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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
2
An early sale offers 10 000 untrimmed hats at under 10c, 200 hats 10c to 50c with some valued to 2.00, 500 hats 29c to 59c with many not below 75c, and 500 trimmed sailors priced 59c though originally 1.00 to 1.25.
A sale lists Henry's Alger's and Optic's books at 12c with values 20 to 25c. Shakespeare limp cloth binding 5c value 18c. Cloth bound novels 18c to 35c, leather bound books up to $1.25. Padded leather books up to $1.25.
A retired ad item notes ladies muslin drawers priced at 25 cents with a 40 cent value and ladies muslin skirts at 50 cents with a 75 cent value both trimmed with embroidery and freely tucked.
Bargain sale offered with prices 50c to tie nego... shirts for men, 45c, porch shades at 1.00 to 1.50, long silk gloves 75c, fine gauze gloves 50c. Extra long gloves valued at 1.00.
Advertises a variety of bargain items including hats for children priced at 90 cents, curtains muslins remnants of matting and yardage, toilet sets, pound paper and box paper, wash soap at 38 5 cents, and numerous rolls of wallpaper with prices noted, highlighting value to shoppers.
30,000 yards of Nainsook fabrics and embroidery pieces from a bankrupt importer offered at deep discounts. Items include borders, bands, and wide flouncings with price values from 5c to 15c per yard, many samples and over 200 styles quoted.
Weather slows business but the store forecasts large sales as May winds down and June begins. The message touts parasols priced from 50 cents to 4 25 with values up to 3 dollars and urges customers not to miss visiting.
Carrington, torn between love and duty, refuses to sail with the Niobe and plans a duel with Strathgate after discovering Seton may have abducted his wife Ellen. Lieutenant Miller delivers orders, Parkman prepares pistols, and the Britannia’s movements fuel the plot as Carrington weighs arrest, court martial, and a possible postponement.
A humorous analysis of the oversized Merry Go Round or Merry Widow hat. The author describes its extreme brim, towering height, and the comical impracticality for wearers in crowded spaces. Observers compare brim width to barrel tops and discuss how the hat restricts movement and comfort.
Schedule lists daily routes except Sunday with departures from stations including Harrisonburg Staunton Lexington Harpers Ferry Hagerstown Frederick Washington Baltimore Martinsburg Chicago Columbus Wheeling Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and connections to New York and Philadelphia. Times show multiple daily departures and arrivals, detailing morning and evening runs and weekend exceptions.
Railroad timetable details list north and southbound routes with connections at Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown and Roanoke. Sleeper and buffet car amenities noted. Agents in Roanoke Virginia offer rates and time tables.
A weather report for Virginia notes showers tonight and Saturday with cooler air in the eastern portion tonight. Expect unsettled conditions across the state with temperatures dipping in eastern counties.
Mrs George Sargent of New Orleans visits Miss Nancy Cabl for part of the summer. Miss Mamie Griffith opens her summer home Brookline for the season. Mrs Howard of New York visits Mrs Hussong at her Piccadilly street home.
The notice advertises escorted tours to Europe seven to nine weeks, with all expenses paid. rates listed for seven weeks 285 and nine weeks 3.65. American tours run 11 to 14 days with rates 48 to 87 dollars. The operator is Théo. H. Diener & Co. at 217 E Baltimore St, Baltimore, Md.
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