Auctioneer Declares Everything Must Be Sold
An auction notice states that all items will be sold with prices no object and a guarantee that the sale will occur at less than cost. The terse call emphasizes a broad liquidation without exclusions.
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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
1
An auction notice states that all items will be sold with prices no object and a guarantee that the sale will occur at less than cost. The terse call emphasizes a broad liquidation without exclusions.
A merchant advertises a large selection of ladies low shoes in many colors and styles, reduced from 1.75 to 2.98 to 1.48. Men snow brand low shoes cut from 3.50 4 to 2.25. A fine stock of men and boys clothing sold at sacrifice, with other merchandise discounted due to a business change.
A Petersburg paper notes the August 5 1908 issue recounting tariff reform debates in Congress and voter discontent across parties. It highlights Democrat hopes, Republican margins, and the claim of no true revision. It lauds Senator Stone of Missouri for bravely defending a dignified traveler image after a dining car insult, calling his act a potential path for travelers’ emancipation.
The London Globe surveys mushroom foraging as an exhilarating pastime across downs pastures marshes and hedges. It praises patience discovery of meadow and horse mushrooms partridge and parasol varieties, notes gypsies and amateurs as eager harvesters, and vivid Sky and sea breezes accompany the seasonal quest for edible fungi.
A collage of humorous vignettes and dialogues from a historic paper. It mixes domestic scenes with wit, featuring Jones searching for a cat, a thin Briton family joke, immigrant tales, and a shy boy asking about marriage. The tone reflects old newspaper humor and observational sketches.
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