24 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1896
Page
1
A local retailer boasts large garment sales and low margins, noting prices lag times and arguing honest pricing beats tricks. They credit a growing family of customers, who stayed loyal despite early disappointments, returning with friends and promising continued support. The note expresses thanks and a commitment to keep the trade steady.
The passage contains garbled phrases about minds and friendship, referencing hats and garments. It mentions actual clues for happiness and a suit, hat, or cap, but the text is largely incoherent and lacks clear events or identities.
Readers are urged to visit for a quirky Christmas sale featuring a mishmash of goods including cosmetics and groceries. The notice promises remarkably low prices on items such as Nivea and other products, inviting customers to called stock and examine offerings for the January line.
Advertises women to work during the season at low prices from Fresh and Cheap outlets. Mentions names like Mince Mga, Fourr JAKE, Macanooxs, Wavers, and Oaks as part of a promotional sale. Emphasizes holiday earnings and shopping opportunities for Christmas.
The Leader details subscription options: one year, one copy for ten dollars, six months for one dollar, three months for unclear periods. The printed tag date indicates payment time. Papers sent outside Mills County must be prepaid.
Mills County news from Glenwood lists various visits and activities across towns. Trane Heddrie of Tabor and Dr Powell from Omaha are noted as in town, while J L Stephens preached at the M E church and others attended funerals, dances, oyster suppers, and holiday travels. Several residents travel to Plattsmouth, Des Moines, Chicago, or Emerson, with reunions, searches for missing persons, and court activity shaping a busy week.
A Shenandoah reader responds to a Malvern Sentinel article by accusing it of personalattack and misrepresentation. He defends football fans, questions spending on games, recounts skating mishaps, and recalls northern winter hardships while urging readers to judge public discourse and ensure responsible commentary. The piece cites football spectators, charity, and local figures like W.K. Foner and Follett, with historical references to Princeton Harvard games and local skating incidents.
Items from the region report Avoca resident F Jackson with a four year old horse, Greenfield opening a new opera house, Shenandoah residents planning travel to Texas and Mexico, and multiple local incidents. Adams county firm receiving sheep from Colorado, Rev E C Moulton resigning Hed Oak church pastorate, Billy Brown selling a horse to Chicago for 650 dollars, hospital census in Clarinda, and Red Oak to formally open a new harmony on Christmas night. Various political, crime, and community events appear including a postmaster election in Shannon City, a lecture in Villisca, a man named Will Hunneman committed to an asylum, a burglary involving Lane & McCready, and poultry show prizes in Council Bluffs. Additional notes cover banking rumors in Harlan, Villisen Baptist church dedication, and local political appointments. An assortment of small-town misdeeds, legal actions, and community announcements closes with scattered stray phrases and garbled lines.
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