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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
10
A rose colored flannel model features a front tubbed and turned back in cuffs ornamented with white silk applique. The plain central area carries a similar design, illustrating decoration schemes for waistwear.
Mrs Tafthunter rises from humble poverty to the social elite through her daughters marriage into wealth and constant church and charity involvement. She shifts from deference to condescension, estranging old neighbors while embracing new, expenseful circles on the road to higher status.
A minister fond of horse trading acquires a horse that will not pull on a hill. In Inez a buyer asks about the horse's age and qualities. The preacher exclaims it would do your soul good to see him pull, and the buyer later claims misrepresentation. The joke ends with the buyer understanding the point.
Fashion notes highlight velvet and paint as key hat materials with black hats leading in elegance. Ostrich plumes, jeweled trims, and manufactured feathers replace real plumage as prices rise. Bold color shading and velvet, silk, or tulle combinations create flower-like hats. blacks and whites remain reliable, with Liberty scarfs for felt hats.
Household tips include using caster cups on furniture and brass polish with galt and vinegar for brass by New York Post advice. Glass vases stay clean with desue paper inserts. wicker furniture requires more cleaning. A Spanish inspired fricassee uses chicken simmered with rice and spices. unruly carving can be replaced by pre-cut pieces and crumbs. Darning lace collars allows skilled women to craft elegant pieces by tracing patterns.
The piece contrasts the awe of a highly capable housewife with the so called wonderful woman who seeks to do it all. It argues the second kind, balancing work and family without excess, embodies true modern wisdom and contentment.
The New York World notes an unusual exhibit showing corn products from corncornmeal to corn oil and rubber bases. The list includes many corn derived items such as hominy, meal, flour, whisky, varnish, glucose, and substitutes for olive oil and rubber. Also mentions light hearted anecdotes and jokes from Chicago and New York papers.
Wolday Toure announces a three day Pensomatly tour by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Washington covering the National Capital attractions. Round trip rates start at 11.60 from Philadelphia and 14.50 from New York with hotel and guide accommodations. Tickets valid ten days with reduced third party hotel rates and side trips to Mount Vernon and other sites. For itineraries contact 1196 Broadway New York or 4 Court Street Brooklyn. Geo. W. Boyd Assistant, Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell round trip tickets to Washington from all points on its line at single fare for the round trip to mark the Centennial Celebration in Washington DC on December 12. Tickets valid for travel December 11 and valid for return until December 14 inclusive.
For the centennial of the capital’s government, the Central Railroad of New Jersey will sell one fare round trips from all stations. Tickets are valid for travel December 11 and return by December 14.
The notice promotes regular excursions for 1900 and 1901 along the Fast Mail Route from St Louis to Kansas City and connections to Colorado and California. It advertises personally conducted trips to Los Angeles San Francisco and Mexico, with special tickets to The World's Sanitarium Hot Springs Arkansas. Inquiries are sent to J P McCue and W E Hoyt at 391 Broadway New York.
The first 1900 1901 personal tour to Old Point Comfort via the Pennsylvania Railroad departs New York and Philadelphia on Thursday December 27. Round trip tickets with meals and fourths days board are priced at 15 00 from New York 18 50 from Trenton 12 50 from Philadelphia and proportionate from other points. For itineraries contact Ticket Agents Tourist Agent 1196 Brooklyn and 789 Broad Street Newark or Geo W Boyd Assistant General Passenger Agent Broad Street Philadelphia. 2028
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous individuals including Anna Bailey, Eugenia Divesop, Robo Rods Igers, Miss Rodgers, Mrs Thomas Ingbarg, Edward F ogans, Minnie, Mrs Mary Stout de Me, John W. White, Harold Heennas, and others. The text shows mixed names with unclear roles, suggesting a community directory or notices section.
Digest of transit times and collections for routes from Philadelphia and nearby points to Asbury Park Trenton and Port Republic. Includes departures to New York Trenton and Philadelphia with stated times and delivery windows. outlines mail arrivals and letter-box collections and carrier deliveries.
Fire alarm log from Asbury Park notes multiple calls and positions including 11 Richt and Bond, 36-Second and 37-Main, and 22-Cl ark and ed Jerey. Mentions Ocean Grove patches, engine house at West sroddLd, and broad weather conditions affecting response with various No numbers and conditions.
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