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Message:: [QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 261817, member: 59"]No worries, Amanda, it happens to just about every new member who uses the Gallery for their pictures. Have you Googled Chewelah, Washington? There's a pretty long Wikipedia article about it's history which I found quite interesting (just to get a sense of what kind of business the Chewelah Commercial Company might have done.) Not surprising that in such a remote part of the state there would still have been a "General Store" well into the 20th century. Agriculture and mining. And quite a ways to the next sizeable town in any direction. I suspected the "Handsome 6-piece Kitchen Set" was furniture, although spending $30 on other things (and throwing in 30 cents) doesn't sound like enough profit for the store to fork over 6 pieces of furniture. But things we expect to pay a lot for today used to be a whole lot cheaper, so that might be it. I expect that they probably carried just about anything their customers needed. Tools, feed and seed, clothing and sewing supplies, all the grocery items, linens, curtains and yes, furniture. There's a Chewelah Museum that might be able to help date the card. Do you remember where you found the book? Is there an owner's name inside?[/QUOTE]