Ghenille Curtains and Notable Dress Goods Sale
May 25 1892 announce third invoice of Ghenille curtains with prices from 5 to 15 per pair. New Embroidered Curtain Muslins and curtain scrim in small yardage at 10c and 12c. Nottingham Brussels Net Irish Point silks trimmings and new jet fringes. Also Pearl dress buttons light shades Foster gloves ribbed underwear French Balbriggan underwear and spring coats and capes closing prices. About 20 children’s jackets sizes 6 to 14 offered below value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
Brussels
Irish Point
Jean
Our Muslin Underwear Sale Still Continues
Our store reports a strong two week run of customer satisfaction in the undergarment department with a large and appealing selection. The sale runs until June 1 offering below regular values on items including Chantilly Lace Flouncings, Lace Nets for dresses, Silk goods at low prices, and 15 styles of Demi Lace Flouncings. New Linen Tray Cloths and Dresser Covers in Damask with Hemstitched finish are offered along with extraordinary linen damask values. We stock Plain Black French and American Latinos with procaded effects and invite all Dry Goods shoppers to visit.
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Chantilly
Blabon
Caii
Linge
C. F. Lummis
St Nicholas
The Life of Dr Samuel Gridley Howe in Greece and America
A reminiscence recalls Dr Samuel Gridley Howe’s tall figure and blue eyes, his youth in the Greek struggle against the Turks, and his selfless aid to Greek civilians with food and clothing. It describes his courage, charity, and the heroism that earned him praise from Greek chieftains and later recognition in American life.
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Rndh
Greece
Whittier
Juliand Laura
Laura E. Richards
St Nicholas
Dakota's Historic Ground Tour By Train Through Montana
Medora Cor discusses a Pullman journey along the Northern Pacific through eastern Montana. The writer recalls Crook era sites near Custer Battlefield and Rosebud, notes Miles City and Fort Keogh stops, and paints the Cheyennes as noble under hardship.
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Northern Pacific
Custer
Gen. Crook
Dakota
Sentinel Buttes
Little
Missouri Bluffs
Crook
Slim Buttes
Little Missouri
Andrew's Creek
Beaver Creek
Indian Fork
Missouri
Montana
Glendive
Fort Keogh
Fort
Maj
W. H. Powell
Rosebud
Seventh Cavalry
Ig Horn
Custor
Fenimore Cooper
Medora Cor
Chicago Tribune
Wages and Misplaced Careers in Spain and Beyond
The piece compares Spanish engineer pay from 700 to 1000 dollars yearly with some earning over 2000, notes 60 hour weeks yielding 5 to 7 dollars, and discusses high living costs. It argues many people pursue unsuitable careers due to parental pressure, urges love of work and quotes Agassiz about not chasing money.
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Paris
Agassiz
Newarl
Harper'e Basar
Marion Harland Endorses Royal Baking Powder
A historical endorsement notes Marion Harland backing Royal Baking Powder with mention of ante Alesa Shaeme A.
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Marion Harland
Royal Baking Powder
The
Royal Baking Powder Co
Ante Alesa Shaeme A
The Newest Weapons and a Silly Car Fare Tale
German wartime casualty estimates suggest 20 percent wounded and 8 percent killed in future campaigns with improved small arms. A long comical anecdote from Boston about a deaf woman on a train and a kind stranger ends in a humorous miscommunication.
Moqui Snake Dance and Amuricai Farm Facts
Fragmented notes describe the Moqui Snake Dance with a detailed scene of the sacred court, the Snake and Antelope Orders, the drum and booth, the men delivering snakes, and the ritual motions. The text also mentions the average American farm size of 610 acres and a Boston Symphony concert anecdote about a girl sneezing during a symphony.
Uncle Seth Sampson Maine temperance advocate dies
Seth Sampson known as Uncle Seth, longtime Maine temperance advocate, died at an advanced age. He once calmly faced a bullet in a liquor trial era scene and later questioned who fired it. The tale underscores his fearless character and public calm.
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Thompson Shreet
Sully & Vision
Mistah Mon’gomery
Evenin
Mistah Bersenrider
Ber~senrider
Mr. Toncey
Bersenrider
Mr. Bersenritter
N. Y
Seth Sampson
Maine
Seth
Nat
Uncle Seth
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Ravenna Roller Mills
Risdon & Taylor
Grand DiIrs
Crockery
Lill
A. B
Porter
Waellsville
Blackstone
Kavent Webs & Porter
Blackstone Block
Ravenna
Wega & Porter
Beokley
Noraniza Toavie
Brettort
Orrick
Cc. H. Griffin
Ofice
Pirsh National, Bank
Peth H. H. Spiera
Gillon
J. H. Dubsel
Toeney
Novany Public
Jan
Steawshty Lacs
J. H. Nichols
Snd Notary Public
Phenix Block
Over Second National Bank
Ohio
F. Hanselman
Law
Biddall
Geo. F. Boursinr
Siddall & Douthitt
Attorneys At Law
Bay
J. W. Holcomb
Riddle Bu Mavenna
Iny
Pek
Harry L. Beatty
Notary Public
Riddle Block
Piety Ravenna
E. ¥. Lacey
SoLicrron Oy
Emocratic Press
NORTE
Comsfort
Miarkal
James Miller
Ol All Ordera
Brown’s Bakery
Main
Prospect Stret
AESO
Brown
Main and
Prospect Sts
Carrial
Femsr Grarionax Bank
N. D. Claix
Chas. Merts
Vice Press
R. B. Carnavan
Cashier
N. D. Clark
E. R. Crowell
T. L. Hine
Orrin Stevens
U.S
U.S. Couron
D. C. Coolman
W. Honcoms
T. Wat. H. Beese
A. Reed
Snaut
Snap
Reeds
E. F. Barton
A. F. Watt
W.T. Grundel
Diamond Street
Beene Dom
Madison Pirect
Hyvenos
Dussel
Atiry
Bavenns
Foster
X. Smite
Samuel Gridley Howe
Mr. Bersenrider
the Tate
Antonio Pasini
Mulberry Street
Sig. Pasini
Connecticut
Thy Sue Ward
Sig. Pausini
Watlbaine
Pasini
Spa
Daxter
Spain
Stegarch
Siness
No. Uribune
Condactor
Boston
Old Colony
Rochester
Boston Journal
Boston Symphony
Bose
Ethel
Issy
Mildred
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