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The advertisements of local merchants and innkeepers in Haverhill Corner's weekly newspapers in the early decades of the nineteenth century evoke the style of life in the village. In January 1823, for example, Noah Davis (see Fig. 1) announced that he had just received
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from the City of Boston, a good assortment of GOODS, which he offers for sale on the most reasonable terms, for Cash, most kinds of Produce, or approved credit.... His assortment is too numerous to enumerate in an advertisement, consisting of American, English and West India Goods, Groceries, Crockery and Glass Ware, Hard Ware--shoes of all kinds-- Ladies' and Misses boots a very necessary article for this season of the year--also DRUGS and MEDICINES. (1)
In November 1825 Prentiss Knight (1797-1874)
Respectfully informs the gentlemen of Haverhill, and the public, that be has commenced the TAILORING BUSINESS, in this Village, and now offers them the newest fashions of every description of Gentlemen's Clothing.