Personal Recollections of Life in Idaho in Pioneer Days
L N Perkins recalls his first deer hunt near Soldier and a later move to Idaho in 1886. He notes hunting with Jim Allen, camping at a saw mill cabin, a rainy start, a two point buck kill, and a mountain lion serenade. He details winter hardship, bachelors nearby, and a move with his brother in April 1887.
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L. N. Perkins
Jim Allen
Arkansas
Colorado
Soldier
Mr. Allen
Kentucky
Idaho
Household Reme dies and Toilet Goods Sale Prices
An advertisement lists numerous toiletries and remedies with prices such as Analgesic Balm at 50c for one or 51c for two, Cedar Chest Corn at 26c, Cold Cream at 25c, Tooth Paste 26c, Shaving Lotion 61c, Foot Powder 16c, Hand Soap 16c, and Kidney Pills 51c. It touts an exceptionally high grade complexion powder with a rose jasmine heliotrope lilac bouquet in three tints, offered at standard price for one or two boxes.
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Aise Cisco
Sale List Offers Variety of Branded Staples
A fragmented grocery list shows items such as vanilla extract lemon extract olive oil spices baking chocolate cocoa strawberry jam and ground almond in two for deals. Prices read as two for figures with cents, suggesting a mid 20th century advert.
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Taeymond’s
Symond’s Inn
Lumber Wanted for Kraut Factory at Boone Bid Notice
Blue Ridge Farmers Assn invites bids for framing lumber to be delivered at Boone by July 1. Items include chestnut sills 5,000 ft, chestnut sleepers 2,500 ft, hemlock framing 10,000 ft, No 2 common chestnut for boxing and sheeting 16,000 ft. Separate bids accepted. H N Blair secretary treasurer.
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Boone
Blue Ridge
H. N. Blair
Treas
Farmer rights to market goods clash with middleman monopoly
Edeloval argues that farmers should freely market grain, challenging the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce stance favoring current terminal market control. He asserts farmers have equal rights to marketing choices as manufacturers, warning against entrenched monopolies and calling for end to middleman privilege.
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Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Edeloval
We Have Moved to Critcker Store Building
We moved to L. L Critcker store building and can deliver Home Comfort Washing Machines immediately. Machines sold by Z. T. Greene will be delivered at once. For machines or repairs see J. Cook at our headquarters T. G. Greene.
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L. L Critcker
Z. T. Greene
J. C.ook
T. G. Greene
Also Mentioned on This Page
and &I
Senica
Liggett’s
Jpeko Tea
Pekoe
Formosa _Oolong
Green
Cena
Bouquet Ramee Face Powder
United Drug Co
Rexall
Georgia Rose
Cca Li
Riker
Monds
Peantc
Cascade Linen
Alc
Boone Drug CO
Rexall Stove
Boone, N. 6
North Dakota
Minneapolis
Charme
Aw.dula
State Boards of Examiners
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Dula
Lenoir
N. C
Chautauqua
Lenoir, N. C
A. W. Dula
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