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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1909
Page
4
You will have no immense stock to select from The Best the Very Best Bargains ever offered Special Values Special Sellers and Special Prices Be wise when such opportunities come your way Sale begins Grand final clearing sale We must have room for our spring.
Frantic sale runs ten days starting Friday February 5 offering cloaks skirts underwear hosiery and shoes at drastic discounts. Prints drop to 5 cents per yard with 100 pieces of fancy prints and trimmed fabrics advertised to entice buyers to stock up for the future.
A 10 day grocery sale lists 15 lbs loose raisins 15 lbs California dried grapes 20 lbs loose seeded raisins 10 lbs fancy evaporated grapes 8 lbs best fancy yellow Crawford peaches and more. Includes 12 lbs fancy ginger snaps 1 lb cans kraut 0.65 gallon fancy syrup one gallon pails and assorted items like Rio coffee and granulated sugar. Sale note urges purchasing at these prices for a 10 day period beginning February 5.
The Herald lists subscription rates with pricing for multiple terms and issue formats. Oliver J. Smith is the editor and publisher. Subscriptions and copy price details appear in the masthead with period-specific figures.
A cockfighting pit is to be built on the judge's rostrum in the Frankfort courthouse for the first week of December to crown Kentucky's best game cock. The event marks a shift from beauty and size to gameness, with fights held publicly for spectators. Felony status for cockfighting in Kentucky means muffle sparring when officials attend, but unsanctioned bouts may occur in the oldest Kentucky courthouse.
New Jersey probate notes a Vineland veteran Charles A. Murray left odd bequests in his will. He bequeaths $5 to Joseph Conwell to buy two gallons of whisky for himself and peers, and $25 to Lyon Post No. 10 of the G A R to buy “fun,” even if they must jump into an aquarium to get it.
A leading advertising agency proclaims that publicity now places Twasty and the newspaper at the center of global awareness, signaling a new era of media reach and public presence.
A New York press writer notes star shaped fur muffs for winter costuming. The accessory features wired star points ending in mink heads or ermine and a body of multiple fur layers. Only those preferring black attire for gowns are drawn to the style this season.
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