Mark Brothers Fabrics and Notions Sale Highlights
A Philadelphia store touts deep discounts on organdies linens laces and lawns with prices cut from six to eighteen cents a yard on fabrics and from 25 to 85 cents on garments and accessories. It promotes nov els and babies wear plus men s shirts and hats with large stock of lace valances and ribbons and sale items like sail or blouse suits and navy cheviots alongside kitchenware and mason jars at reduced rates.
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Philadelphia
Uncertain Atlantic Weather and Summer Outlook 1897
The New York Herald notes cooler Atlantic currents from Arctic ice drift and NW flow shaping brisk easterlies from Cape Hatteras to Eastport. It argues the cold spell does not guarantee a cool season, predicts a late warm season developing after June in the Northwest and Midwest with normal temperatures thereafter into September.
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New York Herald
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Newfoundland
Alleghenies
Atlantic
Gulf Stream
Ocean
Middle Atlantic
New England
Cape Hatteras
Eastport
Atlantic Seaboard
Lakes
Maine
North Carolina
Ummer
Tne
Northwest
Lake Region
Central Est
Middle States
New Engla
Beto
Magnificent Warerooms at Trymby’s Philadelphia Store
Five months ago E. D. Trymby of Trymby o Hunt & Co set up at 1009 11 Market Street in a handsome building. Demand grew. adjoining shop at 1007 Market Street is added making three large floors 75 by 200 feet of furniture from costly art to affordable options. The display aims for superb high class taste and quality with a second floor to follow.
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E. D. Trymby
Trymby,o Hunt & Co
Market Street
Philadelphia
Trumby
Hhereabouts
Trymby
Mixed curiosities and questions from early Philadelphia press
A collection of questions and answers on literature, public life, and everyday knowledge. Topics include Tess of the d Urbervilles publication, Lemon Hill estate, civil service, etiquette, color theory, Girard College admissions, Washington presidency costs, demographics of Greece and the Turkish Empire, Memorial Day origins, promissory notes, top US cities by population, and simple interest examples.
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J. T
York
Thomas Hardy
Tess of the
Harper's Magazine
Harper & Brothers
Lemon Hill
Fairmount Park
Henry Pratt
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Civil Service
Jefferson
Stephen Girard
Girard College
Pennsylvania
New York City
New Orleans
United States
White House
Emma
Greece
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Pottstown Iron Company Reorganization
Equitable Trust Company of Philadelphia appointed trustee to hold Pottstown Iron Company property in trust while its affairs are reorganized. The Trust has long acted as depository for the company’s securities during the restructuring process.
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Pottstown Iron Company
Equitable Trust Company
Philadelphia
Sreeas
Next Week's Theatres at Bijou and Auditorium
Bijou presents Charles Dickson star light comedian and Lillian Burkhart in A Man About Town with Forest Flood George Leonard and a long cast of acts including Herr Grass Willis P Sweatnam and Eddie O'Dell. Audiences enjoy Wang at Grand Opera House and look ahead to another all star vaudeville bill led by Sam Bernard and Lizzie Raymond with Hattie Delora Barnes Phyllis Rankin Horwitz and Bowers.
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Bijou
Charles Dickson
Star Light
Lillian Burkhart
Forest Flood
George Leonard
Herr Grass
Willis P. Sweatnam
Biograph
Eddie O'Dell
Mitchell
Jess
Gordon and
Lick
Evans
Vidocq
Biancea Bennedetto
Genaro and Bailey
Lulu Thies
Fansons
Tommy Hayes
Wang
Grand Opera House
Albert Hart
Edith Mason
Norma Kopp
Frank Casey
Ethel Lynton
Frank Burrows
Babies
Elephant
Gilmore
Sam Bernard
J. K
Fritz) Emmett
Lizzie B. Raymond
Comedienne
Prima Donna
Hattie Delora Barnes
Folles Bergere
Paris
Phyllis Rankin
Horwitz and Bowers
Camille
Belle Hathaway
Barr and Evans
Helen Russell
Lyceum
Twentieth Century Sports
Royal Blue Line to Baltimore Advances in Rail Service
An ancient rail note touts the Royal Blue Line to Baltimore with fast time frequent trains and prompt service. It highlights excellent dining cars and clean engines that burn coke producing no smoke.
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Royal Blue Line
Baltimore
New York Headline on Skirt Styles and Fabrics
Readers learn about SUN RAY skirts needing at least two and a half yards of cloth, vogue for braiding in gowns, and hip tuck trends. Describes morning gowns in shepherds plaid blue and white with velvet boleros, and a white lisse vest. highlights foulards and satin finishes as popular, comfortable choices.
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Foulard
Baby Baskets Simple and Dainty and Useful for Holding Toys
From Harper's Bazar a pretty baby basket can be made from a chip basket. Cover and line with chalk silkoline or dotted Swiss and add pockets via machine sewn strips. The design includes a lace rim and a handle flounce, making an orderly toy and toiletry holder for home use.
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Harper's Bazar
Nabe
New skirt frees wear with bolero for sport and travel
A new skirt design pairs with the bolero and shirt waist without back opening or belt slip. It features a tight waist with a Petersham band, front side opening, and no back fullness, suited for country wear and active pursuits like cycling or tennis.
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Petersham
The Feminine Observer Notes on Fashion and Manners
A collage of social blips and opinions on dress taste courtly behavior and daily life. Topics include summer styles hip skirts reader habits library crowds and household authority plus light reflections on beauty and charm through the eyes of the era.
Asparagus Dishes Versatile In Elegant Meals
A collection of recipes for asparagus based dishes including Asparagus a la Creme Asparagus Patties and Omelette with asparagus. Directions cover trimming boiling and preparing sauces and fillings with butter milk eggs and seasonings.
Paris dress maker Rhomberg of 1730s left heirs fortune
The Buffalo Times notes a Parisian dress maker named Rhomberg, likely the first of his kind, son of a Bavarian peasant near Munich. He earned wealth by concealing and remedying figure flaws, drove a fine carriage on the boulevard, and displayed an escutcheon shaped like corsets and scissors. He left a large fortune to his heirs.
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Buffalo Times
Paris
Rhomberg
Munich
Classic Veal Stew from Frugal Home Cookery
Fry onion in butter until golden then brown veal pieces. Season with salt paprika and flour. Add stock, simmer one hour. Add potatoes and cook fifteen minutes more. Serve hot.
Jewelry and vanity mar women's day to day wear
The column laments overaccessorized women equating jewelry with status. It notes excess rings chatelaine and earrings worn in public spaces from bicycles to breakfasts. It argues jewelry should enhance femininity, not dominate on wheels or merry‑go‑rounds.
Practical Household Tips From an Old Manual
Practical guidance on making poultices with boiling water for heat retention. A whalebone curling aid for ostrich feathers prevents damage. Lemon rubbed on tarnished brass cleans it, then rinsed and polished with leather. Whisk sour milk well with eggs to achieve pourable curd and whey. Do not mix baking soda with beans. sift into flour like baking powder.
Trig suit in wood brown canvas with black braid trim
Description of a wood brown trig suit made from silk shade fabric with black braided edging on the front of the narrow skirt and jacket. A broad roll collar, black satin facing, and braided trim accompany a Roman striped taffeta shirt waist with gon studs and a black satin girdle. Roman silk shirt waists deemed fresh and fashionable.
Thursday Bargains Offer French China and Glassware
Bargain sale lists deep price cuts on Comb and Brush Trays, Cake Dishes, Salad Dishes, Ice Cream Sets, Carlsbad and Maddock dinnerware, engraved glassware, and toilet sets. Basement displays include teapots, sugar bowls, cream jugs, and Baccarat tumblers with notable markdowns. Also promoted are women's night gowns, drawers, corset covers, skirts, wrappers, children's apparel, hats, dresses, coats, and reduced millinery with damaged lambrequins clearance.
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China
Carlsbad
Girl Sues Owner Over Vicious Dog Attack
Susan Heiler a 15 year old of Germantown sues Louis E Marie owner of the dog that attacked her on March 4 while she was at school on Rittenhouse Street alleging the animal was vicious and muzzled neglect. Her father Jacob M Heiler joins the suit seeking damages for losses from the incident.
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Susan Heiler
Jacob M. Heiler
Louis E. Marie
Rittenhouse Street
Germantown
Jacob M. Heller
Fraudulent bookkeeping charges in Knickerbocker case
Oscar De Hart pleaded guilty to conspiracy falsifying a corporate paper and falsifying a book of accounts. A clerk at Station B for Knickerbocker Ice Company, he altered daily driver statements without taking money, entering fraudulent records to cheat the firm. Bail set at $1500 for September appearance.
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Oscar de Hart
Knickerbocker Ice Company
de Hart
Mills to Shut Two Days Weekly in Fox River Valley
Kaukauna Wisconsin June 9. Print paper mills in the Fox River Valley will shut down two days each week to curb output and improve market conditions if possible. The move is expected to be general nationwide.
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Kaukauna
Wis
Fox River Valley
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Marks Bros
Sea Island
Lisle ‘Hermsdorf
Women’s
Oxfords
Shoemakers
Cota Seas
Neher
Marks Brothers
the Observer
Wanamaker
Veal Goulash
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
Bliss & Co
Meriden
Conn
Man's Agerins
Shelburne
Atlantic City
Little Susan Heiler
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