Local notices mix with holiday ads and frost reports
A collage of 1884 town items, sales pitches, weddings, catalogs, and notices. Includes Christmas goods, toys, oysters, silk and wool wares, a New Year tea, a marriage, and local commerce updates with a brief on a dog plague in Janesville and sleighing prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spratler
Tux Happy Family
Sun Force
Bakony
Mineral Point
Post Office
Gundry, Gray & Co. Noruina
Penhallegon & Son’s
Janesville
Norice
H. P. Mix
Tripune
Cook & Sullivan’s
Mineral Point Book Store
Immigrant family seeks home as wheels roll west
A group of elderly widows, a pensioner of 1812, a rebellion veteran, and their descendants arrived in town from Wales seeking land in Butternut Wisconsin. Neighbors raised funds to transport them by rail after railroad costs were covered, while assessing aid for the long winter journey ahead.
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Sarah Roe
Mary E. Meiser
Wales
Erie Co
N. Y
Cleveland
Chisago
Madison
Wis
Butternut
Wis. Cent. R. R
Wuales— Portage
Beware of Impostors Swindle In New York Shotguns
Bosconia reports a New York scam offering a $45 shotgun for $3.75. A local man paid and waited weeks, then found no manufacturing firm. a detective may have exposed the gang. The item also notes bad bargains at Hanscom & Co and urges caution against thieves while urging youths to stay in school and complete public education.
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Sieiguing
Stratman & Co
Dodgeville
P. M
Lancaster
Bosconia
New York City
New York
Illinois School
Reeiak
Prices collapse sale of silver plated ware and groceries
Davin Jacko announces a large sale on silver plated ware with low prices including Rodgers Bros 1847 knives at 1.50 per set and related tableware. He offers tinware groceries, sugar house syrup, rock candy, and mill flour from Minnesota, all at reduced rates from his warehouse on Commerce Street.
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Rodgers Bros
Chicago
Minnesota
Commerce Street
Davin Jacko
Millinery at Cost to Close Winter Stock
Local millinery shop advertises closing out winter stock at cost including plush and velvet hats. Items such as boys’ hats and felt styles are priced at 25 cents. M. Coates.
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M. Coates
Handsome gifts in a city store sale
Wa Mauoer s Jewelry Store advertises a sale of fine watches clocks jewelry and silverware. The ad touts choice woods and reasonable prices for gifts in the shop.
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Wa. Mauoer’s
Lavres and Misses Hats Sold at Cost in Latest Styles
Millinery store offers Lavres and Misses felt hats at cost. Birds and wings styles advertised as available at cost at Susre FE Mirren location.
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Jlw4
Susre FE
Mirren
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Mineral Point Market
Christ
Bethlehem
Jas, Ross
Linden
Gundry, Gray & Co
Hendra’s
Charlie
J.P. & Son
Mifflin
Rush Medical College
Peoria
P. O
Trinity
Gundry, Gray & Co. Jas. Reservey
W. H. Blewett
City Hall Square
J. J. Hanscom & Co's
J. Penhallegon & Son’s
Cook & Sulivan’s
Blaine
Sun
Turre
Mauger’s
M. KE
Kriss Kringle
P.O. Book Store
Marrien
John H. Poquet
Musgrove House
Jno. Cummins
J. P
Thos W. Mitchell
Louisa J. Poquet
Attention
Blaine & Logan Club
Brarne & Locan Cion
John Perkin
Perkins
Cuereky
Trisune
Briooven
H. L. Dousman
Prairie du Chien
Cunistans
Hanscoms
C.E. Gale's
Chatterbox
Wowrn
City Bakery
P. O. Book Store
Paris
Mary M. Parker
Parkersburg
Iowa
Paul Pratt
Will Jones
Baraboo
Chas. McEwen
Dells
Oregon
Alice McEwen
Savannah
Colorado
Ned” Brown
Jud
Beardsley
Lone Rock
Chronicle
Republican
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