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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1900
Page
2
The Dry Goods Economist notes the Parisis Grand Prix event sets the summer style, with Mme Loubet in black and white. Dresses featured crepe de Chine gauzes painted muslin foulard and cloth, extensive lace trimming, scarves, sashes, hats. Chantilly lace in black white and yellows dominates, Spanish lace seen in feet.
Gimbels advertises cooling muslin and cambric undergarments with kimono sacques in white lawn and cambric petticoats and drawers. Prices range from 85 cents to 2 dollars for petticoats and wrappers, with dresses and two-piece suits offered in light chintzes and lawn. Third floor.
Great values on infants wear as stock moves quickly. Prices include 15c slips, 0c for 75c to $1.25 cambric and nainsook, 75c for $1.25 to $2.25 nainsook slips, 50c dresses, 38c bishop dresses, and 50c for 85c nainsook dresses. Third Floor.
A boys clothing business emphasizes steady standards over daily sales. It pledges washable suits that stay stylish and durable with a promise of a new suit if washing or wear fails. Compared with similar goods, prices are said to be about one third lower than current rates.
Readable text notes doors open with skirts and waists offered at higher prices yet still cheap. The line hints lots ready today and suggests shoppers will find affordable options amid remaining stock.
June sale highlights refrigerators and trunks with deep discounts on many housewares. Basement items include brushes, lunch boxes, chamois skins, lemon squeezers, ice chests, and trunks of various sizes with noted prices and special features.
A penny work of waists priced from 55 to 95 cents with embroidery insertions and tucks. Higher end white lawn and dimity lawn pieces feature front and back embroidery, lace edging, gathered and flare cuffs, laundered collars, and varied stitching details. A broad range of effects includes four rows of embroidery, front lace, and herringbone stitching with prices up to $6.90.
An on page ad promotes watches from $2.50 to $100 with Elgin or Waltham movements. Men’s 14k solid gold cases, women’s and gold filled choices, 25 year warranties, and prices ranging from $5.50 to $21. It notes on site repairs for all makes and on premises work at the first floor Watch Store.
Washington June 25 Secretary Long announced the Naval Board favored three battleships with superimposed 8 inch turrets and two with quadrilateral 8 inch turrets by a 4 to 1 vote. Names listed Virginia Rhode Island Maryland Colorado South Dakota St Louis Milwaukee Charleston. Also Pennsylvania Railroad sells round trip tickets to Chicago for the National Prohibition Convention at one fare, June 25 and 26 to July 4, with 25 cents return validation fee.
Sir William Conway plans an expedition to the Bolivian Andes. He sails June 27 from Liverpool aboard the Oceanic, joining other notable passengers including P. A. Collins, Mrs. Mark Hanna, M. B. Ingalls, Albert L. Johnson, Joseph Pulitzer, and Archbishop Riordan.
A special train to link with the outgoing American Line steamer from New York will depart Broad Street Station at 9 A.M. Germantown Junction will be reached at 7.10 A.M. The train follows a quick schedule to Jersey City to meet the sailing vessel.
Washington June 25 The Postmaster General removes Estes G Rathbone from office after suspension as Director General of Posts of Cuba and assigns Martin C Fosnes to perform duties until further orders Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow is relieved and sails for home.
Examination of Charles F. W. Neely, postponed repeatedly, was rescheduled for Friday at 10:30 A.M. before United States Commissioner Shields. Assistant U.S. District Attorney Baldwin said the government would be very soon in the Neely case.
Henry Miller died from a fire in his workroom at the Cornelius building 812 Cherry street. Coroner Dugan doubts an explosion and suggests a simple accidental blaze caused by heat or fumes without foul play. The scene showed signs of rapid flames before help arrived.
Students at Old Ell Yale joined class day exercises on the campus in the wooden amphitheatre. The program began at 2 PM with singing and college songs, interspersed with humorous histories reflecting the seniors and faculty.
In the Court of Oyer and Terminer today the defendant Pive faces murder charges and must enter a plea. The proceeding marks a key step in the case as officials pursue formal indictment and next steps in the court process.
Paul N Furman paints a vivid character sketch of E T Garrick the renowned theatrical hypnotist seen by Furman at 1811 West Lehigh avenue He describes Garrick as a smooth talking ambitious impresario planning a circuit of vaudeville houses in Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Boston and Baltimore with large funds and a high stake Baldwin property deal on Chestnut Street Furnished details include a $360 000 option a $1000 earnest and a $19000 payment plus mortgage terms and Garrick’s appetite for Garcia Perfectos and Dill’s pickles as he stayed at the Hotel Walton and staged shows with Pauline Hall and Robert Hilliard.
Tuesday schedules list multiple committee meetings including schools, police and prisons, superintendence, textbooks, music, property, and scholarships. The Board of Education, Board of Supervisors, and Park Commissioners set sessions through Tuesday to Saturday.
Seventeen bills pasted yesterday at the annual meeting yielded no debate and only one new proposal. An appropriation of 50,000 dollars for sewers led a list of ordinances including street paving, plan revisions, and street openings. Bids on serial loans totaled 5.8 million dollars, with Drexel Brown Brothers and Harvey Fisk & Sons bidding full amounts.
Charles W. Stone former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor and former Twenty-eighth district congressman visited the city for a brief time while returning from Washington after six weeks on the Pacific coast. He found no Republican disaffection in the West and noted that gold discoveries at Cape Nome dominated political discussion there.
An inquest yesterday examined Basil R. King of Conway DC who died from injuries after falling from a trolley car while alighting. Governor R D Scarborough of South Carolina testified. King died at Jewish Hospital on June 22.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers two personally conducted tours to Canada and Northern New York in summer 1900, leaving July 21 and August 11. Stops include Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence rapids, Quebec, Saguenay, Montreal, Au Sable Chasm, Lakes Champlain and George. The all inclusive round trip rate covers rail fare and entertainment in a guided trip led by company guests.
Fifty thousand women testify to relief from painful menstruation through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement invites women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts citing long standing cures and strong vitality restored by the remedy.
Seashore trips cost one dollar on the Atlantic City Railroad route. Departures from Chestnut and South streets occur Sundays in July and August at 7 A.M. for Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City and Bea Isle City with September times at 7.30 A.M. Additional Sunday services to Atlantic City operate during September.
Sergeant Howard W Lowe of Light Battery G United States Artillery was killed in battle in the Philippines. His funeral services were held yesterday at the residence of Rev Hogan 921 South Fourth Street with interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
About ten thousand people fill the grounds for the seminarys semi centennial exercises in St Louis. A message from Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany is read in honor of the occasion.
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