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Sears 1897 Catalog Reveals Rural Life and Quack Cures
A 1897 Sears Roebuck catalog, found via a history professor, shows a rural America of farms and small towns where a dollar bought many goods from carriage lamps to corsets. It includes patent medicines, novelty items, and a bust development package, illustrating the era’s consumer culture and marketing zeal.
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