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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1892
Page
1
Local items report visits by notable residents from Polo Milledgeville and Freeport, a July 4th injury, a fire in Rising City, farm sales and real estate listings, church events and a memorial for Peter J Bermond. Also noted are railroad work, temperance services, a birthday of historic figures, and preparations for a park service.
Having purchased the grocery and queensware stock of Wm Hogan I announce the business will be conducted on the same high standard. Stock will be the best and highest market price paid for country produce. Courteous treatment and fair dealing to all customers. Your patronage solicited. Successor to Wm Hogan.
75e for ladies Oxfords at Prouty’s shoe store. Nice cool low summer shoes very cheap at Prouty’s. The F.C. C. Prouty shoe store beats them all on prices. $1.00 buys a good strong fine misses shoes at Prouty’s. For Satz OnHeap A Stover bicycle nearly new. G. W. Tallman.
The Enterprise feather renovator announces relocation to the Doolittle building on lower Broad Street. It touts a completely new cleaning process for old and new feather beds with a satisfaction guarantee or no charge, inviting customers to try the service run by G. T. Batroor, proprietor.
A late 19th century tale shows Mark Twain’s scoop error on a fatal smash up of Mr. William Schuyler in South Park. The spoof piece mocks sensationalism and misplaced emphasis by tracing how readers misread a long rambling notice and how advertisers pivot to push a simple sale as a strong argument, highlighting the gap between fact and hype.
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