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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1895
Page
2
Bright and quiet color waists attract women shoppers with numerous Plaids in stock. Prices around 50 cents for 15 siles and similar rates for other items. The retailer notes ample Plaids and a favorable selection after a long planning period.
The Lenton Journal challenges state census figures claiming 25,000 acres of farming land in Caroline county disappeared between 1880 and 1890. It cites miscount, district division, and possible boundary shifts, insisting the land remains. Also notes medical adage from Dr Cyrus Edson and promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.
Letter from the New York Herald era condemns misquoted claims about Frederick Douglass on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It cites the Delaware Senate's Queen Anne's railroad bill passing, Emory’s advocacy, and local support growing in Kent, Sussex, and Caroline. Postmaster-General Bissell resigns. W L Wilson succeeds. Fifty-third Congress to close at midnight Monday.
Philadelphia readers are shown a silk store display with new patterns and colors from Lyons, Zu rich of the Orient, and America. Items include India Silks at 65c, Taffeta Plaid Silks at 1 25, Swiss and French Novelty Silks at 2, and Shadow Taffeta 1 35, among many color effects and warp prints.
A promotional textile roundup lists numerous cotton fabrics and prices from 10c to 35c per yard. Items include Black ground Sateens 10c, American Dimities 10c, American Zephyr Ginghams 12 1/2c, Cotton Crepes 15c, Fancy woven Cotton Duck 16c, Rag-Bag Crepe 18c, American Madras 18c, Scotch Ginghams 20c, Scotch and American Ginghams 25c, Japonette 25c, Oxford Cheviots from Whytlaws 30c, and David and Iain Anderson Ginghams with many new patterns and 80+ styles.
Checks are more popular than ever with over a hundred styles available. From homemakers to foreign makers, leaders in novelty and neatness include all-wool checks and a variety of designs priced up to 27.25 dollars.
Makers boast water-proof Serges repel rain for dresses suitable for riding rowing or travel. Cloth appears ordinary to the eye with a navy blue or black 56 inch weave near Crepes in look. Sixty silk mixed styles priced from 75 cents to 1.25 dollars.
The ad describes summer pricing and sharp discounts on Russet, Winter Black, and Calfskin leathers with many pairs reduced from $3 or more. It touts a broad, varied inventory and large value under a pen stroke price cut, noting ongoing mud and rain ahead.
The conditions specify for property No. 3 one third cash due day of sale with the remainder in equal installments of S over six months secured by notes with proper surety and interest from sale day. For the balance property one half cash is due day of sale with the rest in six months, deferred payments secured by purchaser notes with surety and bearing interest from sale day.
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