13 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1892
Page
1
A catalog of discounted bedroom and dining room furniture lists numerous oak and mahogany items with original and sale prices. Items include suits, dressers, wardrobes, beds, chest pieces, chiffonnières, mirrors, tables, and tables with varying piece counts and sizes. Modern buyers can save on 2 to 8 piece sets and single large pieces across oak and mahogany lines.
An ad notes Salvation Oil is sold cheaply at 25 cents per bottle, promising a affordable home remedy option for readers seeking value.
A list of oak and mahogany furniture with sale prices. Items include a 1 Oak Settee, 3 Mahogany Chairs, 1 Oak Chair from the 16th century, 2 Oak Chairs from the 16th century, several Oak Hall Stands and Oak Hall Stands in various styles, with original and discounted prices.
A classified listing details cherry roll top desk prices at 56.00 plus discount to 48.00 and multiple oak roll top desks priced from 63.00 for four to 19.00 for six with various sizes and finishes. Also lists oak office tables, revolving bookcases, and a note of special discounts on all other bookcases.
A local advertiser promotes a special discount on a large variety of wood mantels. The offer highlights numerous patterns and finishes, inviting homeowners and builders to explore options for mantel pieces suitable for kitchens, living rooms, and fireplaces.
A Philadelphia Reading Railroad sweep to controlling the anthracite region sparks Congress debate and market talk. A complex, yearslong plot is linked with hardship, wrecked fortunes, and the death today of Ludwig Marx, an elder stock exchange figure once wealthy.
Upholstery department offers 50 to 100 single pairs of laces, crepe and muslin remnants at half price from regular. New goods sacrificed as ends of the lines. Suitable for single windows or rooms with two or three windows seeking bargains.
A local shop advertises a semi annual sale of remnants from Plush and Tapestry for covering worn chairs and sofas. About 200 pieces remain from the season and are suitable for making couch covers with no upholsterer needed.
Readable items show 600 chenille portieres and single curtains sold at close to half price. Also a few five yard lengths of art goods valued at 10 to 12 dollars per yard offered at a very low price for fine portieres.
One or two hundred window shades of Holland and tint cloth in 3x6 foot sizes. Hartshorn's best fixture with silk ball pulls. No shade costs less than one dollar, while they last we offer them for thirty five cents.
The Gloucester owned schooner Mascot lying in Liverpool harbor parted her cables last night and went ashore. The crew were saved with great difficulty as the vessel is billed and the sea breaks over her. She will probably be a total loss.
From the Auburn Gazette summary notes a large Democratic revolt in New York and popular ovations to Grover Cleveland in the South, leaving President Hill feeling uncomfortable as he contemplates his political standing and future gains.
In a short time Ayer’s Hygienic Substitute for Coffee will be for sale by all principal grocers in New England. This notice marks an upcoming availability of the product across major local grocers in the region.
No person should hesitate to use that old and valued remedy Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as cited on the fourth page. The ad copy urges readers to rely on the familiar cough remedy, highlighting its trusted status and long-standing presence in medical folk practice.
Rapid Transit Commissioners schedule a hearing on February 16, 1892 at 2 PM in Boston to review routes for an elevated railway between Boston and Cambridge. The sessions cover a main route from Causeway and Leverett to Cambridge Main Street and Mount Auburn, plus an alternative via Park Square toward Tremont Street and Waltham Street, with a loop planned at Brattle Square.
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