Crone Brothers Offers White Goods and Fine Fabrics
Crone Bros advertises white goods embroideries laces and novelty suitings. Showcasing Gold Medal dress goods fancy brocade and all wool Henrietta mohair Sicilian and best styles for the season.
10 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1897
Page
1
Crone Bros advertises white goods embroideries laces and novelty suitings. Showcasing Gold Medal dress goods fancy brocade and all wool Henrietta mohair Sicilian and best styles for the season.
The Times investigates Sleepy Eye inventor Bram bel and his rotary engine claim and finds no evidence of more than one engine built. Reports say Grant Prescott built the engine, Brambel grants income but disputes profits. Bank of Montreal and other entities deny large deposits, while officials label the tale a fake.
The Times reproduces a flawed Bramble contract for the United States sale to Henry Francis Allen. The document is hand written, poorly executed, and the purchaser’s name is misspelled. A Brambel note to Hays urging heavy items for Minneapolis or Chicago papers exposes aggressive newspaper tactics.
P J Dreis a St Paul pharmacist and father figure to Mrs F W Hauenstein killed himself with a pistol shot fired at the rear of his drug store following a fierce quarrel with his son George over alleged fraudulent shipments and mounting debts. He faced a $10 000 mortgage and a $1 000 Germania bank note as creditors weighed on him. A witness described his unstable mindset and stated he had threatened suicide on several occasions. The incident drew hundreds to Turner Hall for a masquerade ball held the prior evening where groups and prizes were noted for pageantry and musical entertainment.
The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed a lower court order preventing Sibley County from acting on a petition to move the county seat from Arlington to Gaylord. The decision holds the initial petition valid with the required signatures, granting Arlington the first chance after the five year window, and bars tampering by striking names or delaying elections.
Local notes mention Chas L Roos visiting with family and twins for Gannon the liveryman, and various residents and visitors from Minneapolis St Paul and other towns. The piece lists several short social and business items, upcoming events and a planned ballot of community groups. The Turnverein opened a new home in St Paul, and a masquerade is planned with multiple locals traveling to attend.
Anecdotes recount a social clash between Oscar Wilde and a witty bishop at a gathering. Wilde parries with clever lines while the bishop counters, then a tale from the Bishop of Exeter about losing and finding a watch adds a humorous close. A New York World anecdote ends with a quip about counterfeit notes.
A narrator derides a shopkeeper as a antiquated, overly priced dealer. He is described as aged and infirm, with stock as old as he is. The speaker argues the merchant uses lofty prices to skim profits rather than serve customers.
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