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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
3
Department offers muslin and cambric undergarments with varied prices from 16c to 2.00 per item plus skirts and gowns at multiple rates. Heavy knit underwear air wool dress goods silks calicos prints and blankets feature low yard prices and large stock with attentive sales staff.
A fragment from a department store listing shows items in the Clothing, Shoes and Furnishing Goods section with emphasis on suits under boots. The readable text hints at a price stand or sale tag but lacks full details.
The Furniture department lists items with a 20 percent discount from regular prices. Catalog includes solid oak pieces such as dressers, chests, book cases, writing desks, chiffoniers, china closets, wash stands, tables, chairs, cabinets, safes, and a range of mattresses and coil springs. Prices cited from $2.50 to $10.00.
The notice proclaims a most extraordinary midwinter merchandise event with quoted NET sale prices on goods, warning fewer items will be sold at regular prices. It promises reliable goods, square dealing, and a splendid assortment to attract shoppers tomorrow.
Pittsburgh area expects full mill operation by January 6 1908. McKeesport Glassport Duquesne and Monongahela Valley mills plan to resume with 40 000 idle workers returning to work and 1907 wage scales to be kept. Mills including National Tubes Works Braddock Mills Duquesne Glassport and Firth Stirling to start across late December to early January with several on January 1 6 or 8.
Mrs. K M Fishel of Dilleburg Pennsylvania recalls being bitten twice on the hand by a large copperhead on August 29 1906 with no nearby medical help. She applied Sloan’s Liniment which she credits with removing pain and saving her life. She is mother of four. Also note 78 000 acres of land in Southern California added to the US forest reserve.
A garbled passage references Liberty Street in New York City, a renaming tied to political rhetoric and a prior Crown era term. The text mentions a proverb about promises, revolution days, and royalty, but the exact details and individuals are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Correspondence from Livonia reports holiday visits and local business notes including Livonia Poultry Co shipping twenty one thousand pounds of dressed poultry. Rail service disruption near Gibbs Iowa prompts complaints about delayed mail and trains. Community plans include a Rebekah Lodge and talks for monthly sermons by Rev Emma Rosen.
Mr John Moore of Moulton Iowa visited his daughter Mrs Albert Anders on Thursday. George Medlin rented gord ground from Tom Barnett for next season. Will and Len Hoover and George Speak returned home from Oklahoma for holidays. Rev Cox of Green City holds a revival at Mt Harmony this week. Chant Gray lost a horse last week. Mrs Jones south of town rented Uncle John Davis farm for next season. Mr ED M Cowan and wife with Harley Shepherd and family of near Delpha spent Christmas with their parents. Hugh Davis survived a serious accident after a fall from a horse at the Wire Fonda area.
The Wiles were married on Christmas Eve at the home of Mr Boyd Green with J P officiating. We extend congratulations to the couple.
The womerawa is described as a curious stick used by Australians to fling long arrows at enemies or animals, illustrating a simple weapon tool from indigenous practices.
A well known authority on rheumatism offers a home remedy consisting of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparille to treat rheumatism. The formula is presented as safe for vegetable extraction and easy to prepare with ingredients available at prescription pharmacies.
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