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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1907
Page
5
An advertisement lists chairs including leather rockers wood and cane seat rockers sewing high chairs dining room chairs Morris chairs priced from 5.00 to 15.00 dollars with related items 2.50 to 6.00 and 1.25 to 2.50 dollars.
A local ad invites shoppers to view a broad selection of holiday wares. Chafing dishes range from 5.00 to 10.00, serving dishes 0.75 to 3.50, and tea sets with crumb trays from 5.00 to 7.00. Knives and forks per set start at 0.25, with some prices up to 150. The call to action emphasizes a personal visit to inspect the line.
A catalog-like listing shows rug dimensions including 26x54, 30x60, 36x72 inches in Axminster and Royal Smyrna, with prices ranging from 2.25 to 5.00 dollars and multi-size bundles priced up to 40.00 dollars. The board is labeled J 3 26x54 and includes multiple price points.
Bright furniture sale lists center tables lusic cabinets and lounges with prices from 1.50 to 60.00. Beds iron range 2.50 to 20.00. If you miss the store you may overlook many beautiful pieces exactly what you want.
The secretaries report highlights strong farm values for 1907 with American crops totaling 87.41 billion dollars, led by corn at 1.35 billion and high cotton and wheat valuations. Exports rose to 2.055 billion, reflecting robust credit and growth, while labor shortages on farms persist and contract laws spark controversy. The note contrasts present prosperity with the 1843 era mortgage burden and cites the Mauretania’s record eastbound crossing in four days and twenty two hours.
The Picayune argues the national administration aims to bar foreign immigration in the South and cites a Washington dispatch noting Italians and Austrians in Mississippi and nearby areas held in peonage. It does not refute the dispatch but says the foreigners faced the consequences of their treatment and were shown special kindness by employers who advanced provisions or money.
The Lich tenstein Millinery Company of Chicago sues Mrs. Howard Gould for 82680 on goods bought between November 30 1906 and January 9 1907. The case will be tried next Wednesday.
Bevier Missouri December 4 fire discovered on the roof of the High School at noon recess. School dismissed without alarm avoiding panic among 100 children. Loss estimated in the hundreds of dollars mainly from water. Fire blamed on a defective hue from the furnace.
Clara Bloodgood, a leading American actress, committed suicide in Baltimore last week by shooting herself in the mouth. She had enjoyed major successes and no clear cause is known, though nervous prostration and insanity from overwork are suspected.
H O Havemeyer president of the American Sugar Refining Company died at his New York home from indigestion last Wednesday. W B Thomas will run the company until a new president is appointed in January and Horace Havemeyer is viewed as a likely successor. Immigrant arrival from the British Isles has risen sharply in the decade. Isthmian Canal dirt removal in November set a new record, with activity five times November 1906 and the project progressing under new leadership.
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