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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
5
A bold sales notice touts a rapid closing sale on textiles and garments. It promises deep price cuts across muslin, linens, prints, blankets, and coats with multiple lot specials and markedly lower prices than regular. The ad urges customers to attend tomorrow to avoid losing money.
The passage touts large economies in the dress goods department with women buying year ahead. It highlights 20 pieces all wool suitings and wide dress goods at 50 cents per yard, urging wise purchases for future savings.
A promotional note advertises a Searchlight sale of carpets and rugs with deep reductions available immediately. It highlights special bargains in coats and broadcloth fabrics, urging prudent shoppers to take advantage of unusually low prices at the club grounds gathering.
An odd lot of fur scarves is advertised featuring sable coney and mink options. Prices range from 1.00 to 7.50 with several 72 inch cluster scarfs and large tail muffs included.
Sale offers on Curley Bearskin and Crush Velotr coats from 4.50 to 6.50 with discounts to 2.99 for extras and 1.25 to 3.99 on assorted dress goods. Broadcloths, silks, taffetas, velvets, and carpets listed with sale prices and yardage terms. It emphasizes buying now even if storage is required.
Report details receipts from county treasurer and local funds totaling 604.04 with expenditures including teaching district payments and legal services. Special school fund and local tuition fund records show inflows and outlays, while a long list itemizes janitorial, repairs, institute fees, supplies, and road work through 1907.
Ledger style record detailing library fund receipts and expenditures with totals and balances. Includes itemized entries for grants from County Treasurer, grave stone and road related disbursements, pumping travel, ditching, and sheep killings. Concludes with service account totals and signature of James E. Waters as trustee.
A note extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy for quick relief from coughs and colds. It notes the medicine’s wide national and international sales and recommends its use. Also reported is the death of 13 year old Landon Cunningham from typho pneumonia and his funeral details at New London Friends Church.
Secretary Wilson promotes labeling to reveal harmful drugs in medicines. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is claimed to contain no dangerous drugs and to be safe for coughs and colds, with sale by W. Kemp.
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