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C. C. Leader Store

A two-page 1923 newspaper account records the C. C. Leader store expanding and improving its downtown Shamokin premises.

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C. C. Leader store expansion clipping, page oneFirst page of a January 20, 1923 Shamokin newspaper clipping about the C. C. Leader store expansion.Image date: 1923-01-20

A Downtown Store Invests

A newspaper account dated January 20, 1923, describes improvements and expansion at the C. C. Leader store.

Business News as City History

The two-page article shows a retailer investing in its building and merchandise at a time when downtown stores competed for regional customers.

What the Clipping Preserves

The surviving pages document a named local business, a precise date, and the confidence to enlarge its operation. Together they turn ordinary store news into evidence of downtown growth.

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Second page of a 1923 newspaper clipping describing improvements at the C. C. Leader store in Shamokin — **C. C. Leader store expansion clipping, page two**Second page of the January 20, 1923 Shamokin newspaper account of improvements at the C. C. Leader store.Image date: 1923-01-20