Shelby  County  Indiana
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Houston


The  Shelby  Republican
Friday, July 29, 1898
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         Mr. Chris Houston, the well known merchant, is quite sick at his home, on West Washington street.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Democrat
Shelbyville, Ind., July 18, 1895
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THE  NEW  YORK  STORE.
No. 25  NORTH  HARRISON  STREET.
SHELBYVILLE,  INDIANA
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          Ho, ye tobacco chewers.  See our prices, and if you wnat a first class nickel cigar come this way and try John McCullough and Cubanola.  There is nothing better.  Remember we buy our coffees green and have them roasted.  Always fresh and of the best grades, and no stale goods with us.  We sell Big Four and Family German soap at retail at wholesale prices.  Sugars always at lowest market prices.
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1 pound Star tobacco . . . . . . . $   42
1 pound Let Go tobacco . . . . . . .   25
2 plugs Old Kentuck twist. . . . . .   15
Salt per barrell . . . . . . . . . . 1 00
1 pail choice syrup. . . . . . . . .   50
N. O. molasses per gallon. . . . . .   25
7 bars Big Four soap . . . . . . . .   25
15 bars German soap. . . . . . . . .   25
1 gallon can apples. . . . . . . . .   25
3 cans pie peaches . . . . . . . . .   25
1 can California plums . . . . . . .   15
Best lump starch per pound . . . . .    5
1 can California apricots. . . . . .   15
Best sorghum per gallon. . . . . . .   40
Roasted coffee per pound . . . . . .   20

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H I G H E S T  P R I C E S  F O R  B U T T E R  A N D  E G G S.


CHRIS  HOUSTON.
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Daily  Evening  Democrat
August 9, 1888
Page 4   column 1
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L O C A L   N E W S.
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          Mrs. Christopher Houston  is quite sick.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Daily  Evening  Democrat
Monday, April 17, 1882
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          John Houston  is home.
Contributed by D. Darlene Palmer


The  National  Volunteer
Shelbyville, Indiana
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May 11, 1854
          Married on Tuesday by Rev. G. C. Smith,  Samuel Powell  and  Martha Houston, the daughter of  David A. Houston.
Abstracted by Maurice Holmes, in his book Shelbyville, Indiana, Newspaper Excerpts: 1853-1859.  
Submitted by Sherry Badgley Ryan, with permission from the author.

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