12 Dec 1877
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1877
Page
1
Local items note a new stock of clothing for boys youths and men at low prices plus a large assortment of ladies shawls furs and blankets. Local names Woulfolk Hand and Hamilton advertise bargains as townsfolk discuss weather trains and a lunar event. Also reports define residents visiting nearby towns and local meetings.
Fragments report hog price woes for farmers. Chas Zumwalt recovers a mare. Taygood plans a boat crossing Culvee at Louisville and Millwood ford. W T Verdier buys a four ton Fairbank scales. A first class dry goods store may arrive. Town hopes for growth, land offered cheap, some ask $100 for 60 by 120 ft lots.
Cheap Moore’s Sheeley endorses F W Harbourn’s shop for shoe needs. Plain shoes priced at 1.20 and steel toed models at 3.40 with SU work warranted. Partial text indicates affordable footwear options and a warranty claim.
A compact 1877 Jefferson County column reports social events and locals changing stations. Highlights include Miss Gillum visiting the High School, growing lyceums in Paynesville, cattle movements by J. P. Wellh and John Pace in St. Louis, and Mrs. Fanny Waterman’s Iowa death. Died notices mention William Kouster and Fanny Waterman with brief funeral notes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.