general store
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A few years ago, 10 couples might stop by the mill and its general store each weekend.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Casey’s began as a general store in Boone, Iowa, in 1968, and has grown to become the third-largest convenience store operator in the U.S.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
At the time, Lincoln had been a licensed attorney for 1½ years; he still shared cramped bachelor lodgings above a general store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
Renowned for its Southern comfort food and down-home appeal, generations of Americans have wandered through the establishment’s general store decor and dined on its Southern comfort food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
Every ten miles along the traveled routes a general store and blacksmith shop happened, and these became the nuclei of little towns, Bradley, King City, Greenfield.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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