Fireworks and Groceries Ad From Old Country Soap
An old classified style ad offers fireworks and firecrackers at three cents per package and Old Country Soap at 26 bars for 1.00. The vendor invites callers to inquire about any grocery needs.
07 Jul 1887
Page 1
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1887
Page
1
An old classified style ad offers fireworks and firecrackers at three cents per package and Old Country Soap at 26 bars for 1.00. The vendor invites callers to inquire about any grocery needs.
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A bronze statue of Solomon Jutteau, Milwaukee founder, was unveiled in Milwaukee park amid speeches by prominent locals including Miss Stattin White and Mayor Wallbor. The monument stands fourteen feet high atop a pedestal. total cost about 5000 dollars.
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Yan Pron Lan Onptieesd, a Yale graduate from Ghtna, wed Miss Mirabethe Mad Jerome in New Haven with Rev Dr Mwiteholl presiding. The ceremony drew Yale professors and notable guests as families celebrate a historic cross ethnic union amid postwar education migration and local reaction.
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