One Dollar Buys Calico and Brown Muslin by Yard
A note proclaims that one dollar purchases 25 yards of good calico and 25 yards of brown muslin, highlighting strong fabric value for shoppers.
03 Feb 1891
Page 1
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Newspaper
Muncie Daily Herald
Location
Muncie, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1891
Page
1
A note proclaims that one dollar purchases 25 yards of good calico and 25 yards of brown muslin, highlighting strong fabric value for shoppers.
New York reports a Scottish county family arriving in the city. Miss Ella Ewing, aged 19, is described as extraordinarily tall and large, with a claimed height of eight feet and weight 245 pounds. Her family plans a European tour to meet crowned heads, while local chatter dwells on her unusual stature and gait.
A St Louis medical society report details a young teacher struck by a hammer at 14, later blinded, who after skull surgery regained sight and relief from chronic headaches. The case is hailed as a surgical miracle despite the patient’s anonymity.
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as pleasant to taste and effective on kidneys liver and bowels. It claims cleansing, fever relief, and relief from habitual constipation, noting it is the only remedy of its kind and available in 50c and 1 bottles from druggists. It urges not to accept substitutes.
In Munice Indiana the White River Jersey Cattle Co reports top prices at auction. Shero's Tormentor 20,228 wins premium at Indiana State Fair 1889. a son of Old Tormentor praised as a great bull. Prices at the public sale include Letitia Hunter 35,575 at 250 dollars and several cows and heifers selling from 155 to 235 dollars. Six head total 1,225 dollars. Next Jersey sale set for the third Tuesday in May 1891.
Harmony returns to Muncie real estate market as sellers offer six room house with two lots on Willard Street for 1000 dollars and multiple lots and business spaces on Walnut, Adama, Delaware and Main streets with prices from 200 to 3000 dollars and monthly payment options.
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