Style and Price Drive Small Store Success
The store emphasizes fashion flair paired with low prices to attract more customers and secure steady small profit gains. They express eagerness to send samples of the new selection to potential buyers.
24 Sep 1896
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1896
Page
1
The store emphasizes fashion flair paired with low prices to attract more customers and secure steady small profit gains. They express eagerness to send samples of the new selection to potential buyers.
The advertisement touts autumn dress woolens with emphasis on style and quality, claiming superiority to past seasons and value for money. It lists New Novelty Woolens 33 inches wide at 2 1/2 cents, 36-inch Bourette Checks with color options, 42-inch Tweed effects, and 46-inch novelties in Ottoman weave priced at $7.00 per yard.
New wool plaids arrive for fall, offering handsome wide 42 inch fabrics. Prices for novelty woolens run up to 6.50, with stylish options for separate skirts. A new catalogue is coming soon. please send your name and address for a copy.
Boggs and Buhl advertise the North Western Limited as the premier train between Chicago and St Paul Minneapolis Superior and Duluth leaving Chicago at 6 30 p m daily. The new equipment features sleeping cars buffet library smoking cars dining and ladies coaches and includes compartments. Fall excursion rates south via Louisville Nashville are offered on the first and third Tuesdays to October with agents and mailings for low fares. Also offers discount to Independent readers who mail stamps for Marion Rand’s Talka collection of good living articles.
Strong Democratic Holmes county supporters from Canton gathered on Major McKinley’s lawn in a large crowd to hear a speech by McKinley and remarks by Dr. Bingham of Millersburg. He defended tariffs, coinage policy, and national honor while urging a decisive November victory.
In Madison Square Garden on September 26 a large crowd of about 6000 heard gold Democrats ratification. Robert E. Windeman opened the meeting, with ex-Governor Flower presiding and W D Bynum of Indiana also speaking. General Palmer then spoke followed by General Buckner, both receiving strong applause as the band played America and Dixie.
New York dispatch reports John C. Sheehan demanding Thacher resign as head of the state Democratic ticket over a Buffalo platform dispute. If Thacher withdraws, Wilbur F. Porter and Elliot Danforth are named as possible replacements. Thacher offers no comment while a party meeting postpones action until after the gold convention.
The czar and czarina traveled by royal train to Balmoral with an enthusiastic welcome. Guards patrolled the Leith to Ballater railway line and the surrounding districts while Russian detectives accompanied the royal party. Bonfires lit the mountains as crowds cheered Balmoral arrival and castle guards welcomed the imperial guests.
Hamarra Sept 22 Katharine Klafsky Lohse the renowned German prima donna is dead. She sang multiple seasons in the United States in Wagnerian roles under Walter Damrosch and performed at the National Saengerfest in Music Hall Pittsburgh last June. Catholic Young Men's Union in session at Madison Square Garden New York Sept 23. Fire weather fair with northerly winds decreasing tonight to slightly warmer.
Yesterday's league results list multiple city games with batteries and umpires noted. Key matchups include Cleveland beating Cincinnati with Battery names unclear, Baltimore defeating unknown opponent, and Brooklyn hosting a 1 0 0 attendance game with Batter ies Grim Kennedy and Umpire Haret. Youngstown game details show Washington and brief scoring lines.
A Constantinople telegram reports the sultan vows to exterminate all Christians in the empire if Western fleets breach the Dardanelles. Preparations for a general massacre are said to begin with the bombardment of Turkish forts, amid fears of assassination or dethronement. The Vossische Zeitung urges powers to back the grand vizier and force submission.
The Chronicle prints Mr. Gladstone's long letter urging European powers to back Armenia. He declares France and Russia will not hinder the Armenian cause and that the great assassin has triumphed over the diplomacy of the six powers. He says they lie prostrate at his feet after four years of conflict.
The American Bankers Association meeting in St. Louis opened with brief statements on local bank conditions and a discussion of over 20 practical questions. Tomorrow officers for the year will be elected and a final day will cover clearing house issues. The annual address by E. H. Pullen was well received.
Destructive disasters in northern Japan cause 2,600 deaths and millions in damages. Kobe suffers worst, with 12 godowns and numerous buildings destroyed. Floods, earthquakes, and high winds unleash widespread devastation across multiple districts.
Mrs William Miller visited in Akron last week. Misa Ivy Walter spent Sunday in Canton. Mrs Julia Hamid of Akron visited with her parents in Justus. Mr and Mrs Levi Wise visited Canton. George Wise spoke at Myers hall for Free Silver Club. Republicans to organize a McKinley Club. Justus events note Oliver first quarter meeting Sept 26 27. Squirrels hunted by Stack Phillips in Holmes county. Work on William McFarren farm mine progress. August Hatcher ill. Clara Kreisch ill two weeks. Lola McFarren returned home Myrtle Shorb replaced her.
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