Semi-annual carpet and rug sale at Gimbel Brothers
Gimbel Brothers Philadelphia launches a large semi annual sale clearing spring stock of carpets rugs and mattings. Highlights include Royal Wiltons at reduced prices Bigelow Axminsters at 5c yard mats and remnants at below cost plus numerous Oriental rugs and Smyrna pieces with steep discounts and early sale hours. Special bargains on curtains and upholstery fabrics accompany the event with storage and insurance offered until October 1.
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Lowell
Tapestry and lace fabrics on sale this season
This ad lists discounted fabric and home textile items including tapestry curtains seven colors priced at 6 a pair, extra long Chenille curtains 1.95, embroidered denim couch covers 1, denim curtains 1.50, and window awnings 2. It also promotes silks and laces with multiple discounts and floor locations.
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Nottingham
Boyle
Women’s Suits and Skirts Sale At Bargain Prices
The store winds down colored woolen suits with 76 pieces in multiple styles, jackets lined in silk taffeta, and skirts, all reduced from $10 to $20. White dress skirts on sale at 55 cents, limited to six per customer. Also featuring dining sets, glassware, and low shoes on discount on various floors.
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Valenciennes
Brandenburg
Eton
Cadet
Vic Kid
Remarkable Sale Continues with Special For Today
Advertising copy outlines limited time sale items across garments and textiles. Includes silk ribbon, nightgowns, petticoats, drawers, corset covers, skirts, sacques, waists, and children's Wear with discounted prices and colors. Mentions third floor display and roomy shop environment.
Royal Worcester Ventilating Corset Sizing and Quality Notes
Advertises corsets with details on waist fit from 18 to 36 inches. Features include extra long waistbands, six hooks, sateen boning, double steel protectors and vented design. Also mentions P. N ventilating corsets with strong net and cork clasp protectors for perfect fit.
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P. N
Royal Worcester
Baby Carriages Sale on Sixth Floor
Advertises baby carriages in satin damask or corduroy with wire wood or rubber tires. Prices include parasols: regular 24 now 15 regular 20 now 12.50 regular 10 now 6.50 regular 8 now 5. Sixth floor.
Farm Hand Fights Bull at Kirkwood Farm
William Seeley, a 26 year old farm hand at Kirkwood New Jersey, faced a enraged bull in a narrow stall while fixing bedding. Unarmed, he was knocked down and shaken by the animal before a second worker with a pitchfork forced the bull back. Seeley was hospitalized with contusions.
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William Seeley
Kirkwood
N. J
Seeley
Cooper Hospital
Debs Followers Promote Social Democracy Proposal in City
Followers of Eugene V. Debs held a meeting at 1125 Poplar Street to convert locals to a plan for a social democracy aimed at barring trust barons. About 50 attended for information and 10 left convinced of the scheme's practicability.
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Eugene V. Debs
Chicago
Poplar Street
Envoy Simo-Hamed Ben Mousa Returns to Morocco
London reports Simo-Hamed Ben Mousa special envoy of the Sultan of Morocco to the jubilee festivities has returned to Morocco due to illness.
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London
Simo-Hamed Ben Mousa
Morocco
Seven Killed In Wreck On Wabash Line Near Missouri City
A Kansas City report details a Wabash Railroad wreck twenty one miles northeast of Kansas City near Missouri City. Seven mail clerks died, four bodies were recovered downstream, and Conductor G C Copeland survived with critical injuries. A farmer tried to signal the train but was unable to stop the disaster.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Missouri City
Wabash Road
Mills
O. M. Smith
Gustav. A. Smith
Charles “Winters
F. W. Brink
Edward Grinfrod
Charles P. Greasley
G. C. Copeland
Moberly
Copeland
W. H. Wilkinson
Wilmington's New Officials Take Power After Election
The June 27 dispatch notes Republican wins in Wilmington's new city government under the state constitution. Henry C. McLear becomes mayor, Henry C. Conrad city solicitor, William H. Curry treasurer, Charles M. Leitch council president, and Thomas S. Lewis assessor and collector for the northern district. Southern district collector Eugene M. Sayars is re-elected. Several council members are named, with Kane and Holt contesting the Fourth ward seat. The council faces a tied vote and a partisan contest as the new administration begins.
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Wilmington
Henry C. McLear
Henry C. Conrad
William H. Curry
Charles M. Leitch
Thomas 8. Lewis
Eugene M. Sayars
Clarence R. Holt
Kane
Holt-Kane
Mayor urged to seek another term to guide city
The article notes supporters pressing the Mayor to run again and suggests McLear will appoint a new member to the Board of Earth and other minor officers.
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McLear
Board of Earth
Astor's Big Table A 27-Ton Redwood Slab For London
New York reports William Waldorf Astor sent a 27 ton California redwood slab to London to prove his claim of trees’ size. The massive section, cut in Humboldt County, was shipped from San Francisco aboard the Marle Heckfeld and will be displayed on the Cliveden lawn as a table for guests.
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London
Tims
New York
William Waldorf Astor
California
High Seas
Mr. Astor
San Francisco
Marle Heckfeld
America
Cliveden
Woodwork polished to marble shine loaded aboard ship
The furniture piece was polished until it shone like marble, crated, and loaded onto the ship by a crewman. The note claims it would serve as a life preserver if the vessel encounters trouble. The Marie Heckfeld is expected to arrive in London in August.
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Marie Heckfeld
London
Baccalaureate Sermon by Trinity Church Pastor Buoy
Rev Dr Charles Wesley Buoy of Trinity Church delivered a baccalaureate sermon to spring graduates. He cited Matthew 6 33 urging seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and argued character forms from God centered principles guiding body mind and spirit toward a useful life and service.
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Charles Wesley Buoy
Trinity Church
Fifteenth
Mount Vernon Streets
God
South Jersey League Opens With Even Matchups
Clayton June 27 preliminary games show Vineland hard luck close losses Millville confident for pennant Bridgeton playing fast but critics doubt consistency Local team lacks official games but fans are hopeful Season starts Thursday next.
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the Times
Clayton
Postum Cereal Coffee Gains Popularity in Polite Bars
The piece notes a rising demand for non alcoholic beverages in upscale bars with Postum from Battle Creek Michigan as a healthful alternative to coffee and liquor. It warns buyers to insist on genuine Postum Cereal Coffee and cites Cushman Bros. Co. of New York as a supplier.
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Postum
Battle Creek
Mich
Cushman Bros. Co
Hudson St
New York
Kaffir Students Speak on Mission Work at Local Meeting
Rev. William P. Fulton opens with scripture as Rev. W. P. White introduces Thomas Chalmers Katiya and Edward S. Magaya from the Kaffir tribe. The students, educated at Lincoln University, discuss Africa missionary challenges, perform hymns in English and their language, and share plans to return home as missionaries after completing studies.
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Terian Church
Sixteenth
Sansom
William P. Fulton
W. P. White
D. D
Lincoln University
South Africa
Thomas Chalmers Katiya
Edward 8. Magaya
Africa
Pastor Nathan Melborn Installed at Church of the Incarnation
Rev. Nathan Raymond Melborn was installed yesterday morning as pastor of the Church of the Incarnation at Forty sixth street and Kingsessing avenue by Rev. Dr. William A. Schaeffer. The sermon by Rev. Dr. H. E. Jacobs emphasized the duties of pastor and people and the ministry as an office.
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Nathan Raymond Melborn
Church of the Incarnation
Forty-sixth Street
Kingsessing Avenue
William A. Schaeffer
City Missions
H. E. Jacobs
The
Theological Seminary
Jacobs
H. B. Passwent
Mr. Melborn
Normal University
Ada
Ohio
Mount Airy Seminary
Diphtheria Breaks Out In Duncannon And Local Issues
Diphtheria has broken out in Duncannon. Central farmers report a mysterious worm destroying clover. Pottsville alumni study a public library project. Capitol fire remnants likely cleared by week end. Moravian Parochial School held its one hundred fifteenth commencement in Bethlehem. Lehigh County lists 8136 children under compulsory schooling. 2745 reside in Allentown. A gang of thieves was chased near Fasten. two suspects jailed in Northampton County.
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Duncannon
Pottsville High School
Bethlehem
Lehigh County
Allentown
Fasten
Northampton County
Receiver Appointed for Hudson Iron Company in Hudson NY
A receiver has been appointed for the Hudson Iron Company whose plant has been closed for three years. The assets exceed liabilities by more than 25 000 dollars. For nearly fifty years the firm paid an average dividend of 12 percent per annum before the iron industry shifted to other fields.
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Hudson Iron Company
Hudson, N. Y
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