Fairfield, Iowa, March 15, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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GIBSON & BECK.
And again, on April 15, 1884:
Crane & Allen:
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Crane & Allen:
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M. C. WARREN, SON & CO.
Lebanon, Penn., Aug. 31, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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D. A. FRANTZ.
Peotone, Ills., July 26, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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HENRY FEDDE & SON.
Arcade, N. Y., July 14, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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W. W. DAVIS.
Washington, Jan. 12, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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ZANEIS & MILLER.
Ottawa, Sept. 22, 1883.
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Jamestown, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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THEO. VanDUSEN & BRO.
THEO. VanDUSEN & BRO.
THEO. VanDUSEN & BRO.
THEO. VanDUSEN & BRO.
Grand Ledge, Mich., March 9, 1883.
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WEST BROS.
Monticello, Jan. 20, 1883.
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Newton, Kansas, April 3, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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KAUFMAN & HOEFS.
Camden, N. J., Feb. 28, 1884.
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Broadhead, Wis., May 29, 1884.
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PAYNE & PAYNE.
Scranton, Pa., May 23, 1883.
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Plymouth, O., May 19, 1887.
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Fall River, Mass., June 14, 1883.
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E. S. RAYMOND.
Frederick, Md., July 14, 1884.
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A. T. RICE & SONS.
And again, Sept. 26, 1886:
Crane & Allen:
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A. T. RICE & SONS.
Bloomington, Ill., Dec. 10, 1886.
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J. L. WOLCOTT.
Kalkaska, Mich., Oct. 7, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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CLARK BRO’S.
Bainbridge, Ind., June 12, 1886.
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J. S. BLACK.
Great Falls, N. H., July 18, 1883.
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A. D. FAUNCE & SON.
Bay City, Mich., Oct. 1, 1883.
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H. F. SHANNON.
Philadelphia, May 1, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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E. S. EARLY & SON.
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Send me a pkge. of the Preservative.
CHAS. A. BENEDICT,60 Carmine St.
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And again, Jan. 10, 1885:
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Send at once two pkges. Preservative.
CHAS. A. BENEDICT.
La Porte, Ind., Aug. 3d., 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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“The bodies of Mrs. Rose Stern and Frank Malloy when brought to the city were given in charge of Mr. Weir, undertaker, and by him prepared for burial. That of Frank Malloy was taken to South Bend, and there kept until Sunday afternoon. Although held so long and moved so many times, so perfect was the preservation and so natural the expression that it was remarked: ‘He is not dead, but sleeping.’ Every one who beheld Mrs. Stern’s countenance will bear testimony to its perfectly life-like appearance, and that she lay as if asleep in her casket on the morning of the funeral. Taking into consideration the extremely hot weather; the manner of death and the length of time before burial, the perfect state of preservation the bodies were in was remarkable and a credit to Mr. Weir, who has both skill and good taste as an undertaker.”
We shall continue to use your Preservative, having had such remarkable success with it.
WEIR BRO’S.
Erie, Penn., March 7, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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W. J. QUINN.
Polo, Ill., Aug. 14, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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M. SNYDER.
Peoria, Ill., Nov. 18, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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GEO. F. TOBIAS.
Hoyleton, Ill., March 30, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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WILLIAM ROLF.
Memphis, Tenn., July 6, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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P. M. STANLEY.
West Newton, Pa., July 6, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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S. M. SCHROYER.
Ellicottville, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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Q. E. RUST.
Spencerport, N. Y., June 22, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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D. L. WALKER.
Van Wert, O., May 26, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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W. L. RANK.
Delphi, Ind., July 6, 1883.
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BRAGUNIER & COX.
Brookfield, Mo., Sept. 19, 1885.
Crane & Allen:
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L. S. BOWDEN & SON.
Cobleskill, N. Y., Nov. 25, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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JOSIAH BORST.
Salina, Kansas, Oct. 29, 1887.
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KILIAN & WILLIAMS FURN. CO.
Nelsonville, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1882.
Crane & Allen:
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W. C. SIDMAN.
Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 24, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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B. H. SOPER & CO.
Michigan City, Ind., June 28, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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W. H. SMITH,OfRobinson & Smith.
W. H. SMITH,OfRobinson & Smith.
W. H. SMITH,OfRobinson & Smith.
W. H. SMITH,
OfRobinson & Smith.
Menasha, Wis., June 24, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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T. D. PHILLIPS.
Earlville, Ills., Aug. 30, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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BARNARD & RADLEY.
Fowler, Ind., June 3, 1885.
Crane & Allen:
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T. A. BALDWIN.
Pinckney, Mich., Nov. 30, 1885.
Crane & Allen:
Please find enclosed draft to cancel bill of instruments. The outfit is far superior to what I expected, and I am well pleased with it.
L. H. BEEBE.
Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 30, 1885.
Crane & Allen:
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BERK, FRY & CO.
Utica, Pa., March 3, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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BAKER & YARD.
Canton, Mo., Feb. 6, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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WILLIAM QUEER.
Highland Park, Ills., Aug. 20, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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EDWARD MEYNERS.
Norwich, Conn., Jan. 14, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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HENRY ALLEN & SON.
Frankfort, Ind., June 15, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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CHARLES L. WIRT.
Traverse City, Mich., March 29, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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SAM’L ANDERSON.
Cascade, Iowa, Oct. 23, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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BEATTY & BROWN.
Mondovi, Wis., Aug. 12, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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J. E. CHENEY.
Larwill, Ind., Jan. 1, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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W. S. SMITH.
Little Falls, N. Y., April 23, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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H. A. TOZER & CO.
Oak Harbor, Ohio, Jan. 18, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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Princeton, Ky., April 18, 1883.
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A. C. THOMPSON.
Susquehanna, Pa., Feb. 15, 1884.
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O. T. SMITH.
Gallatin, Tenn., July 2, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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W. C. BLUE & SON.
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, April 6, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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H. T. BIRD.
Anna, O., June 11, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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J. L. APPLEGATE.
Grand Rapids, Ohio, May 6, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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J. HACKENBURGER.
Emlenton, Pa., Feb. 10, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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GIERING & MARTIN.
Waukesha, Wis., Jan. 31, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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CHAS. GASPAR.
Kenton, O., Sept. 24, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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W. F. DAMON.
Waterville, N. Y., May 5, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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JNO. SMITH.
Bristol, R. I., June 26, 1884.
Bristol, R. I., June 26, 1884.
Bristol, R. I., June 26, 1884.
Bristol, R. I., June 26, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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GEO. W. SIMMONS.
Sycamore, Ohio, June 2, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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J. STAUM & SON.
Corry, Pa., Sept. 2, 1885.
Crane & Allen:
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E. L. KING.
Red Key, Ind., June 25, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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J. CROWELL & SON.
And again, from Summitville, Ind., Jan., 1888:
Crane & Allen:
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J. CROWELL & CO.
New York City, May 3, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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CLAWSON & HAWKS.
Hillsdale, Mich., Nov. 5, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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DONAGHY & HOWE.
Warren, Pa., Jan. 8, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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P. GREENLUND,Formerly ofGreenlund Bros.
P. GREENLUND,Formerly ofGreenlund Bros.
P. GREENLUND,Formerly ofGreenlund Bros.
P. GREENLUND,
Formerly ofGreenlund Bros.
Hampton, Iowa, Dec. 4, 1886.
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J. J. HUNT.
Bourbon, Ind., July 28, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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WENDALL H. SUTCH.
And again, from Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 28, 1885:
Crane & Allen:
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WENDALL H. SUTCH.
Union, N. Y., April 21, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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K. W. SPENCER.
Lanark, Ills., May 17, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
Enclosed is draft for last bill. We are offered “Fluids” for a song in comparison to price of yours, but yours has not left us disappointed when relied on for embalming, and we have had a number of bad cases which it has kept all right, and longer if it had been necessary. We shall continue with your Preservative.
WM. STRICKLER.
Pella, Iowa, March 26, 1885.
Crane & Allen:
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WILLIAM VERROS.