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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1900
Page
10
A fashion guide explains the long skirt's enduring popularity as a trained design returns to favor. It outlines four gate sections, front gores, and a circular flounce cut without a center seam, detailing how to fit, assemble, and proportion the train for a smart, graceful silhouette.
Feologs oe by Reutlinger Paris presents the famous Miss Nethersole to the American public in a new Felix gown created specially for her production Sapho. The first photograph captures Miss Nethersole in the costume.
The London plumage trade faces sharp curtailment due to the South African war, with a projected deficiency of about 270,000 dollars in next sale revenue. Mincing Lane hosts six annual sales drawing buyers from across Europe and America, selling over 4 million dollars worth of feathers yearly. Barbary feathers increasingly challenge South African stock, while wing feathers fetch under 75 cents each. Smaller tail and body feathers find use in chess sets.
An old London Truth note argues humans may derive from protoplasmic mud rather than apes. The piece also profiles Mrs. Agnes Moodey, the famed Aunt Jemima, who returns from the Paris Exposition after overseeing the corn kitchen and its signature hoe cakes.
Thomas A Edison asserts that Friday is his luckiest day of the week and notes California’s status as a leading producer. The remark places Edison’s perspective within a broader view of state industry leadership.
Household hints cover plant care during winter, cucumber prep with cracked ice, wild duck sauce with port wine, onion storage, child bedclothes fasteners, a quick emergency luncheon of rice and ham with tomato sauce, and a sweet potato pudding with butter sugar milk yolks cinnamon nutmeg brandy.
A Chicago Chronicle style column surveys a daring hosiery fad, noting mousquetaire stockings that slip and wrinkle, with long legs framed by garters and buckles. It describes bold colors, checkerboard patterns, and openwork stockings as fashionable, while contrasting stout and thin figures and the effects on appearance.
A celery sauce method using fine cut white celery, boiled in water with salt, then thickened with flour and celery water, milk and butter. The finished sauce is poured over oysters and served, with careful stirring to avoid lumps.
A recipe describes scalloped potatoes prepared by layering thin potato slices with butter flour and seasonings in a baking dish. After layering until all potatoes are used a rounded tablespoon of flour and double that amount of butter are added as the final layer. Hot water is poured over and the dish bakes in a hot oven for 30 to 40 minutes.
Stains on brass respond to paraffin or bath brick. For stubborn marks, rub with a little salt and vinegar, then polish with dry brick. N. Sournal.
Household notes describe valances and furniture like crosswise mirrors in late models, praising wrought iron beds with brass accents. New dining tables offer dual tops, priced accessibly, while snowdrop motifs dominate table linens and centerpieces. bridal linen sets and embroidery showcase refined white artistry and varied openwork across bed linens, slips, and dresser accessories.
Special notices announce a Personally-Conducted Holiday Tour to Washington during December 27 for three days. It covers National Capital sights including the Library of Congress and Capitol area with round trip prices from New York 14.50 and Philadelphia 1.50, plus hotel accommodations at select houses and optional two day extensions, with ten day ticket validity and reduced side trips to Mount Vernon and other points. Contact details list ticket and tourist agents in New York Brooklyn Philadelphia and Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
In observance of the Centennial of the United States government establishment the Pennsylvania Railroad will offer round trip tickets to Washington from all points on its line at a single fare for the round trip Tickets good for travel December 1 to December 14 inclusive Return by December 14.
Round trip tickets available for travel to Washington at a single fare. Promotion runs from December 11 with return by December 14. Details unspecified due to fragmented text but indicates transport deal via Central Railroad of New Jersey.
The Missouri Pacific Railway offers excursions for 1900 and 1902 seasons to Los Angeles and San Francisco via its routes to Denver and Salt Lake City and the Rocky Mountain Route. Personal conducted trips to Mexico are offered at low cost, with all expenses paid. Special tickets advertise trips to The World’s Sanitarium Hot Springs Arkansas, a famed health resort. Information available from J P McCain Tray Pass Agent or W B Hoyt Gen Eastern Pass Agent at 30 Broadway New York.
Nine tenths of window gardens are crowded and unattractive. Remove poor growth and buy new stock in spring. Clean leaves weekly to keep plants healthy and prevent pests. Loosen crusted soil for air and moisture. Let sunlight in by raising shades. Water sparingly in extreme cold and avoid evening watering. Train plants, remove dead leaves, and avoid haphazard care.
The initial 1900 1991 personally conducted tour to Old Point Comfort via the Pennsylvania Railroad departs New York on Thursday December 27. Tickets including luncheon onboard and three and a half days stay at Old Point Comfort, with return by regular trains within six days, cost $15.00 from New York, $13.50 from Trenton, $12.50 from Philadelphia, with proportionate rates from other points. Inquiries and itineraries available from Mecker Agents Tourist Agent 1196 Broadway New York Court Street Brooklyn 789 Broad Street Newark NJ or co W Boyd Assistant General Passenger Agent Broad Street Station Philadelphia 2028.
A fragmentary list of names and partial addresses appears under the heading Unclaimed Letters, including Conover Clay, EV Giby, Anna Bail Lar, Mrs Mc optformery, and Katherine A Irvine, among others, with Box 218 and several scattered initials and misread fragments. The OCR text is incomplete and difficult to parse, but it indicates a post office style notice of unclaimed mail tied to local residents.
Mail schedules show arrivals from New York and north to Asbury Park and departures to Philadelphia Freehold Keyport Ocean Grove and Point Pleasant. Ocean Grove and Asbury Park routes list morning and afternoon times with multiple stops including Trenton and Freehold. Collections from letters noted with delivery times.
General alarm sections report 6 6 6 configurations on Main Avenue with Green on site. Fire units respond to a 4 4 4 signal indicating fire out of town. A second 5 5 5 general alarm is listed with no further details.
Fragmented OCR shows numbered weather signals and conditions. Mentions blue flag, black triangle, white flag with black square, cold wave notes, and variable temperature with rain or snow futures. Contains multiple cross-referenced indicators and unclear context.
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