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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1890
Page
1
The advertisement markets dry goods for Ravenna shoppers with boastful claims of affordable prices. It highlights English, French, German imports replaced by domestic goods, featuring Century Prints, black dress silks, broadcloths, serge suiting cloths, cashmeres, plaids, stripes, velvets, and laces. It touts wide fabrics, assorted colors, and quick delivery for customer needs.
The notice assures readers that time is limited and customers are welcome to visit, with assurance the firm will try again if not sold on first contact. It emphasizes courtesy, persistent effort, and better service than competitors.
A fragmentary portrait depicts a lively summer girl described as carefree and radiant by the sea. The piece hints at charm boldness and a breezy adventurous spirit with hints of flirtation and allure amid sea and wind imagery.
Arthur Bancroft plots to woo Kathleen Allstone while Lena schemes to unite him with Miss Kittie Stone at Heath. A year of wealth and freedom hangs on love as the match with Kathleen falters and Kittie enters the scene with bright, hopeful eyes.
In a moonlit scene, Arthur confesses longing as Kathleen Mistone reveals her true identity. She admits subterfuge was to test his character, then confirms love. Lena and Clarence Dressen witness the moment as Kathleen and Arthur plan a life together beyond wealth and secrets. A new metal
The piece recalls harsher desertion penalties in the 1850s frontier army, including fifty lashes and dismissal. It argues desertions were rare due to better treatment, with soldiers enjoying theatres, games, and abundant rations and game, while frontier posts offered hotel-like living and lively social life.
Lee C. Barly notes in Harper's that Texas blends pioneer grit with modern luxuries. He contrasts frontier hospitality and danger on the outskirts with urban ease and refined tastes near population centers, praising frontier sturdiness and spontaneous hospitality amid social change.
A socialist colony plan advances as a group heads to Uruguay to establish a community under socialist rules. A Connecticut doctor meanwhile found a postage stamp in a patient which, when removed, relieved the child's severe pain that had prompted the doctor’s visit.
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