New Lines of Ladies Percale Satine Lawn Opened
D M Clewell notes the week opens with a full line of ladies percale satine lawn fabrics. The 1893 notice highlights fresh prints and fresh stock for summer wear.
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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1893
Page
1
Fancy Shirt Waists and New Silks Drive Local Trade
A broad selection of shirt waists priced from 50c to 2.00 highlights a strong department. Ladies wear including suits in serge and twill flannels, jackets, caps, and a new line of FAN CY SILKS plus 32 inch wash china silks at 75c per yard. A SPECIAL DRIVE in a line of goods is offered to attract shoppers.
Dress Goods Trade Promises Low Prices and Personal Service
A promotional notice touts Black Gheck Stripe Dress Lawns at 25.7 percent, claims quality color and style equal to higher priced goods, and urges customers to order samples with precise preferences. The letter promises careful mail-order service and the lowest possible prices consistent with value.
Countess Reitsky and Nihilist Plot In Cholera Haunt
A narrator in mid 19th century St. Petersburg encounters Countess Reitsky and nihilists at a masquerade amid plague fears. He and fellow correspondent McPherson evade danger, witness a deadly reveal, and both fall ill, with the Countess dying days later after they expose the plots in their letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Countess Reifsky
New England
McPherson
Mac
Countess Reitsky
Faith
Frank Leslie
Millionaire Bluff Reveals Southern Character and Cash Strategy
Major W T Sutherlin recounts a Richmond tale of a bankrupt businessman teased by a bold banker. The plan funds a carriage, tours New York and Philadelphia, and a sharp bluff hides the debt. The result is a dramatic climb from near bankruptcy to vast wealth as the bluff succeeds. Nearby, a tree-climbing fish is noted off India's southeast coast near Tranquebar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T. Sutherlin
Virginia Board of Agriculture
Danville
Major Sutherlin
Richmond
New York
Philadelphia
Richmand
Broad Street
Scott
Jim Blnanlt
Blank
Main Street
Laskeil
Talove
Apa
Dames
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Tranquebar
India
Tobacco use hurts schoolboys and athletes, survey notes
Observant teachers warn tobacco harms study focus and athletic performance. New Jersey board questions teachers while findings from Yale and Amherst show nonusers gaining significantly in weight height chest girth and lung capacity. Utah minerals and Smith surname proliferation follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Board of Health
New Jersey
Ir. Laban Dennis
Newark
Yale College
Amherst College
Tropical railway costs and decay threaten Pan American plans
The article notes heavy tropical rail construction and high yearly maintenance. In Colombia the Antioquia and Cauca lines cost $2,226 and $3,857 per mile respectively for track and bridge repairs in one year. It details rapid timber decay from moisture and pests and cites pine usage and a four year old yellow pine trestle replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioquia
Colombia
Charles P. Yeatman
Cauca
Pan-American Railroad
Panama
Georgia
New York
Social introduction rules and etiquette explained
The article outlines proper social introductions, noting who may introduce whom, appropriate greetings, and conduct by age and status. It covers bowing and handshakes, hostess roles, and the propriety of letters of introduction, with anecdotes on polite behavior and caution against casual public introductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Miss Smith
Waukers
Peor
Oliver Bell Bunce
Lincoln Feet Tracing Sells For One Thousand Dollars
A Washington antiquarian offered $1000 for a sheet bearing Abraham Lincoln’s footprint traced when he questioned shoe fit. The owner’s son refuses, saying the paper remains with the original owner’s family in New York. Lincoln’s large feet and shoe preferences are described through the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Abi Lincoln
New York
Lincoln
Washi
Mr. Lincoln
Aia
Abraham Lincoln
Coasi
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