W.H. Craigmiles at His Old Stand (1872)
W.H. CRAIGMILES – Would respectfully announce to his many old friends and customers that he has removed his stock of goods to his old stand on the corner of Ocoee and North Streets where he would be pleased to see them. He has a good stock of Boots and Shoes, Hats, Calicos, Yankee Notions, Sugar, Coffee, Indigo, Madder, and Dye Stuffs, and in fact everything usually kept in a retail Dry Goods Store which he will sell as low as any house in town for the same quality of goods, and he guarantees all he sells to be just what he represents them to be.
Wheat! I want to also inform the old customers of W H & M CRAIGMILES that I will take wheat at the market price, for all debts owing said firm. We have been waiting on you for 5 years and you can’t say we have been very hard on you. We are needing the money and must collect it. Those who fail to embrace this opportunity must not think hard if they find their notes and accounts in the hands of an officer for collection.
I will also pay the highest market price in cash, for al good merchantable wheat.
W.H. CRAIGMILES
[originally July 14,1866] (page 4, col 3)
Source: Cleveland Banner (Cleveland, TN); 26 April 1872. Available online at Google News Archive.