27 May 1880
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Newspaper
Chester Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1880
Page
1
We announce the opening of twenty four cases of the latest Paris Novelties in millinery for ladies misses and children. Bonnets round hats fancy braids French chip English dunstables Tuscan and sailor hats等. A grand display of Paris flowers ostrich feathers and ribbons follows, alongside silks Latins and cashmere effects and many more French millinery novelties all offered in a vast variety.
The latest updates cover extreme heat in New England with 96 to 101 degrees and a string of dispatches from Philadelphia to Chicago. Topics include a U S marshal appointment in Japan, railroad delays from Berkshire bridge fires, labor strikes in Chicago, and officials appointed to exhibitions. Also noted are Meade Memorial Services plans, Colonel Grant interviews, and a heat record in Philadelphia with four deaths.
A Lyons dispatch reports the Theatre des Celestins destroyed by fire. Gladstone is pressed to recall Sir Bartle Frere. Bassorah uprisings persist with four Turkish battalions advancing. Ilha surrounded by Arabs. The Derby winner is Bend Dr bred by Mr C Brewer, with Robert the Devil second and Prince Saltzkoff third in a field of nineteen. Berlin says the South Sea Trading Company seeks liquidation with government backing. Paris notes Chamber proceedings ongoing.
The Bucks County Intelligencer argues that good roads reflect a community’s civilization and urges Whitpain township supervisors to replace routine mending with practical methods. It recommends removing loose stones, leveling surfaces, ditching open, and assigning lead workers to finish smooth, durable roadways for all vehicles.
An advertisement urges cleansing of winter impurities with Favorite Remedy from Dr. David Kennedy in Rondout New York. It promises vigor, brightness, glow, and elastic movement for one dollar a bottle.
A Philadelphia advertisement extols women’s wisdom in choosing medicines for family health. It promotes Dr Browning’s tonic and alterative as a blood purifier and promoter of vitality. The copy urges trial with doses suitable for adults and children, noting prices at 50 cents and $1.
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