21 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1901
Page
1
J C Godwin Co announces a new department store loaded with the choicest season goods. All items are new, in the latest styles, and offered at the lowest prices. The store promises satisfaction in both style and price.
In Our Domestic Department shoppers are invited to view bargain table liners and assorted fabrics. Featured items include unbleached and bleached pieces, damask, calicos, bhinnel ettes for dress and water, plus caps and flats for children. The ad boasts the largest assortment and best styles for the money and mentions New York bought stock.
Loaded with new Dress Goods the shop specializes in Black Goods from 26 cents to 1.25 yard. A crepon piece valued at 125 dollars is offered at 75 cents. Dresses goods in new shades from 16 to 125 cents. French flannels for waists, Velvets, Silks in colors at 60 to 85 cents. Before buying a dress, visit this store.
Local retailer promotesLadies and Gent s winter undergarments at 26c 60c 1.00 and 1.25 with unmatchable value for men women and children. Emphasizes Hisiers 10 16 and 26 cent lines and exclusive pricing.
A historical sale advertisement lists fall bleached Turkish towels at reduced prices of 10 to 16 cents, embroidered ladies handkerchiefs cut to 25 cents, and 50 cent shirts highlighted as best value. Neck ties advertised at 23 cents as part of the fall specials.
An old ad touts low priced footwear claiming you can buy our $1.00 Shoes for splendid wear and compares Hess Shoe at $376 to a $600 alternative. It promotes Queen Quality Ladies' Shoes at $300, invites calls for a Shoe Catalogue, and offers free shine with purchase, plus an ask for a ticket.
Our Clothing Department is the best we have ever had with a large stock for men boys and children suiting. Our tailor made pants are the largest assortment and best styles from 25 cents to 7 Gn. Prices are low for the coming overcoat season and you should visit Eston store.
Our Carpet Matting Oil Cloth and Window Shade Department advertises a renewed stock with special prices for churches and lodges. It promises cheap carpets from budget to velvet, cheap curtains at 25 and 10 cents, and urges readers to visit the old stand for bargains.
A veteran recalls trekking with a mule after the Civil War and swapping for a bag of coffee. He recounts staying at a lonely cabin where an aging woman, hungry herself, feeds him and his mule after a clever exchange over genuine coffee. The tale ends with the woman drinking ginny wine coffee for the first time in three years.
Simple guidance on protecting vision. Do not switch from dark to light abruptly. Read only after a short adaptation. Avoid reading in dim light or with light behind you. Let light come from above and obliquely over the left shoulder. Do not read or sew facing a window or door. Stop using eyes the moment you feel the urge to rub them.
The text outlines sustaining powers of ice by thickness from two inches for a man to 24 inches for an army or railway. It notes 15 inch ice could bear a railway, 24 inch ice withstanding a loaded railway carriage impact, and Trautwine cites firm ice crushing strength of 167 to 250 psi.
Century Magazine describes the dangerous process of tapping a furnace where molten iron pours from a low side incision. Workers face peril as fire clay dams break and a white hot stream erupts, with no reliable escape and the furnace at risk of rupture.
A revival tale of a noted preacher nicknamed a pope, who borrowed lines from past divines. An old listener exposes the theft by loudly naming Sherlock Tillotson and Blair, prompting the cleric to threaten removal. The retort settles with the claim that the source is his own.
A French poet Saint Foix known for debt, sits for a shave as a creditor enters angrily demanding repayment. He asks to wait until shaved, agrees with barber as witness, then quietly leaves with the towel removing his beard to the end.
James G. Blaine argues for removing a consular official in An-Hung after 20 years but Secretary Evarts objects fearing unwise action. Blaine says he will replace at once, but Evarts reveals the man has been dead six months, making the purge impossible.
A knavish looking man was tried for stealing trousers and acquitted due to weak evidence. He stayed in the dock, insisting on remaining until all witnesses had left because he wore the trousers, a twist revealed by his lawyer and London Answers.
A German man fakes illness to obtain a will leaving vast sums to wife family and charities. A talkative lawyer spreads the tale causing hopeful rivals to court the dying man. He later recovers and is pressed to invest, draining others’ loans until he ends up bankrupt.
A curious old man arrived at a church service and pulled an ear trumpet from his pocket. He began assembling it before the sermon, drawing wary glances from the beadle. The beadle whispered a warning that he would eject the intruder if the instrument were played.
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