Fur Ideas Abound in Cape Focussale
The feature highlights capes as the season’s key fur item with a promise of wide styles and competitive prices. It claims the store has every likely fur need covered and suggests more items may follow.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1895
Page
1
The feature highlights capes as the season’s key fur item with a promise of wide styles and competitive prices. It claims the store has every likely fur need covered and suggests more items may follow.
We placed our orders long before the rooks bloomed this year and when you were thinking of ways to escape the heat of summer. Busy brains and deft fingers designed and fashioning these handsome and perfect garments which we now submit for your inspection.
A local retailer announces a brief sale on premium fur capes. The items are described as high grade and clearly marked with quality at every point, inviting customers to take advantage of the temporary price cuts.
Readable text notes airings and fashion capes with distinct items. Astraxial models priced at 24.90 and 18.49. Russian Seal Capes and Electric Seal Capes highlighted with special prices and value mentions.
The listing offers the very finest selected skins in stock at a special price of 32.48 dollars. It notes ST Roam crafted items and trimmed finishes, highlighting value for shoppers seeking premium skins at a reduced rate.
Both items are offered at special prices. No. 1 lists a value of 49 dollars with a 32.75 dollar sale. No. 2 lists a value of 45 dollars with a 36.90 dollar sale. The expert may distinguish the better value based on final price and features.
London reports Lord Salisbury has sent an ultimatum to President Crespo demanding payment for arrests of Venezuelan policemen and outlining terms to settle the frontier dispute. U.S. officials deny a diplomatic mission, while Venezuela threatens to resist and may mobilize forces near La Guayra and ports if indemnity is demanded.
In a Clearfield convention, Osceola district miners pledged to keep mining and ignore nearby meetings. Beech Creek region mines including Royal Acme Forest Gear Decatur Battle Lancashire No Land Pardee also voted to resume, with about twelve Osceola mines affected.
Chicago October report details aarmed man named Merwin who barricaded in his Woodlawn Park home. He menaced his family and fired at officers who surrounded the house as four lawmen attempted entry. The siege ended with a plan to enter the back door and remove him safely.
The annual report of Colonel Carroll Wright shows the largest number of establishments involved in strikes in two cities, with New York and Pennsylvania following. It notes 9,904 strikes nationwide, 1,889 successful, and 2,940 employes changed by lockouts, detailing wage and hour disputes and union recognition motives.
Early morning blaze in Dunmore Charred Lyons home at 2:30. A defective flue sparked the fire, neighbors and bystanders escaped with belongings saved. Thomas McDonald adjacent house narrowly saved by fire brigade arriving promptly.
London reports turmoil as the Mohammedan Reform Party seeks to depose the sultan. Secret missions to Constantinople raise alarm among Greek residents. Allied powers consider support for reform as tensions rise and palace guards prepare for potential action.
In Davisdale Somerset County the Mennonite conference voted to maintain their own poor and refrain from supporting outside congregations. Members urged self reliance and criticized external influences while planning study on modern school progress and secular instruction.
Chicago colored attorney John G. Jones with Senator Cullom presented a petition to President Cleveland in Washington on October 20 seeking action on behalf of John L. Waller. The effort reflects ongoing advocacy by Chicago legal professionals.
Governor Clarke faces legal challenges as managers threaten to pursue forfeited purse if a planned match between Corbett and Fitzsimons proceeds in Hot Springs. Floridian and Arkansas officials debate postponement and contract changes while legal actions loom.
Fragmentary column describes clashes near Guantánamo Bay with rebels under Cutone. American forces retreat after a brief engagement leaving several wounded. Spanish positions fortify Malonirl and rail lines face threats. yellow fever delays operations. Dr Talmones farewell sermon in New York noted.
A disjointed OCR item reports a person in hotel rooms on the Grand Union building with a small incident resembling a minor disturbance. The note mentions a Chief Justice Willer of the United States Supreme Court in a confusing context.
The Daily Graphic will publish a Shang dispatch noting four rooms aboard the transport Kung Pal, an explosion occurred on Oct. Wi the vessel sank soon after and only twenty four persons are reported saved.
Railway official Kirklyine reports the Cincinnati Jackson and Mackinaw line switch was deliberately displaced on Friday night, nearly causing a collision involving engineer Simrace o Kinlati and General Bushnell, as the laboring Work of a Flood in Van Wert notes.
A Chicago dispatch reports two days of arid winds from Arizona and New Mexico driving dust and sand across Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa and Manitoba. Prairie fires devastated farms, barns, stables, grain and stock, with at least a dozen deaths and widespread losses along the Red River and Turtle River basins.
A big fire in Alglen opposite New Orleans destroyed about 1200 houses, most damage in residential area. The blaze, suspected incendiary, began near an Italian store and spread overnight. One person was arrested in connection with the fire as relief efforts began and homes offered shelter to affected residents.
A blaze consumed twelve houses at No 8 Stockton, with a high wind aiding spread. The origin is unknown and firefighters battled the flames as residents lost all personal effects. The Stockton Coal Company owned the affected buildings and total losses run into a substantial sum.
Fire at Benjamin Hoffman's saw mill near Hawley flats Saturday morning consumed the entire building. Two large piles of mine tires nearby were damaged. No insurance covered the loss. About fifteen men lost their jobs.
Det. 20 William Miller and Willia Paisley quarreled after a Humboldt Street wedding. Paisley stabbed Miller, causing a likely fatal wound. he escaped. Paisley had been acquitted years earlier of killing a woman and wounding her husband.
Buffalo reports F. C. Fuhrman established a new American road record for 200 miles with a time of 11 hours 58 minutes and 15 seconds, breaking the previous mark of 12 hours 14 minutes and 45 seconds set by R. P. Gearle on October 13, 194. He was paced the entire distance over the infield.
The department advertises a large season stock with extensive varieties of Ladies and Gentlemen s and Children s garments including vests pants and union suits. It highlights special prices on Union Suits and Underwear and promotes The Stentte Khe Syngerter Seeng yinl as sole Beranton agent with improved quality at lower prices.
Elegant Specimens Suite showcases wedding gifts and birthday presents including eye glasses opera glasses and spectacles as specialties. The catalog highlights a range of optical items presented for personal and ceremonial use with emphasis on quality and selection.
Paris report says Mrs John W Mackay mother of John W Mackay Jr arrived grieving from the news of his death from a skull fracture after a horse accident. Clarence Mackay and Evelyn Fitzgerald will receive the body at 10 PM and the Mackay mansion will be reopened for the funeral.
For Eastern Pennsylvania a warm spell lifts temperatures while Watters festival or feature proceeds. Readers note milder weather ahead with rising temperatures and local activity centered around Watters events.
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