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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1889
Page
8
The store promotes its millinery, noting a large stock of untrimmed hats and bonnets in various styles and trims. It highlights price ranges for trimmed hats from five to twenty dollars, mentions special bargains on bonnet and sash ribbons, and invites all customers to visit and order styles to match costumes.
Johnstown residents fear martial law as the state assumes control on Wednesday to remove debris bury the dead and care for the living. Officials defend the move saying it deters disorder clarifies duties and ensures orderly relief with military aid and civil authority coordinated by state planners.
The State Board of Health releases Bulletin No. 3 stating no epidemic danger and no cases of fever or mild measles. It urges vigilance, notes clean water supply, and promises to publish further emergency measures and town advisories.
A fragmented vintage advertisement lists various Pure Rye Whiskies and brands including McKim's Pure Eye Whisky, Monogram Pure Rye, Gibson's Pure Rye Whisky, Gichenbolnac Pure Rye Whisky, and Export Pure Rye Whisky. It mentions full quarts and taps, with references to Schmidt at Fifth Avenue addresses, indicating a multi-brand display from a 19th century retailer.
Whitmyre and Co report rising success in introducing and advertising the Iron City Brand flour. The growing sales indicate that effective advertising accompanies strong product quality and that the public accepts the brand as a lasting choice, with trials proving its ex cellencies.
Advertises drastic markdowns across lace and chenille curtains with many port wines for sale by G. W. Schmidt at Fifth Avenue stores. Also promotes photography at Aufrecht's Elite Gallery, men’s suits, children's wear, imported cigars, and whisky for trade, listing multiple vendors and addresses in Pittsburgh.
Photographs show flood height captured in Johnestown on Saturday June 1. Images from Jos Eichbaum Co at 48 Fifth Avenue document street-level damage and water reach.
A jagged OCR page shows a mix of health scare text and scattered ads. It mentions fever and protection, a chemical or medicine claim, and then pivots to a liquidation sale with stock reductions on lace and chenille curtains, priced items like men’s suits and imported cigars, and store locations on Penn Avenue, Grant and Diamond streets, and Fifth Avenue.
Mrs Alice Brownhill an English resident for two years suffered ten years of asthma caused by catarrhal poisoning. She endured cough short breath shoulder blade and eye pains and digestive upset with daily vomiting. After treatment at the Catarrh Institute she reports complete cure on May 24 by the physicians of the Catarrh Institute.
The notice urges careful consideration of clothing value tied to cloth, work, and style. It promotes dependable garments at low prices and long service, with lower prices on odd lots and a wide range of tailoring and styles.
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