New Year's Eve Reflections Across Two Pairs of Eyes
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1904
Page
5
Red Signal And New Year Reunion Between Two Old Friends
Desire Drummond and Delight Wetherill reconcile after four years of estrangement on New Year’s Day. Desire, inspired by a red signal flag from Delight’s window, returns to Delight with her cat Roxy. The two oldest friends confront their rheumatism and hurt, choose forgiveness, and end the day embraced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desire Drummond
Roxy
Desire
Drummond
Delight
Isobel
Ethelind
Jeannette
Maude Mathilde
New England
Deacon Blinn
Todd
Jeffy Rand
Chris
Jeffy
Tolly Wallace
Tolly
Delight Wetherill
Desired
Life Aboard a South Pacific Liner Describes Passenger Games
Anna H. Clark details daily diversions on a Victoria to Dunedin voyage. Passengers spend hours in games from cribbage to deck quoits, races on deck, tug of war, and musical skits. The piece captures social cliques, dances, sea views, and the sorrow of parting at voyage’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna H. Clark
Victoria
Dunedin
New Zealand
In the New Year Be Just and Kind to All
A call to self improvement for the New Year urging fairness and generosity. Emphasizes kindness to friends and workers, answering letters, showing gratitude, paying bills, and keeping prayers. Encourages lifting others up rather than pinching them down.
Christmas Gift Whispers Between Maria and Husband
A frugal exchange captures a couple planning a humble Christmas present. The husband notes limited funds and asks for a cheap trifle, while the wife asks what to buy, reflecting cautious holiday spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
Aristocrat Mrs Banks and Mrs Snagegs clash at club
Gossip in a society column notes Mrs Banks finds Mrs Snagegs too aristocratic for mingling. Mrs Jones recalls a dramatic incident with a "hand parrow" and a motor car report, as printed by Caggell's.
Counterfeit Cash Trick Ends in Arrest and Bail
A drummer recalls paying a southern waiter with a counterfeit five dollar bill, planning a joke. He was arrested within a hundred miles, arraigned in federal court, and required bail and multiple appearances. He lost weeks and faced repayment to the waiter as the joke backfired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
United States
Tze
Gineral
Dia
The Smoking Car Dialogue on Degenerate Youth
A bored third class compartment speaks with a florid speaker who boasts sixty years of health through a rigid routine. A young man interrupts asking if the speaker was ever in prison or wrongdoer, hinting at harsher life behind the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Guy
About His Raisin
A humorous line about a man named Jonea, described as a successful author who now makes money writing about ox carts and the poor people who ride in them. The dialogue contrasts his past in an ox cart with his current wealth and fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skeetin
Jonea
Atlanta Constitution
Possible Purchaser Question on Painting Title
In the Chicago Tribune discussion the artist explains the title A Ship in a Storm. The painter notes the work is effective and striking and asks whether the ship or the storm is the true focus of the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H’m
Chicago ‘Tribune
See Here Landlord Demand Halved Chicken Order
A humorous exchange from the Vegende Blattern newspaper shows a customer arguing with a landlord about an incomplete meal. The vendor refuses to cut a chicken into halves, insisting the other half will be ordered by another customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vhegende Blaetter
Found at Last Hensley Ar Backache Cure
Mrs Rue Williams of Hensley Arkansas proclaims Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache claiming relief after years of pain. She says one box did more good than doctors over several years and urges sufferers to try the remedy while warning against kidney disease and rheumatism. The piece contrasts voting machines with cash-register style machines, noting a vital distinction in Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hensley
America
Rue Williams
Dodd
Tam
Williama
Dodds
Baelcache
Bright
Elizabeth H. Thompson
Lillydale
N. Y
Wise Templar
W.C.T.U
Lydia E. Pinkham
Evita Aperit L. Therson
Lydia
Pinkham
Minna
Habersteen St
Savannah
Beautiful Skin and Soft Hands with Cuticura Soap
An Indianapolis News excerpt notes a Salt Lake doctor claims a new drug beats castor oil and promotes Cuticura Soap and Ornaments for skin care cleansing scalp dandruff treating rough hands and baby irritations. The ad-like passage touts antiseptic uses and toilet nursery benefits spreading among millions of women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Ling
Indianapolis News
Reduced rail fares to Florida New Orleans and beyond
Tickets on site via Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway offer greatly reduced rates to Florida New Orleans and other points south with return valid through May 1905. Also variable route passes to Florida and Cuba via Atlanta and Asheville. Contacts listed in Chicago Detroit Warren Cincinnati and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen & Crescent
Southern Railway
Florida
New Orleans
Blut
Cuba
Atlanta
Asheville
W.A. Beckler
N. P A
Adams Street
Chicago
D. P. Brown
Fort Street
Detroit
Mich
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Advertisement Notice
A druggist offers a refund if Pazo Omniment fails to cure piles in 6 to 14 days. The ad links testimonials from N Y Press and Dr EF Boyer praising Piso's Cure, with cautionary notes about rashes and coughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Cure a Cold in One Day and Laxative Pills Advertisement
An old ad promises a one day cure for colds and a laxative tablet with a refund if it fails. Grove’s signature appears on each box. The text notes the price as 25 cents and claims the product’s real worth is shown by its everyday deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Reals
Grove
Prominent Figures Named In Global and Naval Notices
Maj Austin Cushman private secretary to President Ilmore Ives in New Bedford Maas. New York's seven surviving mayors Gilroy Wy Grant Cooper Wilson Van Wyck and Low. Alonzo Lamson of Shelburne aged 80 wears white linen year round. Maj Welltsche oversaw Fort Arthur fortifications aged 48. William Milliken aged 98 died in Washington Court House after editor roles in multiple papers. Shah of Persia honors Baron Albert Schlippenbach Russian consul Chicago. Surgeon General Rixey decorated by king of Spain for Santa Maria incident and named medical adviser to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
Austin
Cushman
Iilmore
Ives
New Bedford
Maas
New York
Gilroy
Grant
Cooper
Wilson
van Wyck
Low
Alonzo Lamson
Shelburne Walls
Vwelltsche
Fort Arthur
Fayette County
Persia
Albert Schlippenbach
Chicago
Noted Enchantment? Husband Quests for Truth in a Diamond Regalia
A Chicago Record-Herald line questions what drew a man to a woman wealthy in diamonds and pearls valued at about $50,000, noting the parents' lavish adornment as a possible lure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Apprentice quits over fear of the sticking point
An apprentice declares he will quit as he lacks courage to become a butcher. The humorous exchange notes his self doubt and resolve to leave the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
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