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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
1
An advertising notice touts a change in business with dramatic price cuts on ladies low shoes from 1.75 to 2.98, closing out at 1.48, and men’s Snow Brand low shoes from 3.60 to 4, closing at 2.25. It also promotes a fine lot of men’s clothing and bags at sacrifice prices amid assorted other merchandisers’ sale offers.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a public sale notice connected to a security or enforcement matter. It references entities and dates unclearly, with key names and places obscured, offering only partial readable action and official context.
In a lengthy political reflection, the piece argues Judge Mann’s stance on liquor questions may limit prohibition as a campaign issue. It notes Mann’s conservative reputation, Democratic trust in him, and voter behavior that favored him despite anti prohibition sentiments. It also discusses tariff passage and its unclear impact on prices and business recovery.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co., sworn to pay $100 for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Ad promotes salves, testimonials, and Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Toledo, Ohio. December 66, 1586.
A quirky compilation notes gringo slang and a taste of Alaska’s climate as an old timer recalls varied regions from Grenville Channel to White Horse. It blends humor about burglar exchanges, rat skin industry data, a touching Mev Van Ness tale, a sea hotel time device, and a child mispronunciation lesson with Ardyce and Wayne.
A miscellany of short items covers a German patent for heated shoe soles using a water-filled rubber bag and a glowing substance to keep feet warm for eight hours, plus notes on courage as instinct, a mock wedding in Atchison, ant communication, English women voters, a Korean wild fig in California, and various quips and literary maxims.
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