Baltimore, Maryland: Manufacturers' Record Publishing Company, (circa1893).
Price: $65.00
Unbound. Advertising circular for the SOUTHERN STATES MAGAZINE, published by Manufacturers' Record Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD., n.d. (ca.1893). 4pp. Stamped "Received Sep. 14, 1893" in upper corner of front page, small repair to lower corner of rear page (not affecting text), creased from folding, else very good. Printed circular, soliciting ads from southerners who have farms or property to sell. Farmers in the west are "suffering from the great business depression in the West and their crops are not bringing them enough to pay the cost of raising." Their uncomfortable climate is also an incentive to head south. Specimen advertisements, with prices, are included in the circular.
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