07 May 1896
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
1
Agnes Trenholme undertakes a perilous 200 mile ride to Governor Fulton seeking a reprieve to spare Lynde Graham from the December execution. She argues innocence, risks disinheritance, and faces a harsh forest crossing as rain-logged roads stall her progress.
Agnes travels 200 miles to Madison to seek Governor Fulton’s help. She reveals a plot to murder her, Lynde Graham’s danger, and insists the Portlea bride killer is innocent. Helen Fulton agrees to take the case to her father if he is not indisposed.
Agnes asks to see Miss Fulton at the governor's house while he is away at Freeport. A liveried servant guides her to a parlor where a young golden-haired girl, about eighteen, sits by a fire with a kitten. The scene hints at an important family meeting and potential blame.
A railroad gazette portraits a locomotive engineer as a calm, precise, and steady operator. He watches gauges, uses three levers in orderly fashion, and faces forward, making high speeds feel less jarring than lateral views from a parlor car. The engineer enjoys comfort when the track is clear, with nerves strained mainly on curves and crossings.
The West moves faster in all things than the fast. Office girls in St. Paul Minnesota roam the streets at noon on weekdays except Sundays, posing as stylish, idle figures like New York typewriters and cashiers. They linger on corners to meet companions until one, eager to keep appointments, while men at clubs or restaurants are elsewhere. The piece questions whether police will tell office workers to move on and keep corners clear.
A London man vowed to spend every penny he earned in his first year on advertising. He quickly learned the paradox that more advertising increased his income, making it impossible to exhaust his funds. After an intense effort to curb spending, he abandoned the plan.
The road to perdition is paved with good intentions and bikers will pick the rough thorny path. People see jokes as serious matters, and the bicycle path becomes a symbol of choices with real consequences.
From The Latest column in Chicago Daily News style guiding wartime fashions. It discusses sleeves and cuffs in gowns, summer dresses for young girls, and details of a brown linen gown with openwork embroidery. Also describes pique jackets for children, with box coats, Mother Hubbard styles, and white embroidery at the neck.
The column describes fashionable outfits for women and children, highlighting Norfolk jackets, velvet yokes, and leg o the mutton sleeves, with emphasis on colors and trims. It also provides practical home recipes and remedies, including chicken dishes, skincare advice, an old fashioned tooth mixture, apple pie, and a sulfur and molasses blood purifier routine.
Advice from a New York World column on poker strategy highlights saving money, borrowing limits, and cash over credit. It covers ante timing, watching discards, concealing position, selling chips for cash, and exiting when favorable, promising you’ll seem seasoned even if you don’t win.
A London paper notes Brazil exports more diamonds to South Africa than any other nation while the stones are black diamonds used for mining tools. The article explains their hardness, cutting, and use in drills and saws, with the largest found weighing 320 carats and sold to a museum for pounds.
Mrs. Althea B. Stryker argues civilization is decaying our society through lax natural law and indulgent wealth. She warns that idleness erodes stamina and sturdy character among both men and women.
A collage of humorous exchanges from multiple papers including jokes about Medders and his wife, soap boiler fathers, ethnic slurs, widowhood witticisms, a clock tick riddle, and marriage ideals. The tone mimics early 20th century light humor with regional flair and social stereotypes.
The Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route announce one fare plus $2.00 round trip tickets to Arkansas Texas Louisiana and southwest Missouri Kansas and Arizona. Tickets are valid for 21 days with stopover privileges and sales occur March 10 April 7 21 May 5. For details contact Bissell Wilson D P A 111 Adams Street Chicago.
A new departure at the Chicago passenger station of the North-Western Line offers uniformed attendants to aid travelers. They direct to carriages, buses, and street cars, help those in feeble health, and carry baggage. The free service showcases blue uniforms and red caps across routes to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, and beyond.
On May 5 tickets will be sold from principal northern cities to all points on the Louisville and Nashville line in Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Florida and part of Kentucky at a single round trip fare. Tickets valid to return within twenty one days for $2 paid to destination agent and permit south bound stop overs. Inquiries to C P Atmore Louisville Ky or J K Ridgely Chicago Ill.
May 5 homeseekers’ excursion tickets sold from all points in the West and Northwest over the Big Four Route and Chesapeake and Ohio By to Virginia and North Carolina at one fare for the round trip. Virginia offers cheap farm lands mild winters and best markets for farmers seeking homes in the South. Send for pamphlet and time folders. U. L. Truitt N. W. P. A. 234 Clark St. Chicago, Ill.
A woman in Biddeford Maine warns that her husband Amos has deserted her and warns others not to associate with him. She claims he has brought trouble to her and two others and cautions readers about his conduct. Police or court action is not specified in the fragment.
Illustrated monthly paper from Chicago Burlington & Quincy R A offers farm land information for the West. Subscription 25 cents by mail to 209 Adams St Chicago. The closing line asserts a moral warning.
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