20 Feb 1886
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Newspaper
The Caldwell Tribune
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1886
Page
1
Caldwell druggists Cox and Martin offer a small lot of holiday articles at reduced prices to clear shelves. Items include albums dressing cases work boxes dolls cups and saucers mustache cups purses rubber toys vases and more. Also a few Red Iron Wagons for late gift buyers.
A sensational advertisement promotes a new Biographical Pictorial featuring 161 engravings and portraits of celebrated criminals. The work, 659 royal octavo pages, priced at 3.50, is pitched as art and history with strong sales prospects and canvassing opportunities for agents. Occidental Publishing Co. of San Francisco solicits inquiries and 75 cents for canvassing book selection by townships.
Phrases list names P J Perley Praat Jesse Harmon Foreman and mentions Campbell Bick as landmarks near Pioneer lower end of Front Avenue. reads like a fragmentary street/property record with several personal names and a location cue.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions stock and items like saddles and spars with unclear context and garbled words. It suggests a retail or inventory note but provides no complete details, names, places, or dates.
Small town ad by Eli H. Wilson, proprietor, touts manufacturing and repair services with careful workmanship. Claims thorough cleaning and careful fittings, inviting customers to inspect and compare prices for quality and value.
Sample copy available for 20 cents or annual subscription at $2.00 with six month option of $1.00. February contents include works by Clinton Scollard Drift, The Story of Black Dan, Liddell's War Record with portrait, St John B Liddell, Paul Hamilton Hayne recollections with portrait, My Recollections of R E Lee, and notes on Bragg in Kentucky, City Building in the South, and Gettysburg.
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