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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
5
Thulman and Levi promise faithful service and fair prices in Kokomo. The ad touts a well equipped buying and selling team aimed at delivering higher quality and real value, urging customers to seek better values and their share of today’s specials.
An old sale page lists white goods and fabrics with varied prices such as bed spreads, table linens, napkins, combination suits, India linen, Persian lawn, French lawn, linen sheeting, organdies, long cloth, waisting and Swiss fabrics. Items include quality ratings and per unit prices for remnants and bulk lots.
A late 19th or early 20th century sale listing undergarments in Cambric and muslin. It highlights gowns, combination suits, skirts, petticoats, corset covers, drawers, and lingerie waists with prices from fractions of a dollar to about 1.50, featuring lace, embroidery, and insertion trims.
A local ad lists value fabrics and home textiles with low prices. Items include Berkley Cambric 124c value, Pepperell sheeting, muslin, feather ticking, standard prints in multiple colors, bleached and unbleached sheeting, and hosiery and lingerie basics. Prices range from 9 to 20 cents per unit.
A fragmented advertisement lists basement items and household goods including screen doors ladders— Ye Step Ladder 8 inch 4 foot, moth balls one pound, screen cloth 24 inches wide, clothes pins twenty, paint at old prices gallon one dollar half gallon fifty five cents quart thirty cents. Also lawn mower 14 inch, grass shears steel and polished, wash boards anti splasher attachments, enamel bucket two quart and other items.
A catalog of sale items includes a Pudding Pan 2 quart a lipped sauce pan 2 quart a 9 inch pan a 10c 10c commencement gifts and a large assortment of books from 50c to 2.50 plus silver and gold jewel boxes brass book racks cut glass silver spoons box stationery and many useful and ornamental gifts at correct prices.
Broadrick and Cochran are credited for handling a selection of fruits, puts and candies gathered from various sources.
Mre E W Sherwin was at Kokomo Saturday and again at Kokomo Sunday. Serkles and wife of Kempton visited relatives here Sunday. Theo Ratclft and Wil Cox were visitors at Michigantown Sunday. EW Sherwin was at Kokomo Sunday.
Russell Newlin of Logansport spent Sunday here with friends, sharing time and conversation during a casual visit.
The article notes Bessie and Dessie Rat cliff absent. Paul Bies of Ear Delphi attended the Sunday event here with C. M. Hodson and family, while Ray Bond of Kokomo visited Sunday and renewed friendships.
J T Sime and family of Frankfort visited relatives Sunday. Mrs Maggie Hart stayed with her son C I Hart at Kokomo last week. Miss Violetta Cusand of New London returned Monday from Talananonq. Allen Nursery Co Rost er, NY seeks right men for territory. Gallimore to visit Russiaville weekly to repair sewing machines and sell Singer goods. leave repair requests with Kirk enberry Bros. hardware. Buckeye St Kokomo.
Vin Butts and his companion from Kempton spent Sunday evening in town, stopping at local spots and chatting with residents during the outing.
Henry Butler of Chicago returned home Saturday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Jerry Butler east of town. Herman Robs and his wife of Brankfoyt were guests Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Bur ress.
Miss Forba McDaniel, studying at Tdivoaplis, spent Sunday as a guest of her parents north of town, enjoying a family visit and rural hospitality.
Aunt Kate Martin went to Ko komo Monday to assist her daughter in law Mrs 0 B Martin who is preparing to move to New York City.
Local attendees at the John Robinson circus in Kee komo Friday night express disappointment with the show. Younger spectators report feeling let down, calling the performance underwhelming.
A marriage license was issued to Elwood Christian of Sharpsville and Edna Miller of near Russiayville on Saturday. They planned to wed on Sunday at the bride’s home in Frankfort Crescent.
A juvenile girl known as a Regular Tom Boy sustained scratches cuts sprains and minor injuries from climbing trees fences and pitches. Her mother applied Beehlen's Ar nies Salve and she recovered quickly. An advertisement warns against unsafe fire insurance policies and touts Hartford policies.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for liver stomach and kidney troubles. It claims to expel poisons from the system and restore health and vigor, priced 25e at Dr G W Kempe.
Dr. G. W. Kemp declares Chamberlain's Gale Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy impossible and unfit for diarrhoeal and bowel complaints, as confirmed by those who have tested it.
Local feature highlights fresh, pure candies offered at Broadrick and Cochran's Restaurant with emphasis on homemade quality and inviting treats.
An advertisement touts Electro Hittera as a remedy for nervous headaches weak kidneys and general female complaints. It claims many sufferers have used it with satisfaction and urges readers to purchase from local seller G W Alb.
A quick cure touted as unsurpassed for coughs and colds in children is advertised for sale by Dr. G. W. Kemp.
An old advertisement touts hot lunches at Broadrick and Cochran Restaurant. It promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for numerous ailments and cites Hartford Fire Insurance for protection. Local names Mort Conner and Mrs. Alter visit, with notes on Chamberlain's Liniment for pain relief.
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