26 Apr 1895
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1895
Page
1
A department ad highlights quantities and prices for Ladies and Boys hosiery including 90 dozen Ladies Fast Black Cattan Hose and 100 930 dogean Boys Ribbed Black Hose. It promotes Failey Stockings at 25c per pair and urges examination of 250 Jersey Vests across Ladies Gents and Children sizes and summer underwear options.
A local объявement offers ladies and children's gloves in silk taffetta and a large stock of the latest spring shades in kid. All kid gloves are warranted.
A catalog snippet enumerates fibre chamois hair cloth percaline cambries selicia grass cloth and related fabrics used to assemble a premier lining department.
An 1896 letter recounts Bristol Rhode Island residents who joined the California gold rush aboard the Winthrop and Lot Poole voyages in 1849. It notes 22 men sailed, 19 with families left behind, and observes most who went seeking gold did not return rich. It highlights later success from business ventures and the broader national impact of westward settlement.
Describes new washable fabrics such as grass linens ecru linens and various color tones, plus cottons like Hindoo batistes and teviot suitings. Highlights popular ginghams zephyrs and dimities, dulled Swiss muslins with floral prints, and McDowell Fashion Magazines with coupon patterns. Mentions subscription prices for La Mode de Paris and related titles and mailing address for McDowell & Co.
The piece treats scandal as a grave sin that harms neighbors by corrupting souls. It contrasts private vice with public scandal, cites biblical warnings, and notes May issues in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly with articles on botany and nature alongside travel and culture features.
A Buffalo judge, traveling with ladies, was mistaken for Henry Ward Beecher by two men who offered him a bet after entering his parlor car. The men claimed Beecher’s likeness drew the attention and left the judge amused, noting others have mistaken greatness for his own.
A grammarian anecdote cites Reading Railroad brakemen who used the future tense toward a fixed stop sequence. An editor objected to saying next station will be Allentown, Remling, etc., leading to the shift to the present tense.
The retailer advertises confidence and spot cash for Bristol goods, featuring Gold Sent and Royal Stainless Fast Black Hosiery, dress fabrics, gloves, percale, veils, corsets, shirts, and Butterick patterns with a strict money back warranty and five percent savings on used cards.
The article argues money buys only comforts and necessities and urges using a three way credit plan to furnish homes. It contrasts dilapidated furniture with linoleum and a full dinner set, claiming credit helps households upgrade and save labor and fuel costs.
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