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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1895
Page
5
The article describes evolving tea gown ideas featuring white and cerise gowns with Angora borders and blue ribbons, plus pink and sheer fabrics, laces, and embroidery. It notes sheer materials ideal for fullness and introduces new undergarment trends and a Watteau drape. It also advertises California Pullman excursions, detailing routes, rates, and a Des Moines contact for folders.
The autumn vogue features stock buckles in gold and enamel, heart shaped and gold circle designs, with jewelers displaying them. Coats grow elaborate with the Princess style Melton with Renais sance lace yoke and leg of mutton sleeves. Fur collars and muff attachments add to the charm as tea gowns multiply in variety and Paris imports showcase deep blue velvet neglige gowns and undergarments.
A newspaper notes that many states have a Cleveland, with Ohio’s city named for Moses Cleveland. The piece laments the Ohio city receiving no distinct treatment beyond other Cleveland money order offices, and explains the middle initial was dropped to fit column width.
The Marquise de Crequy retained a peachy complexion into old age and died at 98. For the last forty years she subsisted largely on oranges, often eating a dozen for breakfast.
In a light exchange Hobbie notes authorities ban noisy trolley parties while Lobbie counters that theaters are left unbothered. The boarderess muses on spring nest plans as the Cheerful Idiot suggests birds nest for mating and a custard pie mishap affects wages.
Farmers in northern and eastern states work for neighbors more than themselves. Small holdings rent patent reapers finders threshers plus their services and horses for a fixed sum or a share of the crop.
A quoted New York Press dialogue explains jiffy meaning. The father explains a woman's jiffy can stretch from fifteen minutes to two hours while a man’s jiffy spans one to five minutes.
A detailed look at diamond mining methods with mine shaft depths, drilling, blasting, and ore processing from ground to tailings. It describes new carbonized cloth brushes for commutators, and a proposed automatic chemical fire extinguisher using a thermostat to vent oxygen and seal rooms.
The Burlington Route offers personally conducted tourist sleepers to California with second class fares from Chicago and Omaha. Daily departures Wednesdays and Thursdays, with through service to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Excursion managers and uniformed Pullman porters provide comfortable carpeted cars and standard amenities. Interested travelers may contact agents in Omaha or other listed cities for details and folders.
The empress of Japan is rarely seen in native garments, only at a yearly religious festival. Usually she wears Paris millinery creations, the finest from European designers.
Velvet is approved for winter millinery with large smoked pearl buttons on jackets. Velvets with bead embroidery adorn mantles while plaid velvet and spangled satin trim dresses. A silk bodice veiled in chiffon is a theater favorite. The poke bonnet appears in Paris. Bullion embroidery in Renaissance patterns crowns many bonnets.
On February 5th the Banner Route will sell home seekers tickets at one first class fare for round trips to Alabama Mississippi North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky. Tickets valid to return within thirty days from sale with stop overs south of the Ohio river. For more information contact Horace Steavy Commercial Agent 220 Fourth Street Des Moines Iowa. Also Oklahoma land ads urge inquiry to S M Osgood for a free Oklahoma folder. The best way to clean bamboo furniture is a brush with salt and water.
Advertisement highlights Nebraska dairying as profitable with abundant grasses and affordable land on easy terms. Encourages writing to P 8S. Eustis, Chicago, for details. Mentions Monte Carlo crisis reports and biopathic physicians promising cure in one treatment with free advice from Dr. Joan Shelby in Omaha.
A detailed account describes a ventilating window system for trains that creates a continuous air exhaust with fresh air intake through deck windows and rain protection. It also surveys Swiss electrical capacity, noting many plants and engines, and contrasts New York and Paris lighting approaches, praising small, harmonious light distribution over grand glare.
The article notes copper and carbon brushes used in motors and dynamos, highlighting carbon’s wear resistance and suitability for street cars. It then describes a new double refracting finder for cameras that replaces ground glass with a lens and mirror system, increasing luminosity and reliability for both amateurs and professionals.
A dialogue from New York Weekly features a professor and student debating Mars age and the idea of canals. They jokingly suggest the lines might be wagon roads wide enough for women to drive in, implying more advanced inhabitants.
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