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Newspaper
Massachusetts Cambridge Chronicle
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
15
The bakery section of a Manhattan grocery store showcases a wide range of items from water to large loaves. Goods are consistently fresh, arriving several times daily, and the counter offers only the baker’s best products.
Vienna rolls eight cents per dozen French loaves five cents each large chocolate pies ten cents each and a variety of cakes and crackers. Delicatessen items like roast beef pork chicken turkey and pies are prepared by skilled hands. Fresh vegetables including potatoes asparagus wax beans and beets are offered seven days a week. Summer drinks at the Manhattan and a new cold drinks counter are advertised as the season warms. You are invited to call at the new cold drinks counter THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.
The Rev. Dr. R. A. Beard will preach at 10 30 on How Can a Christian Love His Enemies and at 7 30 on Bunker Hill and Afterwards. Sunday school at noon for all ages. Endeavor meetings at 3 80 and 6 30. Evening service under the Men’s club. Miss Bertha C. Smith to assist as soloist. All seats free. all welcome.
Cambridgeport news covers Hon F A Allen summering at Kennebunk, Dr William Ferguson sailing for England, Le Francis family deaths and funeral at Cambridge cemetery, church anniversaries, marriages, recitals, and civic meetings including K of C, AOH events, and carpenters union elections. Named locals include Allen, Ferguson, Le Francis, Rev Earle, Rev Crayton, Miss Woodbury, Mr Swift, Mrs Jackson, Miss Mead, Ackers, and others.
A fine assortment of shirt waists in ginghams lawns and percales described as well made with various patterns and fronts. Prices noted include 1.75 for white lawn waists with tucks and insertion and 2.25 for lawn waists with fine Hamburg insertions.
Linen skirts feature rows of cording and a flare at the hem. Cotton covert cloth skirts available in blue and other colors. The fragment mentions linen skirts prettily trimmed and a sale or listing item with faded description.
Catalog note describes Women's Kid Oxfords in russet and black with full and medium toe shapes. Also lists 1.25 Women's Dongola Kid Oxfords in russet and black with opéra toes, patent leather tips.
Announcement that the store will be closed Monday June 18 for Bunker Hill Day and will reopen Tuesday with the regular bargains of Housekeepers' Day. The note promises genuine bargains on Tuesday.
Readable catalog notes describe a Tuesday sale with 72x72 in. white crochet bed spreads at 59c, white checked nainsook for children's aprons at 6 1-4c, cherry or oak poles with trim for hanging draperies, remnants of fine wool dress goods, yard wide unbleached sheeting, and 81x90 unbleached sheets from Atlantic Sheeting, priced to customers.
An ad notes men s summer underwear in fine gauge French Balbriggan shirts and drawers priced at 50c, 1.00, and 1 95, highlighting best quality options for summer wear.
A garbled OCR fragment notes a trimmed Fauntelroy with Aspagh alah ya be ate and a statement that they are cheap at 500, suggesting an itemized price point. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or identifiable entities.
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