Old Dayton store ledgers reveal Civil War era prices and daily life
The journal and day book of a Dayton Washington general store record 1861 purchases like coffee and frying pan for 6 75 and later items such as bacon lard eggs and beef. Prices drop slightly by 1864 with Christmas dinner orders and the town renamed from Columbia City to Dayton. Gold dust balances far exceeded coin during the period.
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Dayton
Wash
C. E. Day
Spokane
Marcus Oppenheimer
Columbia City
Boys Only Stork Club Forms In Alton To Balance Moms
In Alton Illinois twenty five men form the Boys Only Stork Club to counter a newly created women’s manless club. Officers are elected and rules set. The club promises a $25 bonus for each boy delivered by the stork and imposes a $25 fine for every girl born.
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Alton, Ill
Births Hamper Settlement Of Hargadine Estate In St Louis
Heirs of late William A. Hargadine face delays as babies arrive, blocking court steps to settle the fortune. Several hundred thousand dollars in real estate sits in trust while the trustee seeks a court setting. Each birth halts petitions since every heir must appear.
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William A. Hargadine
St. Louis
Hargadine- McKittrick Drygoods Company
Swift packing plant opening boosts Northwest stock market
Swift & Co. will open a new coast packing plant on the peninsula near Portland on March 14, making Portland the chief livestock market west of Denver. The plant will employ about 500 workers at first, with potential expansion and related packing and by product facilities planned in the stockyards district.
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Swift
Portland
Denver
Northwest
United States
Whitman county grange passes suffrage and franking limits
At a regular Whit man county grange meeting last week resolutions were adopted in favor of woman suffrage by nearly all votes. A measure favoring limiting congressional franking to letters and documents was approved and a critique of free distribution by Congress was voiced. Speakers included LaFollette of Pullman C B Kegley and Phil W Cox.
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Whitman County Grange
Congress
LaFollette
Pullman
C. B. Kegley
Phil W. Cox
Willie Praises New Pants at Prayer Time
A short humorous note recalls Willie expressing gratitude for his first pair of pants before bed. He thanks God for the clothing as he says his prayers, highlighting a child’s simple sense of pride.
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Willie
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