28 Jan 1896
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1896
Page
1
In Bristol this week a Small Store sale offers muslin undergarments at deep cuts. Items include ladies chemises 25 to 34 cents, drawers 25 to 37 cents, white skirts 50 cents, night gowns 37 cents to $2, corset covers with Saint and V necks, promising style and low city prices.
An 1890s column notes American imitators import heavy British trunks and bath tubs, while Japanese counterfeit British luggage appears. Authors describe baggage at steamship wharves and rail stations, the immigrant trunk, seaman's locker items, and the fading dressing cases and hampers of travel.
Excerpted opinions compare American adoption of methods with baggage and debate bicycle usefulness in warfare. New York San compares to a war wheel while Walker argues bicycles remain limited to assault and battery, with Indianapolis Journal noting skepticism.
The piece recalls sixteenth century tensions between England and Spain, the wary peace and the sea dogs who acted with queenly approval. It notes Cossack ferocity, Russian cavalry limits, and a Philadelphia trolley joke. It ends with World’s thrice weekly edition offering 18 pages weekly for one dollar.
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