06 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1912
Page
1
The Times reports two pages of lively notices from Mooresville merchants inviting shoppers to Saturday bargains. Readies ads announce temptations for April 13 and last week’s sales go on sale April 6 as locals are urged to come trade.
The Times reports Mooresville bargains build toward Apr 13 with deals from jewelry shops on pins and glassware to dry goods, groceries, and home goods. Firms like Thompson Scruggs Comer & Scearce Co and several grocers announce deep cuts, low prices, and special offers on tea, syrup, canned goods, and housewares.
The Indiana State Fair will run September 2 through September 6. Organizers announced the event dates and expected activities for the annual celebration.
On account of moving 1912 mating of 5 S C Rhode Island Reds including show birds and prize winners for quick sale at 1 25 each about 35 hens and 3 cockerels Also Rhode Island White eggs 1.00 per 15 E B Shortridge 2 miles north of Mooresville Ind
Harry Hadley operates a fireproof garage on south Indiana street offering auto repairs, towing service, and livery. He stocks accessories and acts as an agent for Overland and other car makes with floor space for car storage. If buying a car, call on him.
A circular advertisement lists several local businesses and offerings including groceries flour grain coal milk dry goods harness millinery apparel and furniture. Firms named include George E Allison Banner Mills T H Britton Polk Sanitary Milk Co L A Shanafelt Taggart Bakery Sumner Sisters Lyon Lyon Wilson & White The Farmers Bank First National Bank and Viola Hinson Brown with a note on millinery and dresses.
Supt Robert Smith of French Lick visited at home over Sunday Dr Lindley of Daviess county is visiting friends in this vicinity A sister of Miss Way visited her for a few days Mrs Matt Smith is improving Some Martinsville merchants held Saturday bargain sales but the effort was small Hereford notes detail visits from Indianapolis Chicago and Urbana figures and a looming opera house purchase by the K of P lodge at the local town
Mooresville offers a low cost of living, good schools, and clean, healthy surroundings with ample housing and land. It blends small town comfort with city access via a forty minute trolley ride to Indianapolis, and its civic spirit shines through Bargain Saturdays.
The Schubert quartet, unable to play the last lecture course number due to bad weather, will present their program here on Monday April 22.
Mooresville merchants unite for a series of Saturday sales to attract shoppers and build long term customer habit. The coordinated effort aims to position Mooresville as progressive and up to date, with expectation of strong business results.
E. E. Harvey and family and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Day were guests at a dinner last Sunday at the home of Mrs. Anna Laflin and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Harvey in Indianapolis. Guests included Mrs. L. J. Van Laeys of Topeka, Kansas, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burdge who had just returned from California where they spent the winter.
Peter Stipp and Pearl Andrew wed in Indianapolis and settled in Mooresville. Navy man Charles Smitherman visits family while awaiting furlough. Chauncey and Mrs. Wilson travel from Covington toward Mooresville and Monrovia. Haltoms travel from Colorado Springs to Louisville to meet Mrs. Haltom and hint at Mooresville summer residence.
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