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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1891
Page
1
To meet growing demand we devote our first floor to finer Carpets Curtains and Tapestries. We now display a carpeted rear area for Curtains and Tapestries. With expanded facilities our stock is larger and we boast one of the finest Carpet Rooms in Northern Ohio. We offer advantages exclusive to this county or vicinity.
Nothing so nice and cool for hot weather as these mattings. We display beautiful patterns in checks, stripes, plaids, and solid colors. Our stock in this vicinity cannot compare with ours.
Our recent purchases embrace the latest fin artistic achievement of designs and color ings. We are confident of your recognition, of the advantages we offer, on an inspection of our stock for which purpose the latch string of welcome is always out which embraces Moquettes Velvets Body and Tapestry Brussels and Ingram Carpets Art Squares Wilton Daghestan Smyrna and Tapestry Rugs Hassocks China Mattings Japanese Embroidered Mattings Japanese Embroidered Rugs you should see them they are beauties. Large and elegant line of Lace Curtains inTrish Points Swiss Tambours Brussels Nottinghams and Muslins. Chenile Portiers Madras and China Silks for Sash Curtains Curtain Loops Chains and Shade Pulls. Curtain Poles Shade and Shade Fixtures. Curtain Pole Sockets Sash Rods and Brackets.
Long familiarity with reliable houses leads us to place orders only with firms offering goods of intrinsic value. We pledge to provide pleasant, profitable visits and to keep our house in order for callers, whether they inspect or purchase.
A Waverly Magazine sketch extols Martinique as a romantic French island. It describes Port de France with its garrison, social classes, clothing, jewelry, and daily life, notes sugar cane fields, an opera house, Place Bertin park with a bronze fountain, and mentions Empress Josephine’s birthplace and a preserved home.
A curious tale recalls a banquet where two Dutch nobles quarreled over whether the codfish or the hook wins. The spark ignited a protracted feud between the Hoeks and Kabbeljaauws, lasting 150 years, dividing families, ruining lands, and leaving historians baffled by its origins.
A mix of quirky vignettes from a photographer's studio. A man with a lifted head, a Jersey ferry superstition, a family posing dilemma with children scattered by a lens, and a joking witticism about a group portrait. Updated notes on miniature Japanese and French dwarf trees follow, plus Schoolcraft Mich banning cards to curb gambling.
A twilight stroll through a snowbound plaza reveals a child’s broken image and a generous gift, stirring a conversation on faith. A German winter note recounts Berlin’s cane discipline and public calm, contrasting American bravado with orderly streets and wary eyes.
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