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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1874
Page
3
The Wakarusa Sun reports brisk sleigh and lumber trade, new subscribers, and busy mills as snow melts. It notes a local bakery use of mills, a farmer's near-by land, and purchases of goods by George Berkey and Sam Neusbaum. A pig, murders on premises, poisoning, and a hunter's turkey tale add odd detail from town life.
The column reports a poisoned potato and fruit theft, boot maker on Elkhart Street, a Jest by Billy Beane, a late roosters photo, and a push for improved education overseen by Prof Moury. It discusses Baltimore Pittsburgh and Chicago Rail Road benefits, a fatal incident on the line near the new depot, township spending of 67 dollars, the re election of J W Kronk as trustee, and the Holdeman School House cost.
Notice from A. W. Valentein dated November 26, 1874 asks debtors to call on George Eyer in Wakarusa to settle notes and avoid further trouble and expense. The brief item reflects local notices in a rural community.
Local grocer proclaims cheaper than any man in town on coffee sugar spices canned fruit and all groceries. Customer produce taken at the highest market price. Visit at No 7 North Elkhart Wakarusa Indiana for bargains.
A Goshen dealer advertises a wide range of pure chemicals patent medicines and all essential drug store items sold cheap for cash, emphasizing first class quality at low prices.
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