Local notices and shop ads span town in Moleopolis
A collage of retail promos and personal notes fills the page from stores like Fosbenner’s and Vogelsang Bros to Perry’s Hardware. Mentions include markets for poultry feed Meats from Armour's, ice cream freezers at Perry’s Ward store and news of visitors, repairs, and church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Robert Erwin
Poul‘hy
Forrest Bros
Lhat Fosbenner’s
Jnat
Michigan
Coan
John Jones
Weahington
Ill
Priday
Mra
Alfred Diehl
Keebler
West
Vogelsang Bros
Fosbenner’s
Theodore—Disosway
Hila Longmne
Mark Gregory
Bab
George Hupp
Swift Ses
Harttley
A. Pete
A.fiedler
J. A. Melick
Perry’s
Ward
J. Webber
Chicago
Smith P .Hill
Perry’s Hardware offers screen doors and weather gear
Local ads tout screen doors to keep heat out in summer and cold in winter, plus Perry’s Hardware stock for multiple weather needs. The item mentions new shirt waists at Jores’ cash store and rapid selling fashion, with various notices on local trades, education, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Powers
Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Hier
Iosbenner
S. Rey
J. E. Evans
Barnard Yaeger
Henry Burkhart
Congregational Church
Christ's Kingdom
Perry’s
Chester Bidwell
Jones Cash
Helper & Adams
Perry's Hardware Store
Jores‘cash Store
Patrick McManus
Hose Cart Co
Peru
Charles Perdew
Perdew
J. H. Perry
Perry
Jorias Digelbiss
J.P. Sparling
Cumming Bros
Peoria
L. A. Worley
Henry
W. H. Mutton
Lacon
J. P. Sparling
George Becker
Seothen
Orclans
Wilmot
Eation
Samuel Skelton
Robert McDonough
Toluca
Brushed Carpets and Rugs Offerings Through Prices
A sales note advertises Brussels and Body Brussels carpets at 40c to 85c per yard, Velvet carpets at 85c to 90c, Moquette and Ingrains wool blends with prices, and stair carpets from 10c to 20c per yard. Large assortment of rugs highlighted for value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Summer dress goods lure from Wetercott & Co cash store
Crisis reports in Chicago buyer’s line for summer dress goods touts low prices and handsome styles. Community notes include church events, a funeral attendance, and local civic appointments such as Henry Eagleston named city marshal and Frank Krenz Fire Warden with other notices on cement walks and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchins & Lincoln
M. E. Church
Alex Brown
A. Fispier & Son
Harry Weeks
Bradford
Grandpa Devos
Hoe
Billy Weeks
F. A. Wallace
Henry
Camp House
Townsend
A. H. Evans
Moses Perdew
Magnolia Township
Asa
J. W. Davis
Cumming Bros
Anton Stodel
Hopewell
Joseph Malone
Camp Grove
Silas King
Helper & Adams
Isas
Henry Greys
Sefternoon
L. M. Powers
Reys
F. A. Raymond
C. M. Dawson
Coleman
Chicago
Cannati Jones
Henry Wilson
South Dakota
Field
Presbyterian Church
Wm Perdew
Commodore Heukins
Putnam
W. Barnes
C. Barnes
J. H Jones
H. J. Gregory
Thomas Higgins
G. M. Locke
Wm Hoyt
George Burt
A. V. Goltra
John Heim
Hein
Henry Eagleston
Camp
Frank Krenz
Walter Engelston
Martin L. Coan
Joseph Schick
George Ball
J. N. Fawcett
Whitefield Corners
Bro McLeish
Mr McLeish
Angda
Whitefield
Katie Heininger
Lena Hartwig
Tonie Heininger
Eva Weis
Maggie Heininger
Rosa Staub
Rosie Balloweg
Lena Einglebrecht
Hd Hennessey
Frank Hartley
Roseph Seiwers
Anton Reiser
Frank Seiwers
John Leininger
William
Nome
Evelyn EK
Jones
Pres
Mar
Co. M.T. A
Cannaw Jones
No-to-bac and peddler crackdown in town sales pitch
A local periodical laments tobacco spitting and smoking, urges strict licenses and a vigilant marshal, and warns against depredations by peddlers. The piece also notes social events, church visits, a musical event, and a merchant’s cash-only advertising stance.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Claim Indigestion Relief
Lincoln Illinois resident John Yeate reports severe indigestion forced him to quit work. After trying numerous medicines with no relief he used Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills and experienced quick improvement. He credits two bottles with curing stomach pain and biliousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Lil
Hood
John Yeate
Castoria and Arnica Ad for Children
An old advertisement promotes Castoria for children and Bucklen’s Arnica for bruises and skin ailments. It claims Castoria relieves upset stomachs and teething pain, while Arnica Balm promises cures for cuts sores and eruptions with a money back guarantee and a 25 cent price per box, sold by Dr Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Train and steamship rates advertised in Peoria notice
An old time ad lists rail and ocean steamship rates across the east and west with a claim of 1 to 35 saved. The notice directs readers to Webb's Ticket Office at 100 South Adams St Peoria Illinois. A juvenile rhyme about trade winds adds a local flavor to the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb's
South Adams St
Peoria
Ils
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Et Hutchins
Coouds
New York
E.H. Hutchins
Bealtiti
The
Benry
NY and Vicinity
A. Fiepier & Son
Fesbenner’s
Jerg
Serbarly
Hod
Charles Griffin
Edna Perdew
Albert Perdew
O. W. Holmes
Pueblo
Col
Colorado Springs
Magnolia
Rock Island
Hen
W.hl
Stever
Wyatt
Main Street
Peoria Til
Peoria Optical Co
W. H. Stever
AU Mll Oubuud
A. Fieputer & Son
Priges
Mattings
Wetercott&co
Rebecca
St New Opera Hall
St Mary's Catholic Church
Bettie Locmiller
Katie Peterman
Tillie Klein
Powers Fair
Edward Street
Illinois
Henry Republican
Inter Ocean
Farm News
the Womankind
Farm Journal
Henry Republican and Business Guide
Sterling Medy Co
Randolph St
Spruce St
Blye
Haynes
Ian
Dannal Jones
Jay
Is A
Yorare
Pitcher’s Castoria
Buckien'a
Arnica Balvo
Johnny E
Melick’s
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