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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
2
A millinery store holds a sale offering fruit or flowery items priced 25c to 1.25 per bunch with different values 18c 10c and 50c 75c 25c 35c. Sixty counters are in the sale and delivery will be prompt though not all today. No C O D or on approval.
First-floor sale advertises 4 inch silk taffeta ribbons for trimming hats at 20 cents a yard, down from 35 cents. Fancy ribbons 3 to 6 inches wide priced 18 to 38 cents, with typical values from 33 to 75 cents.
The 35c quality purchase of six thousand yards features silk stripe challs in eighth quarter and three eighth widths with blue pink green lavender white grounds and rosebuds pansies or sweet peas. Dresden prints and scroll designs appear. First floor.
An advertisement promotes storage of carpets, draperies, rugs and furs with pickup and return in fall. The service is insured against any loss and claims furs can be remodeled cheaply in summer. It notes knowledge of next winter’s styles and offers fur renewal at low cost.
Fifty cent belts in suede seal morocco and patent leathers with nickel trimmings on bargain tables in Market Street aisle. 1500 pieces, many valued up to eight dollars, none under seventy five cents. Ragged prose but itemized sale of dog collar style belts.
Catalog item list detailing Rubber Goody Bathing Caps with sateen and rubber lining 25c to 45c caps, Pure Gum Caps 25c, Fancy checked Ginghams 30c, Fancy polka dot twisted Caps 45c, and extra fine French sateen options.
The notice describes markdowns on china ware and glassware with discounts up to one third to one half. It highlights Habsburg China 101 piece sets priced at five dollars from seven fifty and assorted dining items, including two compartment fruit or salad sets and decorative pieces in pink, violet and blue.
News reports from New York June 6 say three laborers Matthew Clark Daniel Halpin and Patrick Ryan were killed when struck by a passenger train on the Long Island Railroad while walking near tracks near pies haer Ail L L Their end spared by the train’s rear platform absorbing much of the impact. No one else hurt. The article also notes organizational activity in the American Protestant Association and Pennsylvania corporate notices.
The Census Bureau reports rapid collection in city divisions as enumeration nears half completion. A major obstacle arises from about 10 000 Italian residents in New Jersey working berry crops, raising questions on inclusion in final counts. Enumerators earn two and a half cents per name, with some divisions yielding few submitted names. Six women workers are handling names in divisions, helping speed and accuracy.
Wong Quong announces legal action against Frederick Poole superintendent of the Chinese Mission at 929 Race Street after a dispute over furniture and rules at a Young Men’s Christian Association meeting. Quong says Poole caused dissension and faces removal, while Poole waits on the League committee’s ruling.
The new Lucien Moss Homme facility will open Sunday at 3 PM, connected to the Jewish Hospital on York and Tabor roads under one board. This 48 by 134 foot fireproof stone brick and terra cotta building includes a memorial room with a bust of Moss, modern baths, a diet kitchen, nurses’ stairs, and wide patient halls with bay windows for comfort.
George Leyrer, 35, foreman of the washing room at Bavarian Brewery in Wilmington, is in critical condition with stab wounds to the back and a pierced lung after Albert Conrad, a Philadelphia cooper, attacked him during a morning dispute over keys. Conrad, held without bail, had been employed at the brewery briefly and pursued by police after fleeing toward the wagon house.
Philadelphia grocers majority agree to closures every Wednesday noon during summer. Hundreds of proprietors close at noon to grant a half day, with Saturday hours extended to twelve, aiming to aid employees. Consumers face shortages and hunger as many shops remain shut in Frankford and downtown.
Seth Caldwell Jr former president of Girard National Bank was buried yesterday from 1989 Chestnut Street. Religious services were held at St Stephens P E Church by Rev Dr Worcester with Rev Joseph Miller officiating. The choir sang four of Caldwell’s favorite hymns and many honorary pallbearers attended.
Officials of the Keystone Telephone grab deny any formal meeting and keep plans secret as they pursue a transmitter by leveraging Clay Company patents. Alexander Balfour seeks electrical experts while promoters threaten to assert power to secure a franchise or force sale. Local authorities scrutinize plans amid uncertain future for Keystone.
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