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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
8
The notice touts a renewed clearance campaign with extraordinary reductions and a character that inspires greater achievements. It emphasizes continued sensational price cuts and intensified effort.
A catalog listing shows men’s dress shirts at 50c and 1 quality, outing flannel shirts at 50c, wool fleeced underwear at $1.25, half hose in multiple colors at 15c per pair or 2 for 25c, and bow ties at 5c. Prices marked as sale offers.
Fleeced lined women vests and drawers offered in multiple qualities with reduced prices. Items include 25e, 15e, 50c, and 35c lines. Store highlights emphasize special promotions in Ypsilanti.
The dress goods section lists sale prices on various fabrics including novelty silks from 65e to 75¢ per yard, silk foulards at 28e to 1.50, suitings at 1.00 to 1.50, black suitings from 0.40 to 0.50, wool waistings, and wool remnants at half mark. Black taffeta silk wide at 1.00 per yard.
Grey cotton blankets priced at 0.50 each in multiple lots. Tan and mixed color blankets 0.58 to 0.75 each. Cotton price ranges 4.00 to 6.50 per unit. Wool and cotton filled comforts offered from 1.00 to 5.50 with various coverings including silkline. Sale emphasizes low prices on blankets and comforters across several fabric types.
One lot of ladies wrappers offered at a sale price of fifty cents.
Classified listing shows 42 piece dinner set priced at 2.33 and 80 piece set at 4.35 with 1 piece set offered for 6.67. Items described as dinnerware collections appear in a sale focused ad.
Frederick Remington, famed artist, recounts a West Iowan tale of a Winnebago mission with singing bucks and a yellow dog. A missionary’s church plan collapsed as the lone convert became the dog, prompting a terse churchyard quip.
The Chicago Daily News notes a rumor that Mrs. Wlasher has married, spreading the tale as a lark. The column reflects social gossip and the spread of a private matter through public chatter.
A London Graphic letter urges strict action against ballooning as hazards grow. It cites sand showers blinding gardeners, smashed conservatories, torn roofs, uprooted trees, and injured cattle, arguing pilots escape control from afar and more severe incidents will follow.
The article notes that globally among the socially distinguished, men marry at about 37 and women at about 23. It presents these figures as current averages reflecting prevailing marriage patterns.
Mrs Laura E McDonald wife of William McDonald and daughter of Major E Sankey died in Green Iowa after a stroke and heart failure Two days ago She leaves three daughters Sara Kate Laura a son William two sisters and six brothers Funeral is Sunday afternoon with service at the family plot in the city limits.
If eyes smart burn or ache and vision blurs lines run, these signs may indicate a defect. Properly fitted glasses can remedy the issue. Dr Likens, Refractionist, 33 North Mercer Street.
Fred F. Wallace sues Pennsylvania Railroad for injuries from a Wilmington Junction wreck. second trial set for week of February 17 after a $14,000 verdict. List of other civil cases includes Shenango township assumpsit, Acme Food Co. partners, bankruptcy trustees, ejectment, trespass actions, and a number of assumpsit claims against rail and city entities.
A cryptic query highlights social dynamics of shunning. Unclear context hints at personal or communal stigma and shifts in interaction patterns.
M Jean Note famed Paris opera barytone left Paris to attend jubilee fetes in Tournay Belgium. Born in Tournai he rose from cloth factory weaver to railway porter and signalman before Conservatoire training. Debuted 1885 in Lucie de Lammermoor and joined Paris Opera where he saved a Cherbourg Express by diverting a dynamite train, earning high French honors.
J W Barnett of Lathrop street is ill with grip. Mrs Charles Schmid of Hazelcroft avenue is ill with grip. Miss Efe Hogue of Energy is visiting sister in this city. Mrs James Ellison of East North street is very ill with pneumonia. Mrs B F Butler of North Jefferson street spent Thursday in Pittsburg. Miss Margaret Sankey of Wallace avenue visits Pittsburg friends. Miss Mary Jenkins returns from Sharon visit. Mrs W E Eliott and children guest in his city. Miss Moore of Youngstown visits Mrs Thomas Elliott. Miss Jean Marshall of North Jefferson street visits Mrs T R Wirsing of Pittsburg. Wilbur Darnett of Energy visits J W Barnett family. Miss Jean Snyder of Highland avenue visits her father Henry P Snyder. Miss Nellie Pettibon quite ill at Pettibon home. Mrs H GC Hall, Edgar Davis and T J Gillespie visit in city. Charles T Hubbard registered at Duquesne hotel. O Irwin at Boyer hotel in Pittsburg. Miss Edith Ketzel visits Schmid family. Miss Gretta Bradley visits from Pittsburg and will stay until week start. Mrs M A Halle and daughter Goldie Humble return from Rochester for funeral of Pearl Clearwater.
On Pittsburg street near Union station Thursday evening around 4 30 a wagon from Wells Fargo collided with Dr Elizabeth McLaughrys buggy as the horse ran away. The buggy wheel tore off and was badly scratched but no injuries were reported.
Vernon Lee recounts the storytelling of Wagner as a cure for headaches. The narrative describes how Wagner’s sound effects can clear the air and induce a dreamlike state where only hearing remains.
Rain ey Company offers fresh and salt meats at cut rate prices. Store opens from 7 to 9 at 153 South Mill Street with a variety of meat products advertised.
Sale of the property of the New Castle Trotting Association, originally set for Thursday, is postponed to January 30 at 10 o'clock.
Turbine propellers are gaining popularity in both the British navy and the merchant fleet as they become more widely adopted for ships and vessels, signaling a shift in propulsion trends.
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