Fort Sumter recall by R M Cheshire in Charleston
Charleston April 18. Forty seven years after the first gun at Fort Sumter, a vivid Civil War dawn unfolds in recollection. The piece narrates the bombardment, citizen reactions, and notable figures from Beauregard to Major Anderson, with vivid scenes of Charleston’s crowds, the Battery, and the ignition of war.
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R. M. Cheshire
Charleston
S. C
St. Michael's
Fort Johnson
Charleston Harbor
Beauregard
Fort Sumter
George 5
James
Hampton Gibbes
Iron Hall
South Carolina
Contreras
Cherubusco
Anderson
Thomas Sumter
Gamecock
Palmetto Guards
Edmund Ruffin
Linens and Silks Sale At Davison-Nicholson Co
The Davison-Nicholson Co presents a weekly special with linens including 25 piece linen suiting, lawn, and sheetings offered at up to 1.50 per yard, and a large silk sale featuring 5,000 yards at 50c per yard. Also advertised are embroidered trims, Swiss fabrics, and a spring wool dress goods reduction.
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Copenhagen
New Suit Department Showcases Fresh Tailored Styles
The Suit Department announces a full selection of tailored suits in lightweight fabrics, spring shades, solids and stripes. Prices range from 9.95 to 25.00 with new silk and wash suits in multiple lengths and styles, including skirts, jumpers, and quarter length sleeves, highlighted as the greatest line seen in Athens.
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Athens
Muslin Underwear Department Offers Ladies and Children Goods
In this department you can find anything you want with any grade and price for ladies, misses, and children.
Petticoats in Silk Shades for Hetherbloom and Prestle Soire
Silk Petticoats offered for the Hetherbloom and Prestle soirée featuring black tan navy champagne and brown fabrics in plain and striped patterns.
Novelties And Accessories Listing
A list of fashion novelties includes new ties bows jabons white and colored embroidered collars neckties handkerchiefs fancy stockings combs ribbons fans veils veilings long silk gloves shopping bags and purses.
Skirt Department Showcases Over Thousand Designs
In our Sulit Department a vast stock is on display with more than a thousand skirts in black and colors, including Voices Panamas Serges Brillianteens and Silks. Prices range from 3.50 to 20.00 each.
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Sulit
Special Ten Day Offer on Tailored Skirts at Five Dollars
A ten day special offers tailored skirts at five dollars each, made from Serges Panamas and Chevlotts with extra wide sweep by top tailors. They claim the quality equals or exceeds more expensive skirts priced ten or fifteen dollars, noting the cost reflects the cloth used.
Bleached Damask and Towels Price List
Table linens and towels offered with varied prices. Bleached damask items range from 35 to 100, including 50 65 and 90 cents, plus a dollar line. Huck and Turkish towels priced from 10 to 35 cents per item or dozen, with multiple denominational figures noted.
Quilt sale offers fringed quilts in new shipment
White Quilts 25 dozen White Quilts Marsales Crochet and Latin Quilts priced from $1.00 to $4.50 and $6.00. New shipment fringed Quilts for single and double beds.
Wash Goods Prices and Varieties in Local Market
A local listing shows fabrics including printed battist lawns organdies wolles Swiss and chiffon lisse offered at 8 10 12 15 20 26 and 35 cents per yard. Prices vary by material and length with multiple options available in the selection.
Parasol and fashion goods line foregrounds at sale
A local shop advertises a new shipment of plain and fancy parasols for women and children. Muslins and white lawns are priced at 12 1 2 cents, plaid lawns at 16 cents, with a focus on low cut footwear, chic dainty styles, and comfortable leather models in new tones.
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Fort Moultrie
Ripley
Sumter
Maj. Anderson
Nister
Jeff C. Davis
Feder
Beaugard
Stephen D. Lee
Col. W. Worner Miles
Roger A. Porter
Davison-Nicholson Co
Lonsdale
Petticoat Sale
Skirt Department
New Shipment Plain
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