
3
The Money Order Department will open at 9 oclock a.m. and close at 4 oclock p.m. Orders will not be issued or paid outside these hours. E Brush P M The Observer has a larger circulation than any other newspaper in Elkhart Advertisers should send in favors by Tuesday for timely display.
Reads like a bustling Elkhart column with notices of speeches and entertainments, church building, repairs, and community events. Mentions Hoosier figures, stage acts, weather, property work, and local society activities in June.
Hill and Kelley unveil Teft's $800 Arctic fountain from Boston. Italian Bardillo marble shell marble tablets black Egyptian base. Silver pillars support a gas burner amid a black marble pedestal and silver cornice. Engraved top, enamel lines, and a tinted water fountain crown the display. A named showpiece memorabilia calls it the radiant.
Mrs Mary J Dean aged 43 years and 4 months died on Wednesday June 3 1874. Born in Fremont Quebec in 1841 she married George B Dean in Goshen May 3 1855. The couple moved to Elkhart in October and they resided there. She joined the M E Church in youth and was a consistent Christian. Her last words were Nearer my God to thee and her prayer was answered.
The June 10 1874 list shows names including Arthur Edwin G, Herman Atkins Lucretia Hoover Emma Bouise Nellie Hanson and many others. The notice states letters are "advertised letters" and may be claimed by applicants after one week. Postmaster R K Brush notes foreign letters and delivery details.
A fragment shows prices for butter lard and rendered fats per pound, ham per pound, eggs, apples, beans, honey and potatoes, plus grain and feed items such as corn meal, bran and various hays per ton or bushel. Prices include cattle, salt and hides with scattered figures for grain, seed and feed items. This market row provides a snapshot of commodity costs in the era.
A description from Saratoga Springs promotes water drawn from a gas tight reservoir lined with pure Black Tin. The text asserts the water is dispensed at the counter exactly as it flows from the spring and emphasizes that it is not charged with gas.
The notice touts Acenest bargains at Keene and Sons for fur niture including chamber sets and stools on Main Street. It also recommends Hill and Kelley for ginger ale and Chamberlain's Immediate Relief for summer health. It endorses Doct Ayer's Sarsaparilla and Johnson's Anodyne Liniment and warns against lax bowel habits with Parsons' Purgative Pills.
Advertisement fragment claims Dr. Howe Arabian Milk cures a loathsome disease caused by catarrh. A local agent is wanted for the Covenant aura Co. Apply to Ed. Turno Dodge's office.
Local advertisements show lots for sale in Hall's 3rd Addition Elkhart and a painted goods venture by J T Vanderlip in a Lusher street basement. Meader & Sage offer corsets fabrics trim and shoes while Brodrick Bros close out inventory. Royce Reaper shown at E Seeley's. notices urge payment on dissolving firm accounts.
An old advertisement promotes Green's August Flower for digestion and related ailments and Ague Conqueror as a quinine free remedy for fever and ague. It mentions the Isaac Bucklen & Son store and G. W. Seely of Bristol Indiana as endorsers or sellers.
Explore how Harry Mochelle offers quality furniture at remarkably small prices, inviting readers to visit and see the bargains firsthand. The notice emphasizes value and showroom opportunities for shoppers seeking durable pieces at reduced costs.
Meader and Sage announce reduced prices on prints and fabrics including Best prints 9 cts yd extra heavy Cavo 18 cts Fruit of the loom 16 cts Lonsdale 14 cts Gold Medal 12 1 2 cts Slaterville 10 cts Great Falls 12 1 2 cts Pepperell 10 cts Bedford 8 cts Chicago extra 12 1 2 cts Agawam F 10 cts. gaiters from 1 to 3 dollars. serge buskskin 1 dollar. boots 2 1 2 to 14 dollars. denims duck tickings and Cheviot shirtings at low rates. new ladies neck-wear styles.
Orville T. Chamberlain offers two or three cords of choice building stone on favorable terms. Property located at No 93 Main Street, up stairs. Stone suitable for masonry and construction needs.
Located in Cleveland township Elkhart County half a mile west of Edwardsburg road the old Layton farm spans 116 acres at 65 per acre. 35 acres timber land includes a brick house a spacious barn out buildings orchard and abundant water. Terms one fourth cash balance 200 per year. Apply on premises to Caroline H Hanna. 26th Colorado Excursions Go West. Missouri Pacific and Kansas Pacific Through Line offers Denver return excursions good ninety days from date of sale at low rates to visit Colorado parks. Through line serves St. Louis to West with day coaches reclining chairs Pullman sleepers safety platform air brake. Texas connection completed. all rail routes from St. Louis to Texas. Agents listed for Colorado excursions and western trips. Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway extends two daily trains Hannibal to Neosho Valley and St. Louis to Southern Kansas with through Pullman to Galveston. For maps timetables and fares contact Thomas Darwin Sedalia MO.
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