Cottage Plans For Six Rooms Erectable At Nine Hundred
A well arranged six room cottage can be built for 900 dollars on a post foundation. The parlor measures 12 by 13 feet and the living room is 12 by 13 feet.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
6
Detailed 19th Century House Plan Describes Finish and Layout
The document outlines a two story dwelling with nine foot six inch ceiling height and a brick chimney above the roof. It lists room sizes including kitchen 10 by 10 feet and parlor, sitting room, closets, pine interior finish, cedar shingles, and pine and maple floors with a brick foundation option for $125. It notes exterior pea green with white trim, olive roof, tin gutters, and a veranda with plate glass front door.
Life Span Lengthening Across Ages and Diet
The piece notes life expectancy has risen since ancient times and credits medicine and hygiene for longer lifespans. It cites centenarian habits of good health, moderate eating, limited alcohol, outdoor activity, and placid temperaments as typical traits. It also references Dr. Van Noorden on obesity prevention through diet and exercise and the role of race in corpulence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Réyal
Dante
Montaigne
British Medical Association
van Noorden
Mecklenburg
Exception to the Rule Woman Wit Versus Another Woman
A Tit-Bits quip notes that a woman can be talking to another woman rather than having the last word, highlighting playful competitive banter. The line reflects social humor about conversations and gender dynamics.
Bicycle how come to stay in daily business use
The article argues cyclists are not disappearing. Older riders say faddists vanish while regular cyclists rise. Wheelmen are less visible as street showoffs, yet many more bicycles are used for business rather than pleasure.
Combined Cane and Tripod for Amateur Photographers
Amateur photographers gain a combined cane and tripod with three telescopic legs pivoted to a small head. The head carries a threaded shank for a handle when folded, allowing easy transport and ready setup for use in photography.
Mayme Mocked by Former Fiancé in Journal Snippet
A quote from the Indianapolis Journal notes Mayme’s shift in view during engagement to Mr. Skaggs. She once admired his dignified bearing but now calls him that pompous old coot. The anecdote reflects changing perceptions in a social circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme
Skaggs
Indianapolis Journal
Not Unlikely A Marriage Question For Bilson
A New York Weekly quip notes gossip about Mr. Bilson possibly marrying again. Mrs. Jimson calmly quips that the inquiry came en route to a funeral as she hears a blunt denial from Bilson.
Well Held Down
The Yonkers Statesman notes Penelope, age claimed as 40, appears to handle life with ease while Patrice comments on her seeming agelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penelope
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
No Need of Printing Rumor Furthers Boarder Dialogue
Two patrons discuss bills and meals in a compact comic exchange. The men jest about no menu and learning the system as the weekly edition notes a boarding house scene.
Village library mix up ends with Robinson Crusoe copy
A New England village free library assistant faces a country reader's requests for a sensible, engaging book. The girl specifies no love stories or diary formats and asks for vivid pictures. The librarian quietly confirms and lends the familiar Robinson Crusoe adventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Randma
Luxurious Pullman Tours Offer 38 Day Tropics and Mexico
The American Tourist Association advertises vestibuled Pullman cars Chilili lli for mountain and tropical routes. Trips last 38 days with visits to ruined cities and long tropical stops. Departures in Chicago January 22 and special trains January 17 and February 14. Tickets include all expenses with escorts. maps and itineraries available through agency and railroad offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman
Tropics
Tropiecs
Mexico
Chicago
Ponce
San Juan
New York
Information for Homeseekers by Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis
The Passenger Department releases details on lands climate and prices in Tennessee Alabama and Georgia with soil types elevation rainfall and maps. Homeseeker’s Excursions offered at low rates with contact points Briard Hill J B Kilihrew and W L Danley for materials and tickets. A dated proverb notes a wife’s faith rests on a rock if a mother’s visit fails to shake it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Briard F. Hill
Marinette Bldg
Chicago, Il
J. B. Kilihrew
Immigration
W. L. Danley
P. A
Nashville
Venn
Atchison Obe
Grain-O a Grain Drink Supplanting Coffee Opens Today
Ask your grocer to show you a pack of GRAIN-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury and all who try it like it. Grain-O has the rich seal brown color of mocha or java but is made from pure grains. The most delicate stomachs receive it without distress. Price 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers. He that will not look before must look behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
American shot to set distance record at twenty miles
The United States plans to launch a thousand pound shot twenty miles, aiming to break distance records. A marvel of American ingenuity will power the launch, showcasing notable craftsmanship. Also promoted is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, touted for fifty years as a cure for constipation, indigestion, and biliousness with claimed kidney benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Epidermal pastime stirs clash with Boston editor
Farmer Meddergrass mocks a Boston editor who called a skin game an epidermal pastime, saying locals prefer plain talk and dislike highfalutin wording. The Baltimore American notes the exchange as a clash over style and readership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Meddergrass
Boston Felief
Baltimore American
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Expands Through Service
For the present winter season the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company has improved its already nearly perfect through service of Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Thom asville Ga Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and other points in Florida. Through connections with steamer lines for Cuba Porto Rico Nassau West Indian and Central American ports. Tourist and Home Seekers excursion tickets on sale at low rates. Write C. T. Stone General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Thomasville
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Lamai
Palm Beach
Morida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nassau
West Indian
Central American
C. T. Stone
Louisville, Ky
Empty society prompts pointed view in Cincinnati Enquirer
A fragment reflects a character’s sharp take on modern society with lines about emptiness, as cited by the Cincinnati Enquirer. The snippet hints at social critique and dialogue between characters mentioning Miss and a chappie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappie Bine
Miss Tuller
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Removes Ailments
An Ohio State Journal snippet promotes Cascarets as a cure for many ills from cancer to headaches. It claims natural relief with ten cent starts, warning to beware imitations and noting tablets stamped with C C C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine
Ohio State Journal
Lane'samily Medicine advertises daily bowel movement aid
An old advertisement touts Lane'samily Medicine as a daily aid for health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys, relief from headaches, and a price of 25 and 0c. The text includes a harsh moral line about charity in public streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Frailty of Human Nature Highlighted by Insurance Claim
A Kansas City Journal anecdote recalls an insurance man noting a neighbor's conduct during a house fire. The owner rushed to fetch a telephone three blocks away while a fire alarm was later activated, prompting questions about the man's concern for his property and the reaction of neighboring residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Grain-O replaces coffee in stores in a public notice
The notice promotes a product named GRAIN-O made from pure grains as a substitute for coffee. It claims the drink is gentle on the stomach and indistinguishable from coffee to most, even suitable for children. It is sold in 18 and 25 cent packages.
Willie and Dust Doctrine Spark Sunday School Debate
The Philadelphia Press notes a Sunday school discussion where a child asks if people are made of dust and a father jokes that if so they would dry up. The quip frames a light exchange on human fragility and creation with a folk tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Philadelphia Press
Weekly Excursion Sleepers via M K & I and Katy Route
Weekly excursion sleepers depart St Louis Tuesday at 8 16 p m aboard the Katy Flyer for San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco. Kansas City departures start Saturday at 9 05 p m using the M K I railway for the same destinations.
Cough Remedies and Quotation Snippets from 1900 Notice
A collage of 1900 era advertisements and quotes cites Kemp’s Balsam claiming instant cough relief, Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, Hale’s Honey of Horehound, Pike’s Toothache Drops, and Carter’s hair dye claims. Various proverbs and sayings accompany brief product notes and endorsements by cities and newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Tor
Pike
Peruna Promoted By Sisters Of The Good Shepherd
In Columbus Ohio on July 10 1900 the Peruna Medicine Company touts Peruna as a safeguard for bodily care alongside spiritual and intellectual guidance from Sisters of the Good Shepherd. Endorsements from Congressman Meekison and Dr Hartman are cited praising its benefits for grip coughs colds and catarrhal head illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Peruna
Columbus
Peruna Medicine Co
Hartman
Meckison
Napoleon, Ohio
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ART IN Architecture
Koons
Breé
Charmber
Harreber
Johnny
Chicago Tribune
Ladies of the West
All
Puerto Rico
American Tourist Association
Beau Campbell
Marquette Building
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y
Dectroit
Minnesota
Texas
Raough
Milwaukee
Kansas
Omaha
Vox Popci
Wditer
Syracuse Herald
Kemp
Atchison Globe
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Disraeli
White
Putnam
Chicago Daily News
Carter
Sisters OF Good Shepherd
The
Pernna Medicine Co
City
David Meekison
Dr. Hartman
Congressman Meekison
Perusna Drug Manufactureing Company
Ohio
Wartmnan
Illinois Chdi CO
O Gan Straet
Oblango
HH. Gagen
Atlanta, Ga
Clacter
Dolla
Humic Cuie
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Anakesis
Iesu Tu
Tribune Building
Allen
ST. Paul
Minn
Piper
U. S
Davis
Firat
Murphy
Stone and Lankester
Morrow
John Morrow & CO
Springfield
Bright
Ser
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