27 May 1896
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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1896
Page
1
A long list of social calls and trips across towns in Illinois and nearby states includes Harry Hager visiting Lanark, Al Seyfarth from Chicago, and M. M. Mitchell's Iowa trip. Decorations day plans, concerts, church events, and a university meeting are noted along with yard sales and repairs.
Leland's notices a full price list for flour sugar and groceries with bulk items like dried peaches coffee tea and beans. He states a ten day hold on price levels and promises a forthcoming complete price list while announcing a stock clearance sale.
Bargains in cotton dress goods peak in May as mills and wholesalers clear stock. Prices range from 10c to 45e with prints and linens like Dimities Batiste and Challis on offer. Promotions tout low prices and wide variety, inviting shoppers to compare French offerings.
Vintage fabric ad listing various ginghams with prices like 18 cent, 12 cent and 10 cent, fragrance scents at low cents, all presented in a compact promotional style from a historical newspaper.
May 29 catalog entry lists tools and hardware items including hatchets hammers saws screwdrivers hones hoes rake awls and folding gear with prices 10 to 25 cents per item. Also mentions farm implements like hay forks manure forks lawn mowers and various steel and hardware accessories.
A mixed listing lists horse collar pads brooms lamp burners bottles oil and other farm and household items. It notes wares for sale including sewing machine barrel churns western washer clothes baskets and furniture polish with prices and wholesale entry points.
A dated inventory item lists a variety of household furniture and dining wares including multiple rocking chairs, dining chairs in good better and best grades, center tables, parlor and upholstery suites, a 100 piece dinner set, wash stand with pitcher, large slop jar, many cups and saucers, knives and forks in varied quality, a satin case carving knife and fork, and trunks.
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