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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1900
Page
1
Local Dalton firms advertise offerings from flour milling to legal blanks and horse shoers. Entrepreneurs include THE Enterprise Mills run by Ochnaurer Bros, W C Scott as notary public, Race and Rosier smiths, Ernest F Scott music shop, Gazette Printing Co, and Dr A Sanderson dentist.
A traveling representative of a major house recounts Chinese counterfeits found in Shanghai shipments. He details pencil fakes with gilt logos, clay-based pink soap, and a convincing tin meat dummy can. The schemes target foreign buyers via native peddlers, with one army contractor buying an entire half-price lot.
A historical survey contrasts water tube versus shell steam generators and notes persistent ignorance in boiler design harming innovation. It credits Britain and France for naval structural advances while critiquing the English Admiralty lag. A humorous Berbice parish anecdote highlights naming quirks in early church records.
A 3 floor book shop at 20 E Main St proves densely packed with a wide range of volumes. The store touts its selection as the finest from Eastern markets across multiple lines.
A local book department lists an array of new illustrated editions and classics. Featured are Parkman’s Montcalm and Wolfe illustrated holiday edition with photogravure plates, Three Normandy Inns by Anna Bowman Dodd, The Three Musketeers with etchings, and numerous other works by Harland, Crawford, Johnston, Gibson, and Corelli.
A catalog of leather items including hand carved imported card cases purses letter cases pocket mirrors and leather music rolls. The line also features leather waitings desk sets belts flasks bill books and leather covered desk accessories with many items priced at 25 cents.
The line notes a visit to the Eastern markets to select only the choicest shapes and cuttings, emphasizing exclusivity with a single piece of each chosen.
A range of paper products offered by the store includes various sizes of letter paper sold by the box or quire with four-popular-size box sets and elegant envelopes. The catalog also features CROKINOLE and COMBINOLA boards as well as games like Lotto Dominoes Checkers and Warchess along with educational card games and building blocks.
An advertisement highlights colored pictures and large type across styles and subjects, with books priced from 6 cents upward. It also promotes a special cloth bound children’s line at 35 cents and notes Chatterbox for 1900.
The listing highlights dainty calendars including lannerettes blocks fans and leaflets, presenting a compact display of decorative items. It notes the assortment's charm and suggests interest for collectors or display use.
A complete line of fountain pens from 10 cents to 10 dollars each. Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen praised as durable and reliable for business use. Gold pens with pearl holders offered for ladies.
Whitely offers a selection of exercisers including punching bags wood and iron dumb-bells Indian clubs boxing gloves foot balls house balls and related gym gear to outfit homes and clubs.
A list of decorative items including busts vases clocks bon bons paper weights olive dishes pin trays plaques nut bowls sherbet glasses and various plates described as attractive wares for display in a pew showroom.
Advertises new editions including teachers bibles family bibles testaments prayer books and hymnals offered for purchase with details on varieties and publishers.
A New York Tribune note extols turning to warmth and cheer in winter. It urges housewives to add curtains and carpets for coziness, while maintaining a cheerful spirit, avoiding fault finding, and showing unselfish kindness in daily routines. It cites Thackeray on good humor as a feminine virtue and the home’s sunshine.
In St Joseph a physician bought a dying farmer’s skeleton from his wife. The contract paid more than enough to cover life insurance, but the man lived on, selling further advances on the bones. After the farmer’s death the skeleton was dissected in a medical college, and the physician still possesses it. The case ends with the Kansas widow keeping the coffin.
On Tuesdays in November February March and April Mike Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway will sell one way and round trip settlers tickets to the West and Northwest at very low rates. Now is the time to go West or Northwest. Consult Agents or write S Sherman Traveling Passenger Agent Wheeling West Virginia.
Bucklen s Arnica Salve claims cures for skin eruptions and sores including ulcers boils felons corns warts cuts bruises burns chapped hands and chilblains. Also advertised as a best pile cure, it promises to drive out pains and aches and costs 25 cents per box sold by F F Pope druggist.
A Philadelphia Bulletin snippet shows Bridget advised against entertaining guests in the kitchen while a mother figure cautions not to deprive Bridget of the parlor. The dialogue hints at social norms and humor in Irish American speech patterns.
The piece lauds a remedy as a mercy that heals the sick and strengthens the weak. It highlights Mr Joshru Harrold and notes near 1000 bottles distributed a year ago with one third of users claiming benefit. Numerous towns reportedly send it to friends and continue to rely on it, praising its health impact in Dalton, Ohio.
The December Delineator offers Christmas gift suggestions and tutorials. It features holiday fancy work with illustrations, crocheting, drawn work, and modern lace making. Also covered are desserts, cakes, and Christmas candies for holiday entertaining.
A flannel bound with Chamberlain's Pain Balm offers superior relief to plasters for lameness back pains or chest pains. The balm also treats rheumatism and promises rapid relief after a single application. Sold by F. F. H. Pope.
If you wish to have an appetite like a bear and a relish for your meals take Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. They correct disorders of the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels. Price 25 cents, Sample free, at Pope's drug store.
MoDDowWELL's invites parties to inspect New Home Sewing Machines proving one model lasts a lifetime for family use. Learn why this is the best choice and see the demonstration to judge quality and value.
A local dealer F. F. H. Pops in Dalton promotes affordable eyewear and adjustable glasses. He urges buyers to choose a trustworthy source to ensure proper fitting and future changes at reasonable cost.
A brief notice advertises a sale featuring ladies and misses jackets, capes, fur garments, and underwear for all, inviting shoppers to consider a fashionable range in the upcoming event. The fragment suggests a department or tailor shop endorsing varied apparel for women and children.
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