Higgins store sale notes and local highlights
A garbled local item sheet notes Higgins offering a door sale and Henry Krager's Saturday sale. Mentions Pillsbury flooring, Mantle Clock at 92.50, Blue Front Store run by Fred Krager, and Lafayette relatives visiting. Various residents and visitors are listed with fleeting notes on subscriptions and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
Henry ‘Krager
Pillsbury
Blue Front
Fred Krager
Lafayette
Blake
E. F. Rees
Rees
Winamec
Local notes and ads drift through Francesville area
fragmented sentences report visits by Nellie Hubbell Francesville residents trips to Medaryville Hoopes ton and Nauvoo changes in sleep aid purchases at West Side Store and Sleepy Eye flour ministerial and social announcements plus stray remarks on farming plans and drift into unrelated nautical imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies
Ida Koster
Lafayette
West Side
Vague notes on training and Congress with rails and Clare
Fragmentary text references training and Congress with mentions of railroads and Clare. No clear events or outcomes are discernible from the readable portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Clare's
Large Price Cuts Offered to Clear Floor Heaters
The notice states an exceptionally large reduction in prices to sell remaining heaters and hot blasts on the floor. It emphasizes closing out stock and attracting customers with aggressive discounts.
Piano and Organ Display with Home Trial Offer
Two high grade pianos and two organs are available for inspection. They can be placed in the buyer’s home for trial with free removal if not satisfactory. Prices are stated as reasonable and customer satisfaction is promised.
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