01 Oct 1873
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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1873
Page
1
Public notices outline final settlement and insertion charges with liberal deductions for advertisers. Mentions single stray notices and failure to publish as causing trouble. emphasizes observance of rates and terms for successful notices.
The item highlights local civic concerns, including court schedules, a hog and dog ordinance debate, an upcoming railroad meeting at Wright City, and advocacy for public schools. It also questions the Lincoln County Coal Mining Company over coal delivery delays, local education emphasis, and community progress in Troy and surrounding areas.
The Financial Panic fails to deter Woolfolk and Gordon as their new enterprise in town opens with Jackson and Flutt’s old stand rebuilt. The firm advertises cheap pricing rivaling St. Louis, boasting fine stock including silks, shawls, poplins, and more. A merchant tailor department, carpets, and oil cloths complete the offerings.
A York letter describes the winter aim to be stylish not fashionable, detailing redingotes, English jackets, waterproofs in new colors, sleeveless jackets, Normandy caps trimmed with ostrich plumes, high hair, and tube roses as key look elements. It notes practical shoe and fabric notes, plus forecasts of caps and flowers, with social chatter on taste and trends. It also covers local notices of community gatherings and education meetings, highlighting Grange activity and school leadership, and mentions a death in town.
A marriage occurred September 8, 1873 at the residence of Mr. Coffey near Millwood. Rev. J B Matthews officiated uniting Mr. A. B. Basye of Bowtin Green and Miss Emma Lewis of the county.
Morning Sept 21 at New Hope residence Sarah Myers aged 51 years 8 months with 14 years of misery consumption. Sept 28 at M O Glore residence ty fever Nathaniel Craig aged 33 years 2 days in Missouri and New Orleans papers.
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