New Spring Wash Fabrics Arrive In Latest Patterns
The department offers Jaconet Dutchess and Royale Plessie with fast colors, London Pique and new dress materials. Also 20 dozen ladies fast black cotton hose, 30 dozen boys ribbed black hose, 25 cent fancy stockings, 250 Jersey gloves, kid and silk taffeta options, undergarments for all ages, and Crashes at unheard of prices. A new Chenille table cover 54 by 54 priced at 76 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaconet Dutchess
Royale Plessie
London
Jersey West
Gents' Burnishings Offers Ties and Shirts at Discount
This department highlights 12 dozen new style ties priced at 450 each, with quoted value higher if desired. The Negligee shirt remains a leading item at 600, still selling well.
Lining department fabrics listed for first class work
A catalog excerpt names fabrics for a premier lining department including Fibre Chamois Hair Cloth Percaline Cambries Selicia Grass Cloth and related materials used to equip refined garments.
Tales of Many Voyages by Captain Albert Bennett
Captain Albert Bennett of Bristol recalls a lifetime at sea from early days to the barque W. A. Platenius era. He details voyages from Providence shipbuilding to Calcutta, London, Melbourne, and how he faced a deadly mutiny aboard in 1859 with officers and crew clashing aboard. He later served as deputy customs official and boatman inspector, recounting six circumnavigations and a lifelong seafaring career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Platenius
Providence
Bradford & Hall
Allan C. Matthewson
New York
Savannah
Liverpool
England
Calcutta
India
London
Newcastle
St. John
N. B
Melbourn
Australia
Port Louis
Island of
Mauritus
Indian Ocean
Falmouth
Lizard
Bremen
City Point
Richmond
Marseilles
Hampton Roads
Cook
Dresed Henda Eane
Fortress Munro
Norfolk
M. T. Bennett
Alvin Manchester
Bristol
R. L
Manchester
France
Bristol and
Warren
Britol
Warsaw
Cape of Good Hope
Aspasia
Magnificent Credit System for Furnishings Promises Home Comforts
The piece urges readers to replace worn goods with linoleum and quality dinnerware, arguing many underutilize credit as a substitute for money. It touts a three option plan to furnish homes via a wage earners credit system, promising savings in labor and improved home life.
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Wardwell Lumber CO
Boston
Hope Street
R. I
T. T. Allan
Salter, Jr
Providence, R. I
Prairie Avenue
T. P. Morris
THE
Graig & Richards Granite CO
Quincy, Mass
WM. W. Smith
Attleboro, Mass
American
Quincy
Clark’s Island
Oak Hill
Concord
Barre
Bay of Fundy
Westerly
Hallowell
Fox Island
Black Diamond
Red Beach
Eto
D. A. Pierce
Closh- Bate Viregt
Hiriptol Rt
Bristol Phenix
Albert Bennett
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Germany
Deber
Brimet
Sasene
Havana
Cuba
Virginia
Matanzas
Cronstadt
Russia
Elsinore
Cardiff
Joad
Alicantie
Spain
Gibraltar
English Channel
Scup
Gladding
Gladding’s Market
Gladding's Market
Thames St
Seth Paull
Coal & Wood
W.F. Peters & CO
ROYAL
Trumpera, &c
W. F. Peters & CO
Butterick
Lewando
Hone Stouse
John M. Dean Company
Westminster St
Providence, R. L
H. Herbert Bosworth
Hope ST
RE. I
L. B, Bosworth, & Pension Agent
Isaac B. Munro
Gov. High and
Bourn Sts
Bristol, R. I
Brigit
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