Our Ever Increasing Millinery Business Rise
A short note praises a millinery enterprise for steady effort and untiring energy in delivering best values at the lowest possible cost, highlighting commitment to quality and affordable headwear.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1914
Page
2
A short note praises a millinery enterprise for steady effort and untiring energy in delivering best values at the lowest possible cost, highlighting commitment to quality and affordable headwear.
In this store a wide sale features untrimmed Velveteen and Velvet hats from 59 cents to 1.09, velvet turbans 89 cents, velvet poppies 5 dollars, trimmed hats 2 98 and 5 dollars, children's hats 41 to 98 cents, and imitation velour plush hats 49 cents. Second floor offers mail orders and serviceable shoes at money saving prices with varied styles and sizes.
Vintage catalog snippet touts wide sale on boots and shoes for all ages. Women see prices from $1.50 to $3.00, men from $1.50 to $3.00, with infants and children included. Also listed are polishes and basement mail order services.
Prices for Messaline and Tub Silk waists and lingerie waists drop to special values. Crepe de Chine and Jap Silk waists also marked down with third floor mail orders filled.
Retail circular highlights limited stock discounts on wool and silk union suits and hose. Listings show prices from 29 to 69 cents, with assorted sizes and styles for men women and children. Main floor display notes mail orders filled.
Impossible to duplicate these bargains with a wide sale lineup. Many items priced low from $0.95 to $15.00 including Suits Coats Misses dresses and raincoats. Fourth Floor mail orders filled with select values across all sizes and fabrics.
A sale page lists damask fabrics by yard with prices from 59c to 89c and related linens. Items include table cloth patterns, napkins, tray cloths, Turkish towels, diaper cloth, and toweling in various sizes and finishes.
A fragment mentions nainsook gowns priced at 69 cents. The scant data lists garment items with casual pricing, offering a glimpse of a small textiles sale or catalog entry. No additional names or clear context are provided in readable text.
Dr. Charles H. Nichols, reputed wealthiest physician in Worcester, narrowly escaped with his life when a fire destroyed his garage and two costly automobiles. He crawled out after being partially overcome by smoke. The report also notes 15,000 postmen called to rejoin the colors and a butter substitute made from coconut oil in a Scottish town.
A Burgess-Dunne seaplane planned for campaign use by Gloucester candidate A P Andrew was sold to a mysterious veteran aviator from New York and shipped possibly to Canada. Officials would not reveal purchaser identity or destination, fueling talk of foreign agents seeking aircraft for European wars. The sale, confirmed by Burgess company officials, follows a last minute rush the day before the planned flight over Essex county.
Inquiry last night showed that American aeroplane manufacturers have received numerous questions about large rush orders. One company freely admitted receiving such inquiries, indicating growing interest from foreign buyers.
The Exchange Telegraph's Paris dispatch reports the British and French left wing drive exposes General Von Kluck's flank as their steady advance continues, a development described as highly important in the ongoing front operations.
A Central News despatch from Petrograd says three German army corps are at Przemysl fully equipped to defend the fortress until the last, enabling German reserves to concentrate on the Russian front in East Prussia.
John Callahan 71 of 81 Fifth Street New York was picked up unconscious at South Station yesterday afternoon. At Relief Hospital he was found to have a hemorrhage and was in serious condition. Friends at 6 Woodsville Park Roxbury were notified.
The North German Lloyd liner Neckar arrives in Baltimore after seven weeks of evading French and English warships. The ship, tracking Havana to Bremen, darkened all day, deck houses painted brown, funnel black, and only a dim chart room lamp lit as it dodged pursuit.
The German ship Neckar with 213 crew on board carried wheat cargo as it dodged a British cruiser near Scotland and again off mid Atlantic while seeking South America. Captain Hinsch manned the bridge 18 to 20 hours daily as supplies dwindled and 20 tons of coal remained.
Fall River on September 20 reported a section of the Slade Ferry bridge over the Taunton River burned. Rail traffic between Fall River and Providence and electric car service to Taunton were halted with resumption not expected before late tomorrow.
Washington reports President Wilson believes the opportune moment for U S influence toward peace in Europe has not arrived and that the United States government must wait for a better moment to act.
Informal efforts to push Washington for peace in Europe are deemed vain as Britain Russia and France resist talks. Rumors of German peace terms fade while officials debate widening conflict to Italy and Romania. An entente between Rome and Bucharest gains attention amid pro allied demonstrations in both countries.
Ormiston is a new alloy of aluminum touted for its light weight comparable to copper while delivering strength akin to steel, offering potential advances in practical applications and material science.
The Boston Post Office Clerks Branch 5 resumed monthly sessions at Longfellow Hall with President William J. Magee presiding. Reports covered May activities, new service legislation, state convention at Haverhill, Labor Day national convention in Omaha, and his National Mutual Benefit Associa tion officer appointment. Columbus Day banquet plans included notable city and state figures and a planned appearance by National President Frank T. Rogers.
James M. Delorey of Cambridge was found asleep in a doorway on Hampshire Street and woke briefly to face intoxication charges. A car struck the patrol wagon dragging it onto a horse, smashing shafts and drawing a crowd of about 500 as officers towed the damaged wagon and booked Delorey. The auto driver is reportedly known to police.
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