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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1884
Page
5
A mixed notice column lists shop offerings from Graham Flour at City Bakery to Kubas cigars at Metropolitan Drug Store. It notes new overcoats at Wilcox Bros, local electrical lighting, upcoming church and school events, a $250 Angus bull added to a herd, a Hayes county commissioners meeting on November 29, and a stock car passage en route to St. Louis.
Local shoppe notices announce Cream and Fancy Grand Island Flour and corn meal at City Bakery. The Dramatic Company show postponed. Stoughton post office to be discontinued. town mail shifts to the new post office. Christmas candy at City Bakery. Temperance lecture postponed due to weather. 65 head of steers shipped from Culbertson. Infant death of E D Custer’s child. Land claims sold near McCook. crosswalk improvement begun. Reward offered for Eugene Fry embezzlement case. Town population order from Red Cloud to Oxford listed. Regional editors urge McCook daily mail. Southwestern Nebraska Stock Association meeting set for Benkelman. New town planned in Cheyenne County Kas. W C LaTourette expands store with fireproof corrugated iron workshop. Wintcox Bros advertise dry goods.
The Board of Trustees discussed Lewis Bros liquor license with no action yet taken. Ludwick and Trowbridge tout a new furniture stock and stove line. Local notices urge shopping with advertisers and report postal changes boosting twice daily mail to McCook. Cattle losses near Roxby stock deaths prompt inquiry. town growth includes new buildings and homestead activity.
A local office advertises a range of blanks and forms available for purchase. The notice notes stock kept on hand and invites customers to inquire at the office for purchase details.
The Brush Lariat notes the choicest parts of the Platte and Beaver creeks winter range were destroyed by fire. It quotes that last winter only the recently burned area held cattle in good condition and urges readers to visit City Bakery for flour.
For 380 Days Will sell Ash Extension Tables for 1.00 per foot, Kitchen Safes for 50c, Carpets 35c per yd, Windmills low, Sewing Machines cheap for cash. Large stock of Furniture 15 percent cheaper than any other dealer. J. Puitrix, Indianola, Nebraska.
A jewelry store promotes eye protection with glasses including smoked blue and green variants. It advertises various spectacles and shooting glasses to guard eyesight.
A local ad lists 12 lbs of Standard Granulated Sugar for 1 dollar, 13 lbs of Extra C Sugar for 1 dollar, and 20 bars White Russian Soap for 1 dollar. The offer promotes bulk grocery and cleaning items at single dollar prices.
New shipment of clocks at the Jewelry Store offers accurate timekeepers from $2.00 upward and comes with a promise of perfect timekeeping.
Buyer expresses readiness to purchase grain for shipment on July 5 1984 to Cuank Ward, indicating a transaction in the commodity market. Details are sparse but show intent to ship and settle within the year.
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