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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
10
The article extols homemaker virtue guiding girls to cherish household duties for loved ones. It argues dedication to timely, efficient, and accurate work builds character, self discipline, and business adaptability as time and pennies matter in every task.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows a sea captain refusing to hold a baby while a fond mother insists on showing how heavy the infant is. The exchange hints at comical domestic tension aboard a vessel or in a seaside setting.
A London interview with Miss Rockefeller, daughter of the American oil magnate, finds her denying that money buys happiness. She says money cannot prevent unhappiness and suggests poverty may sharpen thought, adding she is not happy and that wealth taught her to think.
An English auctioneer touts a mummified Egyptian princess from Rameses II as a bargain at £10 10s in Covent Garden, provoking derision about a democratic age. The piece notes X ray plates showing preserved bones and questions the ethics of selling royal remains. The royal mummy’s fate ends as the auction concludes.
A playful exchange described with Cupid as referee and a coy archery scene. The speaker invites romantic game and compares herself to the arrow aimed at the heart. The Yonkers Statesman notes the playful mood and literary tone of the episode.
A Washington Star observation notes the decay of coquetry as fans of various sizes and styles fade from use. It describes gauze fans with Arthurian scenes, Paris imports with spider-webs on sticks, and cheap paper fans depicting Henry V and L Aiglon. It notes women now hold and manipulate fans to display their intrinsic value as a fashion art.
A fragment from Allyn Sloper features playful lines about romance and class. The quatrain on her eyebrow and sonnet on her throat are joked about as romantic bravado while remarks about a distinguished yet humble ancestry appear.
In a Chicago Daily Record feature styled as a Storiette, a boy recounts tries to make money through small schemes. He details coaching from his father about handling cash and balancing books, an attempt at a fixed allowance, selling poultry and rabbits, and a failed effort with a neighbor, ending with frustration over a promised dollar.
A historical note outlines Empress Haruko as a central figure in the Japanese court. It cites her marriage at 17 after Emperor Matsuhito’s coronation, her roles in national councils, and her influence on court life. The text highlights her public activities, gymnasium at the palace, and dedication from poets.
The text notes that smokers in Europe, including Holland boatmen, smoke heavily and view pipe use as extensive. It claims tobacco is cheap there and that many adult men take up pipes, with distances by riverboats measured by pipefuls of tobacco.
A Chicago pie factory faces exposure for selling pumpkin pies made without real pumpkins. The product is a mixture of sugar, potatoes, apples, and cheap flour with a chemical extract to mimic pumpkin flavor. Government controls set annual medicine prices in Prussia with a new price list issued each year.
A late 19th or early 20th century newspaper snippet promotes a silver-handled poultry scissors novelty as a wedding gift and useful carver’s aid. The text includes miscellaneous verse and a brief street scene dialogue about a panhandler, reflecting periodody and social notes.
The quoted dialogue shows a demanding, brutal exchange about money with a wife expressing obligation to vow funds while deeming it insufficient to buy a real far cost, reflecting a distressed interaction without full context.
A fragment shows a playful exchange between Mr Prancer and Miss Perkins as they practice dancing. The scene reflects a light social moment in a Journal entry with light humor and social interaction.
The Singing Evangelists Harry Loper and his wife will assist the pastor in all revival meetings, bringing musical support and leadership to the campaign.
A New York Evening Post report notes dried prawns from the Gulf of Mexico fuel thrift and immigrant enterprise. Chinese merchants describe settlements near Mobile Pensacola and Tampa drying prawns by sun or ovens, their long shelf life enabling nationwide shipment while China and Japan once supplied the market.
California bound trains of the Missouri Pacific Railway offer weekly, personally conducted and affordable tours from St Louis to Kansas City and onward to Denver Salt Lake City and California. The routes include the Trans Mountain Route with a Texas principal line and the Southern Route to Calif. Fall information available from J P McCann Travel Agent and W E Hoyt General Eastern Passenger Agent at 391 Broadway New York.
Asbury Park mail schedule lists arrival times from Newark Atlantic City and points north and south, with departures to Ocean Grove, Trenton, Philadelphia, and New York. It details mail collections from letter boxes at 6, 9:30, and 12 noon, plus carrier deliveries at 8, 11 a.m., and 4:80 p.m.
Fragmentary notice shows an Asbury Park fire alarm and references names such as foie e jancet and Webtr with a cryptic 6-66 mark and a General alan salute. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or outcomes.
Report lists street pairs and locations in Ocean Grove tied to fire alarm signals. Describes flag colors and weather symbols for fire alerts, temperatures, and precipitation expectations across zones.
Fragmented OCR summary shows Bradley Beach location and oil journal reference near a shop and park setting. Ambiguous names and terms suggest a local business item or notice without clear actions or dates.
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