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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
3
A townwide appeal urges residents to support local shops over mail order houses. The message warns that buying from unfamiliar outfits risks waiting weeks for goods and trusting poorly paid staff. An issue’s double page ad section hides inverted words. readers who find one can claim fifty cents from the corresponding merchant.
A Marion man recounts Civil War experiences at Libby and Andersonville. He describes escapes, galvanized Union soldiers, and brutal conditions, noting the small number who deserted and the Confederate offers to abandon the flag for clemency.
Auktion notice for October 1917 sale at the J C Waggaman farm describing items: a 7 year old sorrel mare, 1500 pounds. a brown mare 1150 pounds. two cattle. seventeen hogs. three tons bay oats in bin. corn in field. farm implements. 130 egg Wisconsin incubator. six dozen chickens. household goods. Terms include cash under 5 and 5 percent, credit 9 months. notes with 6 percent interest. 4 percent cash discount on sums over 3. removal after terms. Auctioneers Harry Leal Boe Puckett. Clerk W F Williamson.
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