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The Brunswick News
Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia
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The Pullman Palace Car Company's Wilmington shops completed the luxurious 'Idler' car for Prince Henry of Prussia's U.S. tour on Feb. 14. The car features bronze and mahogany interiors, electric lighting, blue plush and brown tapestry upholstery, brown silk curtains, and electric fans.
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Wilmington, Del., Feb. 14.--The Wilmington shops of the Pullman Palace Car Company today completed work on the handsome car Idler, which will be used by Prince Henry of Prussia and his suite during their tour of the country.
The Idler is a combination observation and state room sleeper, and one of the most palatial cars ever fitted out in the Wilmington shops.
The interior decorations are of bronze and mahogany and all the rooms are lighted by electricity. The upholstery is of blue plush and brown tapestry and the curtains of brown silk. Electric fans will cool the air in the different compartments.
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Wilmington, Del.
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Feb. 14
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The Wilmington shops of the Pullman Palace Car Company completed work on the handsome car Idler, a combination observation and state room sleeper, one of the most palatial cars ever fitted out there. It will be used by Prince Henry of Prussia and his suite during their tour of the country. Interior decorations are of bronze and mahogany, rooms lighted by electricity, upholstery of blue plush and brown tapestry, curtains of brown silk, and electric fans to cool the air in compartments.