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Newspaper
Macomb Eagle
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1873
Page
3
Gioia reports in McDonough County as Chas H Whitaker continues as editor of the Macomb Eagle, the local newspaper serving the community and county.
This article traces Savannah’s long newspaper lineage from 1851 with the Savannah Sentinel to later titles like the North-West Democrat and the Plain Dealer. It notes editors, ownership changes, and political press conflicts, including a vivid history of editorial shifts and market struggles in Savannah during the 1850s and 1860s. It also reports local 1873 incidents such as a duck hunting accident, a lightning strike on homes, and Blandinville Township High School election results.
A dense string of items from 1873 Macomb including election chatter in Blandinville, a note on the Bushnell Record editor and distribution issues, train timetable changes on the C B Q, and the Victor Comedy Company at the Opera House. It reports a stock assessment due, spring clothing and shoe ads, millinery buys in Chicago, and local merchants promoting carpets, lumber, and goods at discount prices.
Loum LesEy announces a new store on the North Side of the Square offering a full stock of prints ginghams linens domestics table linen damasks notions and more at low prices. The public including ladies and farmers is invited to inspect the goods at St Elmo Stables Rothamagus stallion sighting clarified and available for viewing at St Elmo Stables Macomb through the coming season.
Dr N B Livernone to move from old stand to new quarters near Cmares Corner Trells Hardware. Banrtelson & Gilmore offer building estimates and contracts with guaranteed satisfaction. Venable Brothers seek $1,000 in merchandise weekly trading for cash over eight weeks. Harr Walter import 700 pairs of children's shoes from D Somens Co Philadelphia, pricing to beat competitors.
An OCR fragment lists Dr. J. M. Downing relocating to Geo Wadeey's New Brick and a parade of shop offerings. It touts handmade goods, plowing gear, Rembrandts at Hover & Zimpero, crystallized oil at several stores, wall paper varieties at Black's, new goods at Venable Bros, and cod liver oil from Hazard & Caswell with medical endorsements.
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