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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1900
Page
2
The article details an Empire style evening wrap called The Empire with brocade silk cream white fabric pink oval designs and pale green leaves. It lists precise yardages materials and construction steps including lace satin fur velvet sash and a bow buckle for a detailed home sewing pattern.
A detailed description of sewing an evening wrap using cloth or cashmere, including V-piece patterning, back and front layout, sleeve construction, and a lace yoke without a seam. It notes variations with grey cloth, mouffion fur, white fur borders, and optional silk scarf finishes.
A literary dispute centers on authentic copies of L Ami du Peuple stained with Marat's blood. Seven copies have emerged, each solemnly claimed as genuine and bearing the iconic blood stain from the revolutionary murder by Charlotte Corday.
The Ram's Horn quotes a Chicago Times-Herald rumor about a supposed disguise of the ax-wielder near the German emperor, noting the ax struck the emperor’s buggy rather than a barrier. It adds moral commentary on sin, character, and persistence, concluding with a remark on Christianity’s role in saving the world.
The article outlines the winter fur trade from Behring Sea sealskins to London skin dressing where they are cleaned, dyed, and lustrous before being shipped worldwide. Designers draft patterns, cutters shape the fur, sewers stitch with minimal fur showing, and finishers add closures before displayed in shop windows for potential royal approval.
The article notes dolls furs protect dolls during airing and lists items like muffs collarettes and boas in varied materials and prices. Set prices range from 50 cents to three dollars, with higher end furs imitating ermine or sealskin, lined in satin or silk, mainly sold in colder regions and in cities.
The article lists child criminal responsibility ages by country. England Russia Portugal set at seven. France Belgium eight. Italy Spain nine. Norway Greece Austria Denmark Holland abstain under ten. some Swiss cantons follow. Germany fixes at twelve.
The Sons of the American Revolution awarded a prize for English oration on a historic theme to a full-blooded Chinese youth from Tiawan, amid a diverse pool of entrants across the islands. The text notes the cosmopolitan Pacific setting and questions ethnic expectations.
The piece celebrates the self made hero who climbs by effort and resolve. It honors the man who uses no legacy to rise, faces ignorance and doubt, and with steady work moves obstacles aside to advance nobler aims.
A Liverpool Post correspondent collects anecdotes about the queen's Irish visit. A carrot orange barter, jaunting car charges, and a Dublin hotel joke highlight-the-first tale has a vendor misreading royal tastes. a second recalls fixed fares and a lone chaper car. a third shows a newsman and a sovereign gift. a final quip hedges on what the queen bought and what the journalist would reveal.
A humorous tale from Lippincott’s Magazine recounts an investigator asking a cook named Annie for her full name and her father’s name. The punch line reveals Annie’s name as simply Annie, with a phonetic spelling of Wacht and a playful misdirection.
The piece notes fashion shifting from box plaited skirts to the gathered waistband style once called the housemaid's skirt. It cites historical adoption by early 19th century fashion leaders and argues for a dignified name. Also includes a recipe for plum cake with walnuts and frosting.
Washington December 27 date selected for a three day tour of the capital including the Congressional Library and Corcoran Gallery. Round trip rates with hotel, guides range from 11.60 to 18.00 from various cities with two days at Arlington Normandie Riggs or Ebbitt House. Willards Regent and Metropolitan add 2.50 discount. Side trips to Mount Vernon Richmond Old Point Comfort and Norfolk offered at reduced rates. Tickets valid ten days with hotel coupons and extended hotel rates after expiration. For itineraries contact Geo. W. Hoyd or ticket agents at Broadway New York Court Street Brooklyn or Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a centennial event in Washington DC with round trip tickets from all points on its line at the single fare for the round trip. Tickets are valid for travel December 11 to December 14, inclusive, for the Centennial Celebration period.
For the centennial celebration of the establishment of the seat of government at Washington the Central Railroad of New Jersey will sell round trip tickets from all stations at one fare. Tickets are valid for travel on December 11 and must be returned on or before December 14.
The Missouri Pacific Railway announces 1900 1901 weekly excursions to Los Angeles and San Francisco with personally conducted trips and all expenses paid to Mexico. Special excursion tickets to The World's Sanitarium Hot Springs Arkansas offered. Write J P McCann Tray Pasa Agent or W E Hoyt Gen Eastern Paus Agent 391 Broadway New York.
First of the 1900 1901 personally conducted tours leaves New York and Philadelphia Thursday December 27. Tickets include luncheon, one and three quarters days board at Old Point Comfort, and return by regular trains within six days. Prices 15.00 from New York 13.50 from Trenton 12.50 from Philadelphia plus proportional from other points. For itineraries contact Ticket Agents Tourist Agent Newark Broad Street and Geo W Boyd Philadelphia Broad Street Station.
The Journal’s cent a word column lists numerous unclaimed letters with names such as Emma H Bland RM Furman Brower Mrs George Burne Mre M A B James Carr Clayton Conover Clay Stafford Mrs de Mickiedicty Eug Diveson Dummer Miss J Edingburg and others. The notice provides recipients and associated names, urging contact or action for claim.
The notice lists train departures to New York, Trenton, Philadelphia, Ocean Grove and Point Pleasant with multiple daily times and fares, plus arrivals from New York, Trenton and Philadelphia. It also notes collections from letter boxes and carrier deliveries with schedules for mornings and afternoons.
Fire department incident log notes multiple alarms in Asbury Park with addresses 17 Bangs Street 18 Cookman Avenue main 37 Main and Munroe and other locations. One entry lists a general alarm 6 6 6 and a fire out at a later time. No injuries recorded.
A fragmented notice lists fire alarm points across Ocean Grove including Main Avenue at 22 Clayton’s Store and 28 Barf and Beach, with several other street intersections and a general alarm indicating a town-wide alert. Fire signals show a town-wide outage with the 4-4-4 Fire out of town and 5-5-5 General alarm noted.
A garbled description lists flag colors and meanings for weather signs. It covers white flags for fair weather blue for rain or snow white and blue for local rain black triangular for temperature indicators and combined signals showing interactions of warmth cold and precipitation.
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