Counting the People The Work of Taking the Census
A historic look at the U S census from 1790 to 1880 in the interior department attic vault. Notes on methods evolution from head of family counts to full individual enumeration and the growth of tabulated data across decades.
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Interior Department
A &l
United States
Northumberland
Mifflin
Pennsylvania
James Potter
Northumberland and Mifflin
Great Reduction at Mitchell Dry Goods Store
Mitchell Dry Goods announces sixty days of special sales on every article to convert goods into cash. Prices are set to show they mean business and attract buyers quickly.
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Mitchell Dry Goods
Dress Trimmings at Cost Boosts South Dakota Line
All our dress trimmings are offered at cost while our line is described as second to none in South Dakota, signaling a strong value appeal for shoppers seeking quality trims.
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South Dakota
Velvet Embroideries and Accessories at Slashed Prices
A South Dakota vendor promotes a large embroideries line priced from two cents upward and promises to not carry them over with prices cut to fit. Summer shawls are offered at cost and below, and men’s hats from the John B. Stintson line are reduced from 4.00 to 1.50 with other gents’ goods also discounted.
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John B. Stintson
Brussels
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Washington
Rastus
Lizy
Edward
Coted
Mitchell Dry Goods Company
Indies
Jamestown
Broideries