Housewares and Dry Goods Sale Ad Opens in 19th Century Market
An expansive sales pitch extols the current stock levels across all departments including silks satins velvets plushes and millinery with best prices claimed. It highlights unlaundered Pearl shirts at 1.00 and cheap holiday silk remainders while contrasting low feather and linen prices with prior year levels and urging customers to compare.
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Traving
Siveralls
U. K
T. K. Best
Quips and quirks from a temperance era column
A collage of light verse and anecdotal humor about temperance, gin, stoves, and daily life. Jests target ministers, editors, and public figures while playful lines recount newspapers, auctions, and small social scenes in a brisk, period voice.
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Stine
Freeport
Bee
Oettinger Bros
Tarbox Block
Hines
German Bank
Chicago Street
Emmert & Burrell
Whith
Court House
H. E. Bogar
Miu
Bogue
Shy Hae
Sophia Brinkman
Stephenson, Street
Freeport, Illingia
Flegany
H. D. Bentley
Freeport, Ill
Nonin
The
Pacifica
James BR. Randall
Jesus
Palace of Delight
Ridott
Fresport
Geo. Coats
Frank Kerr
Wm. McKibben
Misa Ester Kent
West Union
Askey
Florence
Freeport Republican
Simon Pistermeyer
Florence Station
Voight
Ke, Strevell
HE. D. Keck
Lena
Aaron Stahl
D. W. Frisby
North Aide
A. Shannon
Lena Musical Society
8. H. Verbeck
McCans
Byers
F. H. Menaliff
South Railroad Street
Silver
Tank Kee
China
A. S. Gardiner
Dakota
Good Templars
Opera House
Carpantera
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Vanderbilt
Cleveland
Seaboard
Barily
F. L. Jones
H. M. Timms
EL. M. Timma
Bae
Geo. W. Oyler
Justice OF the Peace
Ney
Fitch’s
Stephenson St
Herman H. Schulte
Schulte
Saddlery and
Harness Shop
Harned
Porsone
Dominio
Parker
K Best
North Pole
Ohio
Rochester
Rachel
Europe
Josh Billings
Bob Ingersoll
Moses
Sys
Richard White Grant
Detroit Free J Press
Abijah Green
New York State
St Louis
Lincoln
Washington
Jimmy
Mra
Smith
Edith
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