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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1889
Page
5
The letter questions liquor traffic’s impact on civilization nation education church and home. It urges readers to vote for the amendment if they oppose the traffic and consign it to infamy, contrasting with a vote against the amendment for tolerance.
A compact review notes Home Maker moves to larger quarters under Marion Harland and praises its literature and social topics. It catalogs Atlantic Monthly May issues with articles on temperance, Washington's luncheon, and French Exposition attitudes, plus reviews of Harper's and Wide Awake. It also covers Overland Monthly and Garden and Forest contents, public works critique by Epoch, and Century Magazine May offerings.
A scan of magazine and periodical contents and promotional blurbs details multiple publications including Lippincott's Magazine May issue, The Eclectic, and Art Interchange. It references Goldwin Smith Panama Canal Prohibition essays, catalogues prices, and advertisements for physicians and local notices, with a draft ordinance for a natural gas pipeline in Youngsville.
Expands on travel health using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive for sea sickness malaria and fatigue. Mentions Lane's Family Medicine a Dr Silas Lane root and herb remedy offered free trials with claims of blood liver and kidney benefits and beauty effects amid unsolicited endorsements and calls to visit a druggist for sample.
Purchases for this sale have been enormous and there is an extraordinary display of dry goods and carpets. The assortment includes new American and imported novelties and more are arriving daily to attract every shopper.
Specials on dress goods include 2000 yards 35 inch all wool Elberone at 25c, Mohair at 30c, graduating stripes at 40c, side band satins at 55c, Hilda Berge at 58c, and 48 inch silk finish Henriettas at 58c. New Cashmere de Ecease at 45c, silk warp cashmere higher. Robes praised, black goods and wool stripes offered. Gingham colors, dress styles, printed Challis, Scotch zephyrs, satines, and new white goods advertised at low prices.
A showroom tour highlights a wide range from Ingram kitchen carpet to Axminster and Wilton parlor carpets with astonishingly low prices. Shoppers are urged to view the selection now as prices are set to attract attention.
A newspaper notice advertises discounts on carpets and draperies. It lists 1 500 yards of in grain carpet at 25 cents, 2 000 yards all wool superfine at 42 cents, 9 000 yards extra superfine at 55 cents, and various Tapestry Brussels and Body Brussels products with prices and worth estimates. It touts Wilton, Axminister, and Lowell patterns, lace curtains, poetiers, and draperies, claiming better prices than competitors and pride in selling superior goods at lower prices.
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