Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-02-02
A card appears in this issue for the
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Disciples of Christ.
See Martin j. Bourke's change of ad
in this issue. Read the bargains offered.
Lothian & Beard have few words
to say about Lent in a change of adv.
Read il.
If you have $500 to spend it will
pay you to drive to Martin j. Bourke's,
Old Brockway.
Do you cough? Cure it with Brant's
Balsam, the sure cure. % and 80 cents
at Grant Holden & Bros.
S. O. Welch & Son have on hand and
for sale II car of choice western corn.
Also some extra fine corn meal at their
mill in Yale.
Some one has said that while we
cannot control our circumstances, vet
we can control what we shall do under
the circumstances.
Those in need of all wool horse
blankets will do well to call at the
Yale Wooden Mill and see their stock.
They have just made up a number of
choice ones.
John Hayes returned from Detroit
last Saturday, where he has been re-
ceiving treatment for lung trouble.
John is still quite weak, but if he is
careful of himself this winter will pull
through all right.
A clergyman near Inlay City start
led his drowsy congregation on re-
cent Sunday as follows. "My dearly
beloved friends, permit me to remind
you that | came here To preach, not to
act as umpire i'll n sleeping match"
Men of all professions and trades,
ministers, lawyers. merchants and me-
chanics unite in indorsing DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup the old reliable cure for
all bronchial and pulmonary troubles
rs the best household remedy in the
market.
An obedience to the simple laws of
hygiene and the use of Ayers Sarsa-
parilla will enable the most delicate
man or sickly woman to pass in ease
and safety from the icy atmosphere of
February to the warm, moist days of
April. 1t is the best of spring medicine.
w. II. Wear, the gentleman who pur-
chased the Davis meat market, is now
doing business and hopes to receive n
share of the public patronage. Mr..
Wear is an experienced meat market
man and the people are sure of clean
shop and first-class meat at all times.--
Coleman Independent.
James Cooper, of Port Huron, will
open up on Tuesday next bankrupt
stock of mems and children's clothing
ladies' and mems shoes, which he will
place in the store just south of James
Wallace's harness shop and which
must go within fifteen days. Don't
miss this opportunity. Call in and
look over this stock.
This week we are obliged to chroni-
Gle another failure in our little village
On Monday j. d. McKeith, general
merchant, made an assignment to VIM.
Gowan for the benefit of his creditors.
Mr.. McKeith has done all that he
could to ward this off, but on account
of dull trade and duller collections, il
became compulsory for him to make
this assignment.
Married, at the home of the brides
parents, VIM. Edgerton, Brockway, on
Monday, January 10Th, 1894, by Rev.
w. f. Perkins, George b. Mosher and
Mary Edgerton, both of Brockway. A
large gathering of invited friends were
present and all seemed to enjoy them
selves. Many useful rs well as orna.
mental presents were received by the
bride. The EXPosIToR Joins with their
numerous friends in wis ling the happy
couple many years of pleasant welded
life.
A PRESENT TO EvERYBoDY.-All our
readers should send to the publishers
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All desirable and good size; some Sxl0,
others 5x8 in. There are ninety-one
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With this outfit the publishers send
The Home, q l6-pagc paper containing
stories, fashions, fancy work. etc, fol
months, and only ask for 10 cents to
cover cost of postage on patterns and
paper. Our illustrated premium list
of 200 premiums sent FREQ to any
address. Take advantage Of this Offer
now.
Chicago newspapers have lately gone
into merchandising in connection with
their efforts to increase their circula.
ton, to such an extent ~ to involve
them in some difficulty with their large
advertisers who object to the low prices
and good values offered. Tho most
notable instance of this 10 The Inter
Ocean, which was compelled TO dis
pense with its very popular Book De.
partment for no other reason. II
continues its Worlds Fair Portfolio
Department, however, which ia deliver
ing about IL 900 per day at present and
has just added a comprehensive series
of "Views of the World" and book
of music called "Harmonized Melo
dies" on the same plan. They are sold
at certain price provided the pur
chaser presents a certain number OF
coupons cut from the paper.
An exchange makes the following
remarks regarding the custom of Civ
ing wedding presents. One of the
most extravagant and hypocritical Gus
toms of to-day is the habit of giving
wedding presents. Hundreds of invi
tations are sent to acquaintance, a,
well as relatives and friends. and Their
presence is not 80 much desired al
their presents. Many of the presents
being duplicated, are sold OF exchang
ed for other 'more useful" articles
| The largeness of mans heart. the
| size of his ptlrae and sOcial atandint