MY NEIGHBOR S COW SELECTIONS FROM BANBURY NEWS MAN
A humorous tale follows a man who buys a cow to get fresh milk and butter. The cow causes chaos: milking fails, the family argues, the boy vanishes, and the cow wanders away, returning late with the family buying store butter. A second vignette, House Cleaning, paints the dreary, chaotic scene of a home being scrubbed and rearranged with windows out, furniture piled, and pervasive cleaning mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee & Shepard
Boston
Dasher
The Fallen Home Cleaning Scene from a Bygone Era
Vivid sketches of a household in chaos show a wife fighting dust and disarray while a husband endures the ritual of shaking a carpet. The narrative blends humor and social commentary on gender roles, labor, and domestic strain as a woman mutely endures her task and a man battles wind and grit with a dirt stained stern resolve.
Carpet Department Inducements Outshine Competitors
The store advertises higher carpet, curtain, and rug stock with prices lower than rivals. It claims four times last year’s stock and sales, driven by making shopping safe. Deals include ladies black hose at 24 cents, all wool cashmere hose at 45 cents, natural and white Lisle ribbed vests at 50 cents, with stated values higher.
The Best Assorted Stock of Dry Goods in Warren
Advertises a Warren store sale featuring large quantities of dress goods and wool flannels at discounted prices. 500 yards dress goods at 10 cents, 800 yards 36 inch dress goods at 10 cents, 1,900 yards 34 inch wool flannels at 25 cents, 400 yards 54 inch wool flannels at 38 cents. Includes novelties, Henriettas, Serges, special prices in silks.
Cloaks and Furs Offerings for Ladies in Varied Styles
Ladies reefer jackets plain chevron beaver and worsted priced from 5 to 15 dollars with fur trimmings at 6 dollars and up. Plush jackets 9 to beyond 12 dollars and coats at 20 dollars with some 30 dollar asks. Fur capes muffs and trimming in many varieties. Cooney capes 5 dollars beaver alaska seal astrakhan and more. Look at them.
Underwear sale touts value and brands
A historical notice promotes a large variety of underwear with 25 and 50 cent articles. It claims being sole agents for Smith & Angell Hosiery and highlights warranted fast stockings. All wool hose priced at 28 and 45 cents, contrasted with higher retail elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith & Angell
Bargains in Prints and Fabrics at Local Store
Our store bursts with bargains on prints priced at 5c to 8c and Canton Flannel starting at 7c. Dresses and ginghams run 8c to 10c with Trazeltine Flannels and Cloths offered at 12c and up. Inspect before buying to secure value.
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Banbury News
Omi
Chan
J. M. Batey
Samuel Pitcher
Castoria
de. G. C. Onseon
Bowell
Ds. J. FP
Kuncurier
Conway, Ark
H. A. Azowsa
Oxford Sc
Brooklyn, N. F
Castorin
Oll
Uniren Hoserra LaNp Dispensary
Mass
Avien C. Surrs, Pres
the Centaur Company
TI Murray Street
New York City
Pennsylania
Warren
Front Street
Peter Greenland
Warren, Pa
N.K. Wendelboe
N. K. Wendelboe’s
Liberty Street
N. K. Wendelboe
Wendelboe
Bress Goods Department
New York
Clove Department
Cloak Department
Underwear and Hosiery Department
Gowanada
Wiard
Bissell
AMORA
Champion
Robison
R. Edmonds & Son
Brothers
Coun
Hunter & Jarvis Dry Goods
Workin
Erris
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