Watercott & Co Announces Fall and Winter Goofs Coming
J Watercott and Co tease new Goofs for the fall and winter season and invite customers to wait for pricing as the market itemizes stock and upcoming prices.
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1882
Page
5
J Watercott and Co tease new Goofs for the fall and winter season and invite customers to wait for pricing as the market itemizes stock and upcoming prices.
The piece blends assorted items from Henry Illinois including shop ads for sulky plows at L M Culver and J Watercott Co, embroidery at Watercott, and new leaves from a rustic diary. It notes Ed Aspinall visiting from Peoria, Mrs Alfred Blood and Mrs J W Reynolds guests, and local events from dancing parties to church meetings.
A patent tonic sold by Albert Nay for 50 cents per bottle claims to cure blood disorders liver trouble headaches costiveness and urinary diseases. The ad touts it as the best appetizer and tonic known and promotes Dr Jones's Red Clover Tonic.
A preliminary Old Settlers meeting at the Marshall County court house elected officers for the coming year including President Alverto Myera and Secretary Goo M Bane. An executive committee named J Hutching A 8 Broaddus and others. The annual picnic is planned for Thursday Sept 7 at the city park in Lacon with a mammoth potluck to follow.
The Indianapolis Saturday Review praises Mra. Klofer the Brown's Expectorant proprietor for honest advertising. It commends his method as straightforward and legitimate, mirroring the remedy itself, with prices 60c and $1 and sale by Dra Powell's.
A reunion and basket picnic for several local lodges will be held in Sparland on Thursday. All classes invited with a program including a parade, singing by Lacon Glow Club, prayers by Chaplain B Seamon, address by Rev A M Thouwhe, and music by Henry Light Guard Band. Officers listed include E A Mitchell and Col J W McClanahan. An evening social hop at Martin's Hall will follow. The Grey Eagle earlier reported an excursion party of about 40 to Chillicothe with music by the Henry Cornet band.
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