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Shenandoah grocer’s long relation with family store
Part of a weekly reader's digest item highlights J Whitehill, Shenandoah, Iowa, who since 1873 ran his family groceries at one Shenandoah store. He estimates spending about $500 yearly, totaling over $22,000, with potential modern sums double that if current prices applied.
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Shenandoah
J. Whitehill
Farkio
William F. Rankin
Tarkio
Kr. Rankin
Middle West
St. Joe
Rankin
Rock Port
Henry Kemper
Kemper
Tate