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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1874
Page
3
A local 1874 town page notes John Holdeman’s fine hogs for county sale and Joe Holdeman driving twenty fat hogs to Chicago. It praises boot maker Wiman Fisher, praises advertising, mentions a church festival and Thanksgiving, laments hard times, and recalls biblical Egypt as a corn analogy.
Indebted readers are urged to call on George Eyer in Wakarusa to settle notes or other debts at once to avoid further trouble and expense. The notice is dated November 26, 1874 and signed by CORE fag AG W. VaLEnrein.
A fragment notes a sale of an entire stock of dry goods and groceries to an entity named Joh Wire. The text indicates the seller has transferred possession as part of a purchase transaction.
A fragmentary line lists Isaac Ritsmond as a first-class tinsmith ready to offer four kinds of work and insists on high quality at competitive rates in the county. The garbled OCR obscures full details but conveys a buyer friendly pledge.
A fragment notes stoves lined up and a shop promising prompt repairs and ready stock. It hints at a merchant keeping a fine stock on hand for customers seeking immediate service and replacement parts.
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