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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
5
Clark county store unveils $1.00 to $9.50 prices on dry goods and a notable Anais Furs line including jackets collars and muffs. The Goods Section reports high volume of purchases and invites inspection this week with substantial savings.
A large force of trimmers and salespeople crest the department with its best year in history. Trim merchandise ranges from $1.45 to $20.50 while Childs' hats run from 50 cents to $4.58, reflecting strong value.
In Clothing section Hart Shaffner and Marx featured with suits priced from 18 to 30 dollars and overcoats from 15 up to 325 dollars. The ad emphasizes unmatched quality and in stock sizes available.
A frontier Western tale recounts a Wells Fargo stage coach robbery attempt near the Virginia City Sacramento route. A New England schoolgirl defies danger by riding beside the narrator, aiding a decoy defense that foils the robbers as the coach delivers treasure safely to a town post office. The incident ends with the young woman blushing and clinging to her protector.
Numerous residents and visitors are listed Weekly as J W Graham, Fred Kelly, Otho Lee and family, Wm A Murphy, Fred Taier, David Nicoson and others travel to or through Marshall. Several locals move into new homes and visit relatives in Terre Haute Indianapolis Martinsville and beyond.
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