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Newspaper
The Morning Journal Courier
Location
New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
2
Storewide offer boasts large stock of white undergarments at monthlong sale prices. Customers faced with bulk purchase terms paid less than typical sale prices, with the entire lot offered to avoid higher costs.
Multiple styles of corset covers and drawers offered in Cambria Cambric Muslin and Nainsook. Prices range from 9 to 75 cents, with notes on lace embroidery and French trim. Highlights include Isabelle drawers and a dozen plus patterns, all in delicate white fabrics.
An item listing describes charming chemises with decorative embroidery and silk, plus over twenty women’s flannelette skirts priced at 21 cents each. It highlights a neat flannelette skirt with mercerized edge and notes soft Aran like material and lace trimming.
A regional sale promotes Pretty Black Petticoats at 79 cents plus offerings at 1 and 1.25 dollars in Black Moreen or Black Sateen. The garments feature a deep shirted tucked foundation and are highlighted as a sale standout.
In soft muslin with beading ribbon drawn and nest ruffles the two combinations include drawers and skit or drawers and corset cover. The $2.00 garment sale price is listed as S9cts with two orders and mentions Wenations M aL and 3130 with a likely foreign currency symbol and amount.
Fragmented OCR text lists various names, places, and clothing items, with references to styles, fabrics, and potential fashion notes. The readable portions suggest a period newspaper entry describing attire, makers, and market mentions, but many words are garbled. The piece reads as a rough catalog or column fragment rather than a cohesive narrative.
A china store advertises bright sparkling cut glass and American porcelain pieces at sale prices. Items include Sagar and Cream sets, cut glass bowls and fruit bowls, and an alarm clock model branded Wakeup. A 100 piece porcelain dinner set in pink and green florals is offered at a special price.
The Waist Section invites buyers Thursday with a variety of waists in Blark or Steel Grey taffeta silk and many styles. Prices range from $4.50 to 79 cents, including white madrags, lace yoke, and floral patterns, with several bargain options under $2.00.
Dramatic morning rally in Lincoln as Governor Hughes assails Democratic candidate Bryan over trusts and corporate controls. He labels Bryan’s plan misguided while pushing remedies to curb monopolies and expand industrial growth, drawing workingmen from local districts.
President Taft conferred with Senator Hemenway D W Mulvane and others on policy and campaign plans. He indicated a forthcoming New York address and urged stronger Republican support as the administration frames its political posture.
Charges filed against crewmen in a public disturbance aboard the Star of Bengal during a voyage on September 40. Investigators cite cowardly behavior and unlawful actions by the card captains and boatmen, implicating several passengers and officers.
The Cloister and the Colony factions joined to back Rabbitt for president at Chanute, with Burnham York Hall Burke as top officers. Grover Cleveland Wels and Williams Chanute led rival groups, but the unified slate carried the election as the school eyed changes in rushing and social life amid Yale Alumni Weekly influence.
Charles Zoeblin, ex University of Coleags and Boston retiree, spoke at Abraham Lincoln Center in Chicago on The Common Life arguing that Americans from rich to poor desire exclusive social circles with no responsibility. He warned exclusivity is universal and threatens democracy, noting elites in all classes seek elite acceptance beyond their means.
In August New York the public service records list 12 1 car collisions 94 truck vs car 452 boarding 1 252 electrical contact 417 other accidents 2 098 total injuries include 2207 power commuters 151 employees 649 total 1 17 serious injuries 44 fractures amputations 4 broken limbs 1 other serious 48 total 22h
Mrs Helen Barton of Chicago recounts relief from nervous prostration after a week on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the product as a long standing remedy for female ills including displacements inflammation and irregularities and invites women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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