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The Home of SIMON ABELES is the Grand Prize

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Broadsheet advertising a "Grand Gift Concert! Will be given at the City of Leavenworth, Kansas, On Wednesday, the 31st Day of December, 1873, For the Purpose of Erecting a Juveniel Reform School" 2p. 25"x9-1/2", signed in type at bottom "SIMON ABELES, Leavenworth, Kansas" with testimonial from "Leading Citizens" who state "Mr. Simon Abeles, the proprietor of the 'Gift Concert' for the benefit of a 'Juvenile Reform School,' near the City of Leavenworth, is one of our most reliable and trustworthy citizens, and we cheerfully recommend him to the confidence of the public." with the "FIRST GRAND PRIZE" being worth $100,000 and "Consisting of the superb palatial residence of SIMON ABELES, Esq., unsurpassed as a private dwelling in the United States, being only a few blocks from the Court House, surounded by magnificent grounds, orchards, gardens, and vineyards." Followed by a nice biography of Abeles' business ventures in Leavenworth. Small loss at fold, else VG.

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