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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1900
Page
8
Full stock wash goods advertised with yard prices from 100 to 126 and various fabrics including pineapple batiste delicates and Sea Isle dimities. Featured items include white figures, cotton and assorted patterns for skirts, shirts, suits, and lingerie with fast colors and summer wear appeal. Large stocks of laces and embroideries also highlighted.
Nelan Bros advertises a premium city stock featuring imported baskets, ornamental candles, and a complete bottled goods line. Olives are offered in bottle or bulk, inviting customers to view the selection.
Akron merchants at Leading Grocers 301 303 Mill Street advertise sliced boiled meats with a contact telephone 376 for orders and inquiries.
Special correspondence from Harberton on June 4 reports social intrigue about a gypsy queen swindle in Doylestown and a local baseball effort by Gene Wright and Dayton. The piece also notes rail freight car service plans, Diamond Match Co. ties, and various local visits and trades in Barberton and surrounding towns.
The Pomona Grange meeting at Copley Village reviewed plans for Akron to host the upcoming State Grange convention. Officials praised the entertainment, reported on recent events at Hammond’s Hall, and discussed finances, speakers, and preparations for a July gathering with Bath Grange.
Provident Wounell No 1 schedules a Wednesday evening gathering at the GALER hall with Daughters of Liberty Columbia council, meeting June 7 at 7 p.m. Sharp. Attendance is binding. several Candidates to be formed if present. Members urged to photograph absent peers to aid recognition and maintain duty and discipline.
A garbled excerpt mentions Dainty Desserts and Bornhai flavors with terms like Shiety Jofycon Betlotone and various ingredients. The text appears non coherent with references to packages, hay water, and coffee, yielding a fragmented glimpse of a dessert flavor discussion.
Twelve member class holds a motto Through Trials to Triumphs. A steamship to be blown up at Silver Lake, a house struck by lightning at Falls, and a public address by Rev. Ward Bertier Mead noted. The nearby oblique items include a lightning strike on a building causing damage and various local notices with names and events from Apollo.
Birth notice notes a Bergner birth on May 17 at 400 Bollet and includes a domestic vignette with Aunt Flora Aunt Margaret Lois and others in a home setting. The text weaves in quotes from The Woman's Home Companion about speech and manners and a reflection on language.
The fragment discusses metals and telegraph wires as conductors. It notes that conductors perform better on Monday than Sunday, and that three weeks’ delay adds ten percent to a wire’s conductivity. It also implies that lack of knowledge damages more than lack of a conductor.
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