Summer Shawls at Merigold's Half Price Sale
Merigold's advertises 175 summer shawls offered at 50 cents on the dollar, inviting shoppers to take advantage of the discounted stock and bold savings.
01 Aug 1889
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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1889
Page
1
Merigold's advertises 175 summer shawls offered at 50 cents on the dollar, inviting shoppers to take advantage of the discounted stock and bold savings.
Classified list of local merchants and trades, including Boots and Shoes by E W Williams, cigars, creameries, carriages, hardware, lumber, wagons, wallpaper, leather, and other goods and services supplied by Winona area firms.
Reports from Pennsylvania New Jersey North Carolina and other states detail extensive storm damage. Tornadoes wrecked Ellis Corners Ulster County striking vineyards homes and barns. Grape crops damaged in Kingston New York and multiple towns report rail and road washouts and rising rivers. Maryland counties suffer hay and wheat losses many roads flooded and bridges damaged.
The report describes a troubling plan by Mr Morton to recruit thousands of girls for a ballet venture, with some paid full salaries and others half pay, all subject to his direction as a business enterprise. The text notes the difficulty in securing good ballet talent and the perceived necessity and profit motive behind the scheme.
Arthur Kay aged 12 was arrested in Brooklyn on kidnapping charges after bringing his 83 year old brother from Norwich New York to his mother in Brooklyn. The 8 year old heir to a Norwich estate valued at 1 000 000 was involved.
An English syndicate plans to dominate all ballet girls in the West, with Chicago as a base of operations. The move signals foreign capital extending into American theater and related venues. A New York offer of 500,000 for two thirds of a publication page was eclipsed by a Chicago based trust discovery, led by W. H. Morton of the Columbia theater as agent, alongside associates Henderson and others.
Fires plume across Helena, Missoula, Jefferson county, and Boulder canyon with smoke heavy for six days. Granville Stuart estimates daily damage at $500,000. Montana towns like Phillipsburg and Granite face near destruction as fires crown the mountains and ash covers streets.
Montreal reports a rumor that Canada learned of new Behring Sea seizures after the Black Diamond incident. Canadians demand release, full indemnity, and united action by England or Canada to defend honor. Ottawa, London, and Washington are urged to resolve the dispute or sever relations. A cabinet meeting in Ottawa discussed sending two war vessels to Behring Sea to protect Canadian ships from U S cutters.
The U S department expects a demand for the Canadian sealing vessel Black Diamond after its seizure and cautions Britain and other powers that preserving seal fisheries serves world commerce. Assistant Secretary Hatch details that enforcement rests with the law and presidential proclamation, while stressing no nation can tolerate open slaughter of seals.
A period advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla benefits rheumatism sufferers. It cites numerous testimonials from users in Massachusetts Maine New York and Illinois describing long-term pain relief and improved well being after taking the tonic. The copy emphasizes its strong combination of ingredients and claims better digestion appetite and blood purification. It notes price one dollar for a dose and six for five dollars.
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