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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1894
Page
6
The column mocks college life and current events with satirical items. It notes England's iron worries, a bank theft method, Jewish allegiance shifts in New York, fur price declines, and Turkish treatment of Armenians, ending with a jab at football culture in colleges.
The article notes a Department of Agriculture pamphlet on cooling with an intro on nutritive value of common foods and Edward Atkinson’s theory of proper cooking. It mentions Miss Flolde’s remarks on language and a sharp tirade about people who speak English with Chinese servants.
A Kentucky incident in Mt Sterling features disrespect toward a federal judge and a defiant ex U S district attorney. The episode raises questions about the authority of federal courts and the balance between military presence and judicial process.
The article describes Germany's plan for a universal stamp that bears the name of participating countries and shows values in their currencies. It aims to simplify posting letters abroad and reduce delays. The piece hopes the stamp will strengthen international adhesion and reduce foreign mailing annoyances.
An employee at a New York bank carried on systematic pilfering for nine years before suspicion arose, causing concern among bankers nationwide about internal security and the potential stories banks could tell from their own records.
The Washington Post notes the Fifty fourth Congress will include many members sharing surnames. Examples include Arnold from Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, Bakers from Kansas Maryland and New Hampshire, and several others like Bartletts Bells Blacks Buttons Clarks Cannons Cooks Coopers Curtises Cobbs Henrys Johnsons Millers Murphys McCalls Miners Russells Smiths Stones Turners Walkers and four Wilsons from Idaho New York Ohio and South Carolina.
Samuel Rawson Gardiner appears nearly certain to be appointed to the Oxford professorship of modern history left vacant by Mr Froude’s death. Gardiner, editor of the English Historical Review and a prolific author, is noted for thorough research on the Stuart period. The choice pleases liberal circles but may not match Froude or Stubbs in stature.
Elizabeth Grannis of New York champions social purity as president of the National Christian League for the Promotion of Social Purity and editor of Church Union. She recalls a strict New England upbringing and a life of relentless work after her husband’s financial ruin.
A fashion note discusses demand shaping a new hat style for Mead Wear and theater wear. It urges variety in hat choices for different occasions, detailing a French hat in golden brown felt with jet embroidery, black wings, and a light green ribbon, plus multiple aigrette colors for versatile looks.
A fragment discusses a satin tea jacket worn by the duchess of Richmond at a famous ball and includes a separate note on cooking chicken joints with anatomical detail.
A lifelong collector has built a unique scrap book of fashion plates from the war era onward, offering a humorous panorama of past styles. The article notes varied trends from the Grecian bend to large bustles and sleeves, and recounts a clever hat remaking to extend last year’s headgear into fashion.
A description of theater attire contrasts black satin or moire skirts with light colored taffeta bodices and chiffon overlays. Women seek individuality by slight design changes, favoring a black chiffon over light green silk bodice with gold trim bands, pink pearls, and a voluminous chiffon sleeve ensemble.
A tight fitting broad cloth jacket features extensive otter fur with leg o time sleeves widening below the elbows and flaring cuffs. A bonnet with plain crown and shirred velvet brim uses closely plaited chiffon loops in rosette masses. A new bonnet combines shirred velvet crown narrow brim and ostrich plumes with Alsatian bow ribbons and upright loops.
Woman from Clifton NJ suffers valvular heart disease and learns of a cure via Dr Williams Pink Pills after trials show relief. She reports ear ringing fading, chest and arm pain easing, and improved color and strength. Pills marketed as blood builder and nerve restorer, sold by dealers or by mail from Schenectady NY.
The Manufacturers' Review explains wool resists static charges before processing. damp conditions and moisture reduce or eliminate electrical effects. Proper lubrication and moisture prevent damage, while adjustments to feed speed and roller tension lessen friction in carding, improving performance in warm damp atmospheres.
The Hurlington route offers practically priced personally conducted excursions via Denver to Colorado Springs Salt Lake Ogden Sacramento San Francisco Stockton Merced Fresno Bakersfield and Los Angeles. Pullman tourist sleeping cars through without change depart Chicago every Wednesday. Contact TA Grady excursion manager at 211 Clark Street Chicago for details. An illustrated humorist once a bank clerk in Philadelphia who caricatured customers helped inspire a New York humor weekly after a cheese exchange.
The Chicago Great Western railway plans excursion tickets to destinations within 200 miles at one fare and a third for the round trip. Tickets on sale December 22 28 24 25 and 18 9 0 0. valid through January 2 1895. Inquiries to a QCY agent or F H Lord G P and T A Chicago Ill. Vermont forests recover as strict game laws boost land value and hunting traffic.
Free pamphlet on Nebraska stock raising with regional map offered by P Eustis CR & W RR Chicago Illinois to readers seeking agricultural guidance. Includes information on Nebraska northwest Kansas and eastern Colorado and how to obtain by mail application.
An Austrian horticultural and apicultural society exhibit in Vienna presents a two queen bee hive as a revolutionary advancement in bee politics. Professor Gatter and Dr Dzierzon support the claim with witnesses including aristocracy and scientists, and a signed document will be archived in Vienna museums and shared with agricultural societies worldwide.
A winter effort to join a brass band fails as a couple walks home past the poplar wall. She urges him to decline the cornet role to avoid public notice, but he insists it is an honor. The scene ends with George deciding not to be the cornet-player in the band.
In a London 1636 7 text PrayPo commentary on Old and New Testaments the word jolly is used to mean very quiet at Ephesus before Paul arrived. The note shows early modern slang appearing in religious works and a sailor like phrase used to describe a maid or party.
A New York Weekly item describes an inventor’s church contribution box that supposedly makes money quickly. The device allegedly accepts coins of various denominations and drops each into a velvet-lined tray, claiming to turn loose change into substantial donations.
A fragmented note describes ants living in trees and gnawing wood in a 60m area. It also references a humorous scene about a cycle suit and a sewing machine implicit in a modern maid vignette.
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