Oney Gagan After Swaggering Pact With Morgan
Oney Gagan narrates a wild tale of wealth, generosity, and luck in New York. He describes meeting J Piero Morgan, gifting gold to a stranded man on Wall Street, and boasting of selling his maple sugar mine after floods ended his venture.
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Gagan
Solomon
New York
Keverybody
Wall Street
Thunder
Thunder Mountain
Tom J. Piero
Morgan
Waldorf4 Astoria
J. Piero
Foulard silk sale offers heavy discounts this week
An advertisement touts foulard silks at $1.25 to $1.50 values offered at 89 cents per yard with no reserve. Also features fancy taffeta silks priced at 49 cents per yard in a selection of colors.
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Fowlard
Dress Pattern Hoard Sealed At Deep Reductions
Half price dress patterns from $3.90 to $6.75 with values noted from $4.95 to $12.60. Assortments include ceviots Venetians covert cloths granite cloths repolines armores and broadcloths with colors and finishes popular this season. Each lot lists dozens of patterns and set prices highlighting substantial savings for shoppers.
Bizarre Tales From Helena Vets Meet In Cigar Parlor
In a Helena church and a cigar house rear room a group of oldtimers shared tall tales and outlandish exploits from placer camps. A buyer paid 4500 to seal a deal, a pint of whisky fueled a calf ride gone wild, and goose and fish yarns sparked laughs as they recalled near misses and odd luck.
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Helena
Scratch Gravel
van Anda
Utah
Brigham Young
Jesus
George
Norry
Judge's Skye Terrier Delays Baltimore Court
A Baltimore Sun item notes a Charleston judge who owns a clever Skye terrier. The dog supposedly retrieves the court to adjournments at 2 pm as it tugs at the judges trousers and even distracts the lawyer addressing the bench.
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Baltimore Sun
Charleston
End of Season Silk Waists and Corsets Clearance
Monday sale features silk waists priced from 2.85 with $5.00 to $7.50 values in pink blue green white and lavender. Also high grade corsets 85c to 2.00 and kimonas 55c to 1.00 with varied sizes. Spring tops include ribbed vests 3 for 25c and ribbed pants 19c per pair.
Carpet Remnants Go On Special Sale At Reduced Prices
Owing to big business this season Alex Smith & Son offer remnant carpets at cut prices. Moquette carpets at 75c a yard up to 30 yards, velveteen and woolen ingrains discounted to 56c and 50c for selected fiber mattings. Fiber mattings feature blue and green patterns as summer floor coverings.
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Alex Smith & Son
Blanket Sale Offers Wide Range at Half Price
About 200 pairs of blankets from 12 factories and 100 comforts were received as samples for winter supply. After selection, the goods will be sold at about half regular prices. Items include cotton sheet blankets, all wool blankets, single bed comforts, and hand knotted comforts with cotton filling, featuring many styles and qualities.
Underwear Styles and Prices From Balbriggan Range
The listing details several balbriggan garments including lace trimmed underpants in salmon and blue with French necks and pearl buttons, priced 50c each. Also a fine ribbed balbriggan shirt and drawers set at 75c, plus lavender and striped styles at 1.00, and the Original cellular linen underwear suit at 6.50.
New Millinery Styles For Midsummer Wear
Hat shop highlights new millinery with light airy patterns for midsummer. Prices range from 3.95 to 18.00 for trimmed and untrimmed hats, including nox brands at 4.00 to 5.00, women's sailors at 50c to 1.50, and children's hats priced 2.50 to 3.50.
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Express
Fragmentary OCR Note Appears in Local Paper
A partial OCR fragment mentions bicyclist, press, and vision terms, with unclear names and places. The readable bits suggest a local news blip or brief item lacking concrete facts or context. Further text is needed to establish a coherent event, persons involved, or location.
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Foulard Silk Sale
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