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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1892
Page
8
Citizens greet spring with mild weather as workers shed overcoats and gardens sprout across Pittsburg. The piece notes political chatter on sunny corners, cautions about early warm spells, and mentions local ads for clothing and millinery, groceries, and fashion sales.
In city and shop windows, spring signs appear as bonnets and Easter fashions flood Fifth Avenue. Merchants announce opening days while stock shelves fill with Parisian and American millinery, and wives anticipate gentle spring rituals as March's storms subside.
Reading at the expense of women, but pretty straw bonnets herald spring as sunshine returns. Streets hum with joy as women and children fill downtown after days of rain and cold. Politicians linger in corridors debating how to salvage the country amid hopeful crowds and revived spirits.
An advertisement claims one bottle of Piso's Cure for Consumption will prove its wonderful efficacy. The promotion notes its price at 25 cents and urges druggists to stock the remedy.
On Thursday evening March 30 1892 a wedding took place at the bride’s parents home No 6 Herr Street Allegheny with Rev Dr Holmes and Rev J Glass officiating. Masur E Fowst and Manr Ross were the couple.
A long list of death notices from March 1892 with names such as Bakewell Belles Criswell Davis Duer Foley Freeborn Frost Gaerdner Geest Geim Kettenburg Kruhlman Macrum Maxwell Oberlin Potts Rattelman Venn Walch Warden Whited and others. Each entry notes age, residence, and funeral arrangements or burial details and dates.
Quality embroidery gowns and skirts feature tucked yoke cuffs and embroidered ruffles. Muslin gowns and skirts priced at $1 to 85c, corset covers 25c, Norfolk waists upstairs in 1892 styles with percale and silk options ranging from 76c to $13. Includes Sarah Grace and India Wash Silks in fitted linings.
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