Life of Vienna's greatest miser reveals frugal reign
A Viennese correspondent chronicles the life of Tomgph Spitznenger, famed as the miser of Vienna. He lived on about £80 yearly, hoarding income and spending nothing on food or entertainment while funding a hospital bequest. He avoided restaurants, theatres, and concerts, dwelling in a garret and surviving on meager purchases.
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Oscomne
Vienna
Tomgph Spitznenger
Obcetran's Hospital
Kimesitts
Publig Museam
Spiteberger
Coffen House
Metropolitan Railway
Ivy
Special Bargains at Br oan Bros Ladies and Men’s Wear
Retail listing promotes reduced prices across department stores for ladies costumes mens and boys clothing dress goods and fabrics. It highlights navy skirts coats frocks skirts and suits with numerous price cut examples, plus overcoats suits trousers and vests with substantial reductions to attract shoppers.
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Hanvy
Almeda
Blanket parcel and clothing fabrics offered to customers
The notice lists multiple parcels including white double bed blankets and wool blankets, plus various fabrics such as dress cloths, linings, velveteen, cambric, chaly cream cloth, and tweeds. It notes parcel forwarding for a shilling amount and freight terms to the nearest railway station, with postage and freight charges to be added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcel
Edie
Thia Pascal
Weil
Sik Ag
Nearbay
Unclear Fragmentary Notice on Freight and Portage Terms
Fragmentary OCR notes mention forwarding to a recipient, a 20 currency amount, and freight free to a nearest location. Details about parcol or portage are incomplete and not fully legible.
Local Mail-Order Bedding and Fabrics Sale Listing
Parcel sale offers from Charles Moore featuring large reductions on velveteen, linings, blankets, rugs, shirts, and towels. Promotions advertise low prices, freight allowances, and freight-free shipments to nearby stations, with returns and money-back guarantees.
Blanket parcel from Australia offers various blankets for shipment
A parcel listing woolen textiles describes Perest Contal ena Pair White Fieccy BLAN KETS for full double beds made in Australia for Chas Moore and Co. with 210 per pair, plus one pair white English blankets and one pair colored grey blankets. The parcel ships free to the nearest railway station for £3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australte
Chas
Moore End Co
Engtiah
Trans Australian Exposition Aims for Transcontinental Railway Opening
The committee behind the Trans Australian Exposition seeks input from experts and residents to shape a national event celebrating the Transcontinental Railway opening. Subcommittees report progress and invite suggestions to ensure a fact based, well prepared celebration.
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Australia
Wwe
New Zealand
Perth
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Charles Moore & Company
Hay Street
W.A
Riverina
Commonwealth
Viensa Miser
Bietteberger Dogan
Clive
Broan Bros
Boan Bros
Sida
Euler
Walet
Matton
Clothing Department
Tweed Chastore
Navy Melton Chesterfield
Boen
Rick Utlskin
Tod
Alea
Mel
Thia
Tula
Mintoh
Aan
Charles Moore , Zo
Paros
Gou
Mercery
Raul
Heather
Ifteed
Tola
Sal
Wat
Whitney
Charles Moore & GO
Bros Emporium
Wellington Street
Winmer
REX
Waites
Waite
Australis
Shenton and Co Limited
Fremantle
Kalgoortia
Northam
Beverley
York
Fitzgeraud Strea
JACK
The
Northam Courier
B & C. Castledine
Fitazeraléa
Dale
Vitarwrald
F. B. Robertson
Vitsgerald Strest
B. Lenz
Jeunacadbine
B. Paull
Newsagent, Ceckering
A. Ladbuey
Newsagent, Cunderdin
Ena
T. Plaisted, Newmgent, Goom‘alling
SMITH
Newseyent
Dowerin
H. Grenham
Tear Reilway Station
Doodlakine
Bereshmedia
Convent OF the Sacred Heart
Tay School
Presentation
Im Saantalee
Trinity College
London
Presentation Cony
Greer
F. H. Faulding , CO
Mewrs Felton, Grimwade & Bickford
Meph Northam
Caledonia Brae Moylands
Platypus
England
Platpos
Pleo
Waits & Game
Northam Nursery
Far Seedsmen & Plorists
Warren
Hila
Bradbury, “Maddocks Coy
Ellington Street
Melbourne Road
Welling
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