Our Splendid Spring Stock Promises Low Prices for All
The advertisement boasts a bigger brighter spring stock equal to the combined stock of three houses and claims prices are lower than ever. It promises that a man with a slim pocketbook can dress like a king this season.
Tailor made quality at lower prices in town
Local ads tout superior style and durability at lower prices than competitors. Ready made lines advertised at ten, twelve, fifteen, and eighteen dollars, highlighting value for tailored garments.
Superior Boys and Men Hats and Suits Line Displayed
The store advertises a wide range of boys and men's apparel including suits from 1.98 to 15, stylish hats, and furnishings. It proclaims the largest stock of men's and boys flats and caps with hats from 14 cents to 2.50 for boys and 59 cents to 3 for men.
Furnishings Department Promises 25 Percent Off
The store showcases a vast Furnishing Department with bright new items in neck wear hosiery shirts and under wear. Exclusive novelties offered at price 25 percent below competitors. Readers urged to request samples and price lists.
Crocus Messengers Announce Lady Spring’s Return
A playful speaker, the little crocuses describe themselves as brave messengers heralding the return of Lady Spring. They hurry from slumber to deliver a message, uncertain of timing, while noting their eagerness against wintry air and cold. St. Nicholas.
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Crocus
St. Nicholas
The Wrong Valise and the Impostor Professor
In 1850 a reserved clerk misses his valise and boards a snowbound train. Mistaken for a renowned Professor Richardson, he lectures to a warm audience in Carlisle, charms Miss Lily, and navigates exposure with a clever note to Mr Lincoln. romance and deception yield a marriage to Lily Rochester.
Unclear Ancient Craft Techniques Noted in Times
The London Times discusses early metalwork methods, noting the obscurity of blow pipe use and soldering. It highlights delicate Etruscan grain work and praises fine soldering observed in ancient specimens.
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London Times
Art by a Married Pair Merges Two Inward Poets
Maurice Thompson argues in the New York Independent that art reaches its peak when a man and a woman collaborate as a single complete artist. He likens them to mate birds building a shared nest, producing a poem that embodies humanity's noblest impulses and aspirations.
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Maurice Thompson
New York Independent
Romantic death by own action of engineer Cruse
M V H Cruse a civil engineer of Russian nationality educated in England ended his life by firing a revolver at his temple. He left a letter to a friend asking him to inform the family in St Petersburg of his death by own action but gave no reason. The letter closed with a leaf from a French edition of Shakespeare bearing the words To be or not to be from Hamlet.
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St. Petersburg
Hamlet
Paris Cor
London Telegraph
A Triple Dense A Drummer in Eastern Kentucky Hills
A Cincinnati Commercial excerpt recounts a drummer’s misadventure in Greenbrier area of eastern Kentucky. He travels from Webbville chasing a Giles who, after a wrong name mix up, is found to be the postmaster, prompting the salesman to question selling the "man a hill of goods" amid rough roads and dense ignorance.
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Kentucky
Georgia
Greenbrier
Jon
Giles
Webbville
Mana Hill
Cincinnati
Funeral Procession Sighting in Putnam Conn
A French-Canadian funeral in Putnam involved a large train of mourners stopping before Benoit's photograph gallery. The tiny white coffin was carried inside and set upright on a table where Benoit photographed the dead child’s face in a diamond frame before the coffin returned to the hearse and the procession resumed to the cemetery.
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Putnam
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Putnant
Benoit
Chili
Cor
New York Sun
Smuggled Cigars Turn Dangerous Fake Pack
A Spaniard offered cheap cigars to Tupurted and associates claiming they were smuggled. They bought 300 at 3.75 per hundred, then all fell deathly ill after smoking. Investigation shows wrappers were colored paper with no real tobacco, reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Si Drukter
Lou Moore
A. S. Drukiker
Aus
Cincinnati
Last of Jules Ferry Dies In Senate Funeral Funds
Paris Letter notes Jules Ferry died and his former room became a mortuary with silver drapery. Senate approves 20000 francs for public funeral expenses. Will directs interment in St Die cemetery near Vosges with his mother and sister, facing the blue line.
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Jules Erry
Jules Ferry
Senate
St. Die
Vosges
Paris
Promoter From China Secures Funds for Electric Roads
Toy Wing Sung, a hustling promoter from China, has secured public subscriptions totaling 14 million dollars from American and Chinese capitalists. The funds are intended for building electric roads and lighting plants in Chinese cities.
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China
Toy Wing Sung
A Singular Division of Religious Faith
Boston Globe reports on the Minister Custis family noting a rare split in faith with women all Catholic and men all Protestant. Miss Eustis recalls there was never dissension, despite devout adherence in each line.
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Custis
Eustis
Boston
When to Pluck Fowlse Goslings Says Geese Care
A Philadelphia Farm Journal answer by a 14 year veteran explains gosling and goose feathering. Feathers shed best with green pasture and ample water, about every 10 weeks, after laying ends. Pick only a little at a time, avoid bolsters, and never strip living geese. Goose care includes guiding goslings gently with a portable fence and keeping one hatchling out of sight to prevent leaving nests.
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Glasgow
C.S. A
Chester Sylvanus Richardson
Dickens
Philadelphia Farm Journal
Spray mixtures for fruit trees and grapes advised
Ohio experiment station recommends Bordeaux mixture with copper sulphate lime and water for apples and other fruit trees and grape rot. Copper carbonate solution is prepared with ammonia and water. Four to six applications are described with timing around blooming and insect control. A force pump on a wagon or barrel is needed to apply the mixtures.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Aix
Corn Palace Glories At Sioux City Festival Planned
Sioux City announces a corn festival from September 20 to October 18, aiming for record corn palaces and heightened fame. Europe increasing corn imports from the U S while American corn meets rising demand abroad.
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Sioux City
Europe
United States
Egypt
Argentina
Philadelphia Farm Journal
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