16 Jan 1895
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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1895
Page
1
A long list of local items includes goings on in Lanark and surrounding towns with mentions of Dubbel’s sawdust and dry wood, Lima auction sales, church services, visiting figures, and public events. Also notes on agriculture, ice harvests, and carriages to Chicago.
The Crry Drug Store remains at its longtime stand offering fresh stock and wide selection in drugs and sundries. Daily bargain sales, 25 percent off hanging lamps for 80 days, and wall paper at actual cost accompany emphasis on low prices and a large artist materials collection.
Reports detail Adam Harman being declared insane and sent to Elgin asylum after a court evaluation. Nearby Kirkland faces smallpox scare with a deadly outbreak at the depot hotel, quarantine, and isolation of travelers as authorities investigate threats from anonymous flyers.
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