Carpet Wages and Market Debate On Proposed Advances
The text argues against wage cuts and defends proposed carpet price increases. It notes that even with advances, margins stay slim. there is no fair grade of carpet. cheaper cattle hair carpets complicate wool users. wages have not been cut. prices remain ruinously low due to loom stoppages. the proposed 5 to 10 cent rise aims to cover raw material costs but may still not yield real profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Henri Delpit
Paris
Théatre Francais
M. Delpit
Blaisdell
Cambridge
Scott
Jeanie Deans
Caroline
Richard
Saladin
Ivanhoe
Front-de-Baeuf’s
Mary Stuart
Lochleven
Elizabeth
Amy Robsart
Kenilworth
The New Gospel and Panin at Lowell Institute
The article reviews Ivan Panin’s two lecture sessions on Tolstoy at the Lowell Institute, praising his Gogol discussion but faulting his Tolstoy treatment as partisan. It argues Panin misuses the gospel for personal critique of society and wealth, urging fairer judgments of both rich and poor and noting Boston’s habit of foreign commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Panin
Folstoi
Lowell Institute
Tolstoi
Panin
Russia
Gogol
Back Bay Society
Mr. Panin
Aman
Boston
William Lloyd Garrison
Essex
Mackintosh Bankers Fail Amid Railroad Securities Loss
John W. Mackintosh and Co bankers and brokers at 87 Milk Street have failed due to Flint and Pere Marquette railroad securities. The firm comprises Mr Mackintosh and F A Schirmir. Liabilities and assets not stated. Weekly failures listed US 260 Canada 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Mackintosh & Co
No. 87
Milk Street
Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Securities
Chicago syndicate to take control of four St Louis street lines
A Chicago syndicate is expected to secure control on December 15 of four St Louis street railways. The Citizens line with $1.5 million stock on Cass Avenue and Ground Grounds railway, $3000000, Union line $600000, and Northern Central $200000 rand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis Street Railways
St. Louis
Chicago
St.ouis Street
Citizens
Cass Avenue
Wr Grounds Railway
Union Line
Northern Central
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town in Maryland and Beyond
A noisy directory note lists boot and shoe buyers and firms in multiple cities including Baltimore and Chicago. Names include Spear bros, Ad Wein, Kichengreen, Brown of TW Barbudt, Brooks of Brooks Bros, Pratt of Bowen Pratt, Rosenthal, Anderson, Childs, Amsden, Mickenbrook, Durland Thompson, Hall Mason Shoe, Lowenberg Hecht, Noss Hanson, Cregg Elliott, Cabn Mickelsberg, Oppenheimer, Rehfisch, Smith Frazier, Hamilton Brown, and others across Dubuque, Honesdale, St Louis, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biltimore
Chicago
H L Anderson
Crannan
B Childs
Childs
Groff & Coretbuane
R Amsden
Large & Amsden
Dubuque
B Mickenbrook
Tre
Nashville
Tenn-L
Hall
Hall-Mason Shoe Companiy
Norfolk
M Pincus
Lowenberg & Hecht
Villadelphia
Penn
Noss Hanson
T Ross Hangen & Co
Witsonre
J R Greze
Cregg & Elliott
San Francisco
Cal
1 Cain
Cabn, Mickelsberg & Co
L Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer, Yen & Co
P Rehfisch
Rehfisch Boot and Shoe Co
St Joseph
A T Smith
Smith, Frazier B & Company
Ven
St Loui
A D Brown
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co
Pearline Named Greatest Laundry Invention by Public Acclaim
The era’s most celebrated laundry aid, Pearline, is widely hailed as the greatest invention for washing garments. Invented years ago, it remains a staple in households and laundries recognized for simplifying cleaning tasks and preserving fabric.
Theatrical Gossip Promises Big Week in Boston Theatres
A wave of theatre changes arrives next week with the Howard Atheneum star company at the Boston Theatre and a joining of the Fourteenth Street Theatre production. Shown are expanded casts, added scenery, and Thanksgiving popular performances. Florence Toole’s death noted, Miss Fanny Davenport and Miss Julia Marlowe debut in Boston, and Hanlons announce a grand New Fantasma with new scenery and effects.
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Howard Atheneum Star Specialty Company
Boston
America
Desert
New York
Messrs
Rich & Harris
Lord Chumley
Museum
Bronson Howard
Miss Lotta
the Park
C. W. Couldock
Hazel Kirke
Howard Atheneum
Reuben Glue
London Atheneum
Florence Toole
Mr. Toole
Miss Toole
Fanny Davenport
Sardou
Paris
Julia Marlowe
Hollis Street Theatre
Mary Shaw
Charles Barron
W. F. Owen
Robert Taylor
Grand Opera House
Helen Barry
J. M. Hill
Madge Oliphant
Hanlons
Globe Theatre
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Mary Anderson
Palmer's
Yeoman of the
The
Casino
Waddy Googan
Harrigan’s Park Theatre
Bijou Opera House
Daly’s Theatre
Dockstader
London Gaiety Company
the Standard
Madison Square
Sweet Lavender
Lyceum
Old Homestead
Academy
Star
Windsor
Mrs. McKee Rankin
We, Us & Co
Third Avenue
Evans and Hoey
Roland Reed
Fourteenth Street Theatre
Mr. Barnes
Broadway
Kellogg
Clara Louise Kellogg
English Opera Company
IL Trovatore
Bohemian Girl
New American Opera Company
Gustav Kinvichs
Howard Atddt- Njeum Star Specialty Company
Fires Raze Citybiz Quarters and Factories in North America
A string of fires across cities from Eureka Springs to Montreal devastates business districts. Dentists offices in Eureka Springs and the Fort Wayne Jenney Electric Light Company works suffer major losses, with insured portions varying. Other blazes hit Osborne Killey in Hamilton, Lamoine sardine factory, McCorkle & Bowman pork packing, Yates stove factory, and several houses and bobbin works. Total losses reach hundreds of thousands, with many insured. Several fires are reported as incendiary or under investigation, including Ottawa area and Montreal lumber yards. In New Orleans a $100,000 insured property fire occurs, while Poxomoxkr City witnesses near 259k damage with most of the town homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Springs
Ark
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fort Wayne Jenney Electric Light Company
Phoenix
Hartford
Connecticut
Springfield Fire and Marine
Hamilton
Ont
Osborne Killey Manufacturing Company
Comany
Poxomoxkr City
Rockville
Conn
William Plunder
Eisworth
Lamoine Packing Company
East Lamoine
Lynchburg
McCorkle & Bowman
Yates
Lynn
Sprcrat
Harbor Street
Michael Quinn
Nasavua
N. H
Isaac Eaton
New Hampshire
Ottawa
Aylmer
O Reilly
New Orleans
Wackerbarth & Josephs
A. A. Greenwood
Moses Schwartz
Montreal
J. N. & W.R. Roberts & Co
Heatrle & Co
Drepuam
C. D. Brooks
Eastern Avenue
Explosion at Clifford's rubber works causes burns
An explosion of naphtha at Clifford's rubber works on Western avenue Brighton caused a small fire at about 3:80 yesterday afternoon. Damage estimated at 100 dollars. Foreman R. T. Elwell suffered severe burns. A box alarm from Box 6 at 6:15 reported a lamp upending in Hennessy's tenement 135 Leverett street with no damage.
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Clifford
Western Avenue
Brighton
R. T. Elwell
Hennessy
Leverett Street
Senator Morgan Renominated in Alabama Caucus
Montgomery Ala Nov 23 At a joint caucus of Democratic Senators and Representatives of the Alabama Legislature John T Morgan was nominated by acclamation to be his own successor in the United States Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
United States
John T. Morgan
Election Aftermath Reflects Shifting Party Strength
In a Nov 22 1888 note from Sosten the editor analyzes the recent election. Cleveland’s defeat stems from moneyed machine power, while Northern and Western support grows for the Democratic cause. Tilden Garfield and Blaine are cited, with Republicans losing moral standing and Democrats offering tariff reform.
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Cleveland
New York
Democratic Party
Tilden
Garfield
Blaine
Republican Party
Sosten
Epward Kakas Sons Offer Stylish Sacques and Jackets
Epward Kakas Sons specialize in well fitting sacques and jackets that are stylish and offered at very low prices, highlighting their specialty and value.
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Epward Kakas & Sons
Airy Fairy Lilian and Other Poems Review
A lavish illustrated edition of Tennyson poetry features delicate covers and plates by Humphrey, Taylor, Copeland and others. The piece praises some illustrations while noting modernity in some Mariana scenes, with essays on Worthy works by Helen Ainslie Smith and others, and mentions Barnum and other children’s books.
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Lord Tennyson
Tennyson
Keats
Taylor
Moore
Humphrey
Lilian
Copeland
Messrs
F.S. Church
J. Francis Murphy
J. D. Woodward
W. Ss. J. Harper
E. P. Hayden
Hamilton Gibson
T. Moran
Edmund H. Garrett
Charles Copeland
H. P. Barnes
Louis Meynelle
Jessie Curtis Shepherd
Maud Humphrey
Fairy Lilian
Alfred Tennyson
Boston
Still More Children Books Trowbridge Still More Books Trowbridge
A review of J. Trowbridge’s latest juvenile works and the Wide Awake volumes notes the author’s strong grasp of boyish nature and moral tone. It praises Two Little Confederates by Thomas Nelson Page and highlights Our Little Ones and Chatterbox annuals, with praise for Blaisdell's Readings from the Waverley Novels and Yeats edited Irish tales in Camelot series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literature of
America
Chatterbox
William Cowper
John Gilpin
Cowper
Routledge
H. Rosa
J. T. Trowbridge
Boston
Lee & Shepard
Andrew Hapwell
Price
D. Lothrop O Day
Thomas Nelson Page
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
Estes & Lauriat
Helen Ainsiie
Smith
George Routledge & Sons
Barnum
Circus
P.T. Barnum
Sarah J. Burke
White & Allen
Laughton, Macdonald & Co
Mr. Trowbridge
Empire State
Genesee
Syracuse
Cassit’s Corners
Buffalo
Oliver Optic
Alger
Trowbridge
Maurie Thompson
St. Nicholas
Mrs. Davis
Louisiana
la Rose Blanche
Teig O’kane
Lagranay
Lepracaun
Daniel O'Rourke
Innis
Yeats
Albert F. Blaisdell
W. B. Yeats
Thomas Whittaker
Parsons Held for Grand Jury Hearing in False Imprisonment
Springfield dispatch reports at Holyoke Police Court Charles T. Parsons faced a double charge of false imprisonment and assault after Vincent Zaloucastis testified he was bound to a buggy seat. Parsons claimed consent due to believed insanity and was held for the grand jury in $2000 bonds furnished by his wife and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Springfield
Charles T. Parsons
Holyoke
Vincent Zaloucastis
Zaloucastis
Dyspepsia Cure Mentioned With Acid Phosphate
Dr Lorenz o Waitz of Pittsfield Mass testifies that eight weeks on Horsford's Acid Phosphate restored health to a patient emaciated by nervous prostration and dyspepsia. The stomach was irritated and intolerant of squid and solids before treatment and a veteran physician called the case incurable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LorEnzo Waitz
Pittsfield
Mass
Orsford
Noted Distillate Blend of Hop and Oils
A description describes a product made from a slight distillation of hops Humulus Lupulus combined with the sweetest and purest vegetable oils, suggesting a fragrant oil blend or tincture with hop derivatives. The line frames a traditional preparation emphasis and purity claim.
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the New Gospel
Tyle
Boston Theatre
Gustav Hinrichs
Louise Natalie
Clara Poole
Adelaide Randall
Lizzie Macnichol
Charles Bassett
Alonzo Stoddard
Frank Vetta
Edwin H. Vanderfelt
Charles Coxhlan
Langtry
Mme. Modjeska
London
the Mirror
Cassell & Co
W. Davenport Adams
Rose Coghlan
South
Jocelyn
Pitou
Miss Coghlan
Star Theatre
London Daily News
Morris Phillips
the Home Journal
Phillips
Irving
NEW Books
Helen Ainslie Smith
Longfellow
P. T. Barnum
Wide Awake
Wide
Little Ones
Nursery
Estes & Luaurat
Horsford
Lenon’s
Benson's
Seabury & Johnson
N. Y
Reales
Lewiston Mills
Lewiston
Cana
Union Water Lower Company
Maine Central R. A
Grand Trunk R. R
Jhasek
Raymond
Gerard C. Tobly
Devonshire St
Oston
Washington St
Bromfield Street
Meredith & Nelson
Otis Street
Winthrop Square
Bradley & Storer
Avon
Warrenton Street
Hampden
H. L. Hayford
Kneeland Street
Rey
South Street
J. S. Rockwell & Co
School Street
William H. Cundy
Milk St
Bowdoin Building
WM. C. Codman
J. G. Freeman
Kilby Street
Adolphe Cohn
Harvard College
Music Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Mir
Wilhelm Gericke
Heg2c
Muarlz Rosentmal
Terry the Swell
Chickering Hall
Adamowski
Key
Sulois
Elizabeth Hamlin
J. Lang
Gettysburg
Tremont Street
Austin
Court St
J. B. Polk
C. W., Coulldock
Boston Music Hall
Campanini
Clementina de Vere
Signora Falbri
Iramnntico
Marle Grobbl
Signor del Puente
Signor Bologna
Cantante
Signor Carbone
Asso Buffo
Signor Syehle
Italo Campaninei
Signor Ferrari
Handel and Haydn Society
ST. Paul
Carl Zerratin
B. J. Lang
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Lotta
EET Theatre
Mechanics’ Hall
Pasching
IY Venich
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Carl Marwig
the Union
Loylston Street
Exhibition Hall
Eugene Tompkins
Harry Lacy
Arthur
Lacy
Arthur CO
Bucephilus
Pegasus
Wilhelm Geriske
C. M. Loeffler
Schubert
Bruch
Saint-saéns
Brahms
Stoddard
Old England
Nolland
Belgium
Cardinal Richeliec
Florence
Rome
Burditt & North
Bussey Farm
Harvard University
L. E. Northway
Roslindale P
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