Priestley Silk and Dress Goods Offerings At Discount Prices
Our Black Goods department features Pure Sewing Silk Grenadines Tamise and Silk Warp Batiste, plus plain black all wool challs and tamise. Silk and wool chiffon suitings, nun veiling, and many dress fabrics priced to beat inferior goods. Also curtains, chenille varieties, lace curtains, and window shades with ample selection and low prices. They urge quick visits to secure spring garments and special orders.
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Priestley
Nottingham
Brussels
Dade
Spectacular 'Julius Caesar' thunderstorm dazzle in New York
A New York stage production of Julius Caesar wowed audiences with a highly realistic storm. Electric effects include sheet lightning, forked lightning apparatus, and a controlled thunder system using drums, rolling balls, and cannon-ball racks to modulate sound, creating an unusually convincing atmospheric sequence.
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Julius Casar
New York
Gssar
Iesiage
Chet Settee
How to Tell the Jay Signs of the Jay Abroad
Inglesiite notes a man called Jay as a comical traveler. He quarrels with a ticket agent before buying a ticket and greets all within hailing distance. He asks many times if he is on the right train, arranges baggage like a barricade, naps poorly, and rushes back for forgotten items on final arrival.
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Texas
Pecos
Hill
Galorado
Kansas
Rocky Mountains
Edwards Plateau
New Mexico
Texas Plains
Texag
Dakotas
Red Brazos
Colorado
Dickens County
Tous
Inglesiite
Jay
Uzi
Busi
Buzi
Miegende
How the Planger Was Fooled at the Races
A rounder tells how a noted jockey and his wife allegedly influenced bets. A betting man exposed a leak in odds and watched the jockey win while his wife funded a loss. The jockey then rewarded her with winning tickets and cash, leading to a vanished seat in the ladies’ stand.
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Courter-Journal
Lotta Crabtree Fortune and Life in Chicago Tale
A column blends gossip on Lotta Crabtree, famed actress with a rumored fortune near 2 1 2 million dollars. It details her Lake Hopatcong home, business holdings, dress, and habits, plus remarks on love life and status as wealthiest actress. It also includes unrelated tales about Lord Palmerston and social wit.
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Lotta Crabtree
Charlotte Crabtree
Lotta
Lake Hopatcong
Doremus
California
Sercalea
Park Theater
Boston
Untold Wall Street Tale and Notes on Style
A long vignette recounts a young clerk who rises on Wall Street through a romance with a female chartist and bold trades, amassing wealth while keeping a low profile. It also surveys hair fashion, tame hare pets, and bird voices, finishing with a note on a Joaquin Miller portrait in Oakland.
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Wall Street
Baltimore
Chicago
Boston
London
Paris
Wabash
Lake Shore
New York
Stock Exchange
Antil
New Jersey
India
Australia
Faithful Dog Returns to Former Home After Dispute
A man's dog, unhappy with his new life after marriage, dragged its bed across the street to the old home and has not returned, as recounted by the London Spectator. Nearby Ledbury church still preaches against dueling, per a damsel's will that dictates such sermons due to rival lovers dying for her hand.
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Pam
Marquise de’ Fontenoy
N. Y
Lord Palmerston
Foreign Office
Downing Street
Asia Minor
Palmerston
Washington
Cowper
London Spectator
Hawk Joe
Jack
Ledbury
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Strielly
Risdon & Taylor
Peter Flath
Ravenna
Phenix Block
Wend
Porter
Garrettaville
Blackstone ,Hiock
Webb & Porter
Taw
Blackstowe Alooe
Baceley
Law Office
NowTauris
UnLac
Larce
Orermal Patois
Marisane
H. Griffin
First National Bank
J. H. Dussel
Trurney
Norany Folic
Agency For Retinue Steamship Lines
Fiath
Crowbley Swre
J. H, Nichols
Iene
Law
Office Phenix
National Sank
Hanselman
Tiobmey
Tt. AW
Blackatone Block
Siddall
No. F
J. W. Holcomb
Torney AT Law
Riddle Block
Ohio
Misty Harry L. Beatty
Tyorney
Notary Public
Ofice
Riddle
Witty
Calo
EB. Y. Lacey
Eine
Fice
Democratic Press
Houseate
ST. Ravenna
MHS Mille
Brown’s Bakery
Main
Prospect
Brown
Corner Main and
Prospect Sts
N. D. Clark
Merts
Vice Press
R. B. Carnanan
Cashier
E. R. Crowell
Chas. Merts
H. L. Hine
Orrin Stevens
Harionar
Banx
U.S
U. S
D. C. Cookman
W. Houcoms
H. Bizzi
C. A. Reed
Reeds
Block
E. F. Barton
Raverns
A.B. Waln
W. T. Gragdel
Diamond Street
Priestley Folks
Cleuul
Iber
Ig Pri
W. F. Towns
Dayeunu
OY Arthurs
Elysian Fields
Padua
Damoxhan
Asia
Monssul
Ravenna Roller Mills
Kirk & Wood
Si Eesimunese Neers
T Sharp
Jade
Gwendolin Evans
Birmingham
Chalmondeley Thompson
Re; Humane Society
Miss Evans
Joaquin Miller
Onland
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