12 Apr 1900
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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
1
Store promises over half an acre of floor space in Knollenberg's Annex and emphasizes early purchase to beat rising prices. Encourages customers to buy carpets now, have them made up, and enjoy better prices and broader patterns before the rush.
Savonneries Axminsters and Velvets offered at one dollar Velvets as special value. All wool carpets priced at 50 60 and 65 cents per yard. In yard wide goods the store boasts an unprecedented assortment.
Local supplier invites households to switch to their ready made carpets offering a durable alternative to worn fabrics. The message promises affordable options and quick delivery for homes seeking practical flooring.
A car load of linoleums arrived in widths from one to four yards. A 12 foot wide option covers kitchens with a single width. All linoleums offered at old prices, urging customers not to miss the deal.
Prices range from 12c to 50c per yard for straw mattings suitable for the hot summer months. Readily available in various textures and colors, these mats promise durable, breathable coverage for outdoor seating and interior decor.
A listing of window shades tapestry rope curtains upholstery materials gimps poles brass rods carriage oil cloths knobs eyelets and related hardware offered for sale by a local supplier. The ad highlights available components and accents for home decor and renovation.
An advertisement highlights iron beds couches mattresses side boards book cases dining tables and chairs kitchen cabinets Morris chairs and rockers for home furnishing needs. The readable copy emphasizes a wide range of wood and metal pieces for living and dining rooms.
A local retailer promotes a specialty line of rockers praised for strong appeal and competitive pricing. The advertisement invites inspections and asserts the line as the best option available.
A Manila era dispatch from Banausp dated February 12 1900 recounts soldier life on the firing line in the Philippines. The writer describes duties discipline and sanitation outposts and guard routines alongside frontline hardships and endurance. He contrasts American resolve with insurgent threats noting marches battles and the weariness of long campaigns while praising officers and the unit's morale and leadership.
An account recounts Pat Foley, a Thayer saloon keeper, and a courageous companion entering the Grand Gulf cavern near Koahkonoug, Oregon County. They navigate a narrow entrance, a submerged lake, and a dim torched descent to reach an inland grotto then exit after about one hour, noting the cave’s damp, icy air and total darkness. The piece links the cave to local Indian lore of a historic subterranean waterway serving Arkansaw valley boatmen.
Claude Am broise Seurat appeared in 1825 drawing 10000 visitors in weeks. Born 1797, he slimmed to about 45 pounds with 30% chest, wearing padded clothing to hide bones. Astley Cooper described him as skeletal and intelligent, dying in 1849 at age 52.
A London Wit Bite recounts how rumors spread instantly in crowds from a single whispered message. A theater, concert hall, or religious service can transmit news of a statesman’s death or a national crisis within minutes, unsettling audiences and altering mood on the spot.
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