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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1897
Page
9
Philadelphia store advertises marks down on lace, lawns, dimities, organdies, bath Silks and china sets. Featured items include laces 26 cents a yard, black silk waists at 1.75, percales 85 cents, lawns 39 cents, gilt china sets sold cheap, and lace boleros 87 cents to 1.25 with vast overstock selections.
The store cuts prices on Black Mohair 45 inch to 50 cents from 75 cents and 45 inch Storm Serge in black or navy to 43 cents from 69 cents. Also 45 inch Brocie Etamine drops to 69 cents from 1.00. These reductions spotlight luxury fabrics at lower cost.
In Berlin the Prussian Diet passes the Public Meetings Bill after a tense final reading. The amended measure gains support from Left and opposition conservatives clash. Count Limburg Strum notes a new vote may occur after twenty one days. Centrists and Radicals sided with the minority.
The Czar and Czarina attended a Requiem Mass at the Imperial Church of Peterhof in St Petersburg for victims of May 30 1896 on the Khodynka Plain Moscow during coronation celebrations. A second service was held in Moscow near the victims graves with Grand Duke Sergius and Moscow officials present.
The Bourbon Regiment cavalry under Colonel Perel dispersed insurgents led by General Alberto Rodriguez at Novedad, Ha vana. Reports say 11 insurgents were killed, heavy losses among the enemy, and Rodriguez died May 18. Span ish forces tally 327 insurgents killed, 10 prisoners, 186 firearms, 52 surrendering. 2 officers and 118 soldiers wounded. Captain General Weyler arrived at Spiritis, Santa Clara.
The City Treasurer issued mandamus payments totaling 55 778 12 for the past month, bringing the year to date total to 355 004 04. The report outlines disbursements and the cumulative funds expended under mandamus.
An exhibition at the School of Design for Women on Broad Master streets showcases representative work from all classes. The show highlights still life and flower painting under Mr. Daingerfield, watercolors by Miss Lippincott, and practical designs for wall papers and silks led by Miss Einstein, with further studies in elementary classes and historic ornament at Memorial Hall.
Dr McVickar and colleagues led a morning talk at the Church House Twelfth and Walnut about foreign and home missions. They urged ongoing mission zeal noting the foreign field grew from 60 000 converts in 1825 to about 100 000 annually and described church work in Mexico City.
Due to many visitors for the Commercial Museums opening, Percy Bigland's The Quaker Wedding, owned by Isaac H. Clothier, will remain on display at the Art Club all week. The gallery is open day and night and no tickets are required.
The second annual NACM convention will be in Kansas City on June 9 10 and 11. About five hundred delegates from nearly every state will attend. Merchants manufacturers bankers and statesmen are following the event.
A nostalgic essay blends fashion notes with reflections on love. The writer frets over summer wardrobe needs and duck-styled ready-to-wear frocks while noting prices from five dollars to forty dollars. The piece also ponders whether passionate love brings lasting happiness versus cold calculation.
A merchant debates a young man over fashion with list of items from hat to trousers. The man seeks a clothing line that is essentially masculine, while the merchant remains skeptical about such a defined gender wardrobe claim.
A Chicago Evening Post passage argues that neglect follows doubt and sudden separation often when a woman is emotionally dependent on a man. It notes few men fully reciprocate devotion though some do, and claims self interested, calculating women rarely suffer least. It ends with a merchant offering boots to illustrate consumer enablement.
The column surveys dress and behavior trends from muslin undergarments to summer gowns. It notes outdoor opera near Willow Grove, early bicycle fashion, and seaside boardwalk life at Atlantic City. It laments changes in social norms, marriage expectations, and markets amid lively city chatter.
A historical reflection argues that girls with traditionally masculine or unisex names such as Birdie Daisy or Violet may face bias in future careers as doctors lawyers or politicians. It suggests favoring feminine forms or masculine nicknames like Willie Tommie Georgie to align with societal expectations.
Roll puff paste very thin. Sprinkle with sharp grated cheese and a touch of cayenne. Repeat three times. Roll to one-quarter inch, cut strips four inches long and half an inch wide. Lay on ungreased pan and bake until pale brown in a moderate oven.
Lancaster writer Frank Riffenderfer argues the manuscript titled Log Book of the Mayflower is misnamed. He explains Bradford’s History of the Plymouth Plantation is the true work, with origins tracing to 1602 to 1646 and origins of the voyage, noting prior historians and the 1856 Little, Brown edition.
This digest compiles various brief notes on etymology, historical events, and organizational facts. It cites Rosecrans and Buckner correspondence, forms of jeopardy, Deluge timelines, the Orinoco and Negro rivers, Lincoln era politics, Lexington Concord battles, Hudson River naming, Victorian quotes, and bicycle insurance and leagues.
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