Fall and Winter Fashions Take The Stage This Season
The opening for fall and winter fashions featured high crowned helmet shaped bonnets, velvet remains premier but black beaver returns, English round hats trimmed with black ostrich and ribbon, deep velvet colors like garnet and wine, Irish poplins in demand, velvet for rich suits and cloaks, French cashmere scarce, new two tone Scotch maids, jackets in velvet with fur trims, sealskin and Alaska cable styles, furs seen as prices drop with a cold winter ahead, mink and sable notes, gloves imported in shades to match outfits.
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England
France
America
Jack Marten
Alaska
Blnels Marten
Massacre of a Family in Forcalquier Region
A letter from Forcalquier reports a terrible crime in Lurz where a family of four was murdered with a hatchet. Neighbors cried out, but darkness let attackers escape. Authorities mobilized gendarmerie and frontier port patrols to pursue suspects likely wounded, amid rough terrain hindering pursuit.
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Forcalquier
Lower Alps
Journal Des Detats
Tropman
Lurz
Desperate Gunfight Fights Five Escaped Prisoners
In Long Valley Sheriff High Tower and Morra Coal police battled five escaped prisoners from Carson Nevada. Sheriff party suffered deaths including BR Morrison of Wells Fargo and an Indian, with seven horses lost. Three convicts seen fleeing. two likely dead, bodies undiscovered. Pursuit starts at once.
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Destmare
Sheriff Hightower
Morra, Coal
Carson
Nevada
Long Valley
Sherriff
BR. J. Morrison
Wells, Fargo & Co
Benton
Crop Prospects From the August Farm Reports
The Agriculture Department reports corn, wheat, and other crops with regional gains and declines. Corn stands above average in Wisconsin and Kansas while Kentucky and several others trail. Wheat prospects vary by state, with high readings in New Jersey and Maryland but low in South and Central states. Hay is reduced in quantity though quality remains strong. Potatoes show near average yields with some southern shortfalls. Sugar production may rise about 30 percent from last year’s roughly 105,000 hogsheads.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Corz
Middle
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Eastern
Middle States
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Maine
Vermont
Delaware
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
West Virginia
Chinois
Iowa
California
Oregon
Missouri Valley
Atlantic
Ilinois
Louisiana
New York Republican Convention Nominates State Ticket
The New York Republican Convention for Syracuse nominated Secretary of State G Hilton Scribner Westchester Comptroller Nelson EK Hopkins Drie Attorney General Francis C Barlow New York State Engineer William B Taylor Oneida Canal Commissioner Alexander Bark ly Washington State Prison Inspector Thomas Kirkpatrick Albany The resolutions praise the administration condemn NYC corruption urge Congress tax cuts support vote registration let localities license liquor sales by majority vote and endorse cheap transportation.
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New York Republican Convention
Syracuse
G. Hilton Scribner
Westchester
Nelson EK. Hopkins
Drie
Francis C. Barlow
New York
William B. Taylor
Oneida
Canal G
Alexander Barkly
Washington
Thomas Kirkpatrick
Albany
New York City
Congress
Census reveals New York population and native-born residents
New York State's total population stands at 4,382,759 while 4,061,348 residents were born in New York. Of these, 2,987,776 remain in the state, with 231,509 in Michigan and 163,494 in Illinois. Other states show smaller shares, and New Mexico records 415. The data reflects substantial foreign immigration and distribution across the nation.
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New York
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
New York Horse Market Reports Modest Activity
Business in the horse trade has been moderate for several weeks with typical stage and car horses selling at former prices and occasional demand for prime truck horses from 300 to 450 dollars per head. A limited number of girth arcing horses brought 500 to 800 dollars per pair at the Bull's Head Market. A few fast trotters changed hands at good prices.
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New York
Conversion of United States Five-Twenties to Northern Pacific Bonds
Jay Cooke & Co urges Five-Twenties holders to convert to Northern Pacific Seven Thirties while premiums are high. Conversion adds principal and boosts annual income, with $1,000 Five-Twenty becoming $1,140 in NP, and gold interest rising from $60 to $83.22 annually. Prompt action is advised as loan-market conditions favor corporate securities over government bonds.
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Messrs
Jay Cooke & Co
Bosman House
Philadelphia
Munch
America
Europe
United States
Mulders
Secretary of the Treasury
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacifics
Sax Coonx & Co
New York
Washington
Massachusetts Convention nominates Washburne for Governor
The Massachusetts Republican Convention at Worcester nominated Wm. B. Washburne for governor after a crowded ballot. Butler, Rice, Loring, Train and other names featured, with the platform urging strict adherence to union principles and caution on suffrage and labor issues. Separate note mentions Baltimore railroad questions and a new condens ing device for steam engines.
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Massachusetts
Wm. B. Washburne
Worcester
Messrs. Butler
Washburne
Benjamin F. Butler
A. H. Rice
G. B. Loring
Chas. R. Train
Boston
Gen. Butler
Congress
Laborer &E
Balloons From Paris Siege Carried 91 People And Millions Letters
During the Paris siege 64 balloons left the city with 91 passengers and about 3,000,000 letters. Five fell to German hands, two lost at sea, and one landed in Norway after a 1,000 mile crossing of the North Sea in 45 hours. The balloons also carried 354 carrier pigeons and numerous despatches.
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Paris
Norway
North Sea
Battle effects on vegetation and odd medical tips
A fragmented mid–section discusses the impact of battles on vegetation with sulphur from gunpowder causing unhealthy plant growth and notes doctors once used sulphur for throat ailments. It also mentions questionable horse remedies and praises Lenry Ward Beecher's printing, with a business note on Charnes W. Hassnen and railroad bonds.
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Ma. Cuames W. Hassamr
Hassler
Charnes W. Hassnen
Wall Street
New York
The
Christian Union
Lenry Ward Beecher
Investment Securitien Endorses Northern Pacific 7-3 Bonds
Jay Cooke & Co recommends 8 percent safe First Mortgage 30 Gold Bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad, secured by road, equipment, and over 22 000 acres per mile of track. U S Five-Twenties and other marketable securities welcomed in exchange. Pamphlets and bonds available through J C Coombe, Philadelphia New York Washington, and major banks.
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U.S
Jax Coome & Co
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Hout Tha Coun ‘R
Wheat Almanac Notes Mixed State Varieties
A concise report lists strain names BryrE and Conn mixed with Batury and DaTa state designations. The note outlines seed selections and regional adaptability for farmers, emphasizing yield expectations and disease resistance across climates.
An Unprotected System Warns Against Ills of Autumn
A warning about malarial fears and autumn illness urges vigilance against disease. The text touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a harmless, protective tonic to fortify the body and defend visceral organs. It cautions against untrustworthy substitutes sold by unskilled dealers seeking profit at the public's expense.
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Byany
Ipsa
Hostetter
Watney, Proprivios
McDowarn & Co
Draggiva
San Francisco
Cal
California
J. Walker
R.H. McDonald & CO
Isco
New Vegetable Specific and Cod Liver Oil Advertised
An advertisement claims Dr Watern's Cauironsia Vinegar as a superior irritant and alterative for dyspepsia and bilious habits. It promotes Hazard & Caswern's Cod liver Oil as pure and sweet and preferred by patients over others. It lauds Paxson's Pateative Prins for relief or cure of dyspepsia when other remedies fail.
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Watern
Hazard & Caswern’s
Caswern, Hazard & Co
New York
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Verry
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New York World
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Paxson
Leos’ Magic
SSS
Botbrook
Uxbridge
Mass
Theanectar
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
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P.O
Then-Nertar
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Memphis
ISIL
CUE New Memphis
Grahinr
Fan Ole
IAZI
Fassmore & Rupfin
Arents
Adams St
Tenn
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Aw York City
Race St
J.C. Campbell
Hell Music Store
N.Y
Herschel Fenton
Bis Music
Larned Building
N. Y
Fred W. Carl
Insurance
Real Ee
Tate
Cor, Minn
Lafayette Sts
Buffalo
Passmore & Austin
John Johnson
M. RasboLra
W. Robertson
Passione & Rover
J. C. Blecele
County Court
Asshore & Ruefiin
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Myers
Allen
Har Son
A. ©. Johnson
Denggiat
Nn Ita USA
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Cincinnati
Afi
Tarminus
New Railroad
Macket_ab
Mary Taylor
Mays Landing
Atlantic Co
Wagner &Co
Marshall, Mich
Munn .& CO
Scientific American
Park Row
Notts
U.S. Plano Co
Warsaw
Sant Yres
Ted
Agenta
J. Henry Symonds
Liberty Sq
Hallowell
Ee CT
Lawrence
J Bl Henry
College Place
Muscotah
C.F. Wowace
Pottsrillé
Samuel GH
Nassau St
Heavy Koornie Co
Amerigay
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