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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
2
The piece argues that women's joy in caring for family can fuel purposeful housework and that a skilled homemaker, once time comes to work outside, must master punctuality, efficiency, and thrift. It stresses attention to detail, value of money, and balancing tasks to embody businesslike adaptability at home.
The Philadelphia Press quote captures a humorous exchange where a sea captain relucts to hold a heavy baby, while a fond mother insists on showing him the child. The playful dialogue highlights social dynamics between caregiver, parent, and observer.
A London interview with Miss Rockefeller, daughter of the American oil king, quotes her saying money cannot buy happiness. She notes she is not happy and adds poverty may teach deeper thinking, while wealth offered no such insight. She dismisses being a philosopher, calling herself a thinker.
An English auctioneer touts a mummified Egyptian princess for sale at 10 pounds 10 shillings, mocking modern values. The piece questions imperial reverence as readers witness the public auction clash between antiquity and commerce.
A playful Yonkers Statesman excerpt casts Cupid as referee in a flirtatious archery scene. A coy speaker suggests playing with a bow while the arrow metaphorically targets the heart, blending romance and sports imagery in a lighthearted vignette.
In a Washington Star note, fans of net lace and feathers face waning coquetry as women discard fans or misread fashion. Some gauze fans with Arthurian scenes are praised for gold thread, while Paris imports feature dark shells and spider motifs. Cheap paper fans carry color sketches from Henry V and L Aiglon, but modern use favors held display over waist or sleeve fastening.
A playful excerpt describes quatrains on an eyebrow and a sonnet on a throat, with a father stamping a footprint on a coat tail. The text recalls Bertie and a boastful lineage versus a humble occupation as a house painter, in a brisk City era voice.
A boy named Vance recalls trying to make money through odd jobs and schemes after observing money at his father’s office. He considers fixed allowances, selling poultry, and rabbits, but faces mishaps and parental anger over missteps while seeking a quick dollar.
The article highlights Empress Haruko, wife of Emperor Matsuhito, as a central figure shaping Japan's court and national life. It notes their marriage at 17 after his coronation, their four daughters and one son, and her active role aided by a palace gymnasium.
The article notes that European sailors smoke more than others and that tobacco is cheap at home. It claims Dutch boatmen smoke to shorten long voyages by measuring distances in pipefuls of tobacco, with each segment between two points defined as a pipeful.
A Chicago pie factory is found selling pumpkin pies made without pumpkins. The product uses a sweet mix of corn syrup, apples, flour, and a chemical extract to imitate pumpkin flavor. Government controls prices, with annual price lists for medicines in Prussia published each year.
A Washington Star item promotes a silver handled poultry scissors as a useful tableware novelty and a fitting wedding gift for a housekeeper. It notes the tool complements a carver set and suggests its usefulness for carrying dates or cooking tasks amid holiday prose and poetic fare.
A terse dialogue fragment shows a brutal man pressuring a spouse to stretch a small sum into a larger payoff. The exchange captures tension and coercion within a criminal scenario with implied motive and frayed finances.
A fragment from the Annapolis Journal records a scene where Mr. Prancer apologizes for awkward dancing to Miss Perkins as she comments on his performance. The dialogue hints at social etiquette and remarks during a dance event.
The revival meetings will be assisted by Harry Loper and his wife as they join the pastor in conducting the events.
The piece describes dried prawns from the Gulf of Mexico after sun drying, their history with Chinese merchants, and how settlements near Mobile Pensacola and Tampa arose to supply the U.S. market. It notes drying methods, shelf life, and shift from China Japan imports to Gulf production.
The agency promotes the Fast Mail Route from St Louis to Kansas City via Colorado Short Line to Denver and Salt Lake City, joining the Trans Mountain Route to reach California. Seasonal 1900 1901 tours offer personally conducted and inexpensive excursions to Los Angeles San Francisco and Mexico with special tickets to The World's Sanitarium Hot Springs Arkansas. Contact J P McCann or W E Hoyt at 391 Broadway New York for fall information.
Mails schedule shows arrivals and departures for Asbury Park with routes to Newark Point Pleasant Ocean Grove and Philadelphia. Times list morning and evening departures to Trenton and New York and collections from letter boxes at 6 9 30 pm 12 noon and 5 30 pm. Carriers deliver at 8 and 11 am and 4 30 pm.
Fragmentary docket notes mention an Asbury Park fire alarm with references to names or codes foie e jancet and Webtr and a line General alan plus a cryptic 8-Fike out entry, suggesting a minor alert or technical fault.
The fragment lists fire alarm points at streets like Main Avenue Gates and Tudor Way with weather signal indicators. It describes flag and weather symbols such as white and blue flags, black triangles, and temperature charts showing rain, snow, and warm or cold waves.
Fragmented note mentions Bradley Beach and Asbiary Park with oil journal and polard shop references. Readers look for available goods and timing. The readable items hint at evening market activity and local merchants.
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