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1926 ad for St. Johnsbury shoe repair appears in local history column

1926 ad for St. Johnsbury shoe repair appears in local history column
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St. Johnsbury's J.H. Courcheine's Shoe Hospital once touted its economical shoe repair services on Eastern Avenue, according to a historical advertisement from July 7, 1926, highlighted in the Caledonian-Record's weekly look at local history for July 6-11. The advertisement, which ran in the paper at the time, promoted the shop's economical advantages. No other details about the business or its operations were provided in the column.

Originally reported by Caledonian-Record.

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