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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1895
Page
9
A shoe clerk explains that most feet are distorted by vanity and buying too-short shoes. The piece urges choosing longer, narrower fits and criticizes common practice of tight footwear for both women and men. It notes feet soften after rest and mornings require extra space, with warnings about shoe sizing myths.
Practical, paradoxical parental advice on controlling a daughter. The excerpt warns against marriage to unsuitable suitors, suggests drastic measures, and ends with gendered guidance on skills for a future wife. It reflects 19th century attitudes toward family, virtue, and social reputation.
In a sharp exchange, one thief warns another to stay quiet as a sleeping woman in an hotel room lies under curl papers. They debate whether a scream would alert others and the chance she remains still, while curates ponder forming a professional union modeled on trades unions.
Judge Showalter sustains Royal Baking Powder Company's exclusive use of the Royal name. The ruling protects millions of consumers from inferior imitators and unsafe substitutes, preserving the brand's world wide esteem and high quality. Royal prosecutions deter counterfeiters to safeguard public health.
A Chicago correspondent explains the term pipe stories as fake or ghost tales from the West, noting slang used for untrue reports. The writer predicts similar chatter will spread as opium dens and Chinese presence grow, with "green" reporters or police chased by ungrounded reports.
The Monon Route advertises a new 35% hour service between Chicago and Jacksonville with Pullman cars, safety vestibules, and compartment sleepers. Departs Chicago 8 22 p m daily, arrives Jacksonville 8 20 am second day, promising fastest Chicago Florida link and connections nationwide. Also notes offices in Chicago and Minneapolis and a humorous auctioneer quip.
An excerpted collage lists remedies and sayings linking patent medicines with household advice. It mentions stomach bitters for ailments and a tooth cutting remedy, plus a reference to a billiard ball invention in Sweden and Piso’s Cure for Consumption. The text includes stray lines about trust merging and a Covington Kentucky address.
The article portrays Olga, born Alexandra Feodorovna, daughter of a queen mother, and her path to becoming empress. It highlights Russia’s popularity with Americans, her refusals to abandon her faith, and her admired grace, intelligence, and talents as a grand duchess with linguistic skill, needlework, music, art, riding, and outdoor sports.
David Halford details the early life of Princess Alix later Czarina Alexandra, noting her English upbringing after her mother Princess Alice died, her German roots, and transfers to Russia. It describes Krasnoe Zelo near St Petersburg, imperial schools, and the grand palace resembling Versailles as she prepares for a Russian imperial future. She is portrayed as bright, independent, and later deeply serious after bereavement.
The text argues there is no provision for a regency or vice presidency in France. It notes a president’s absence during a crisis like a German advance creates power and logistics problems, including summoning the legislature and possible travel and interception hurdles for returning leaders. It highlights drawbacks of the French presidency.
Curator W K Moorehead of the state museum reports a vast Milford burial ground unearthed with human skeletons by the hundred. The graves yield weapons, trinkets, utensils, ornaments, and religious symbols in stone bronze and silver. The site promises rich ethnological insights and prehistoric light.
Emma F. Stoll a social bright in East Jersey recounts a personal tale of illness and recovery guided by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She describes severe pain relief and return to health after using the pills, promoting them as suitable for female constitutional troubles and general weakness. The piece mimics a testimonial style common in society pages of the era.
A quirky exchange from the New York World cites Hatire and Perfect with Wiggins refusing to be disassembled for a moment due to lacking artificial limbs. A quip about parks tea moving bowels and Oregon silk industry hints at cultural and economic topics.
A fragment mentions jealousy as a clerical error or imposed authority of politeness. It claims the finest form of thanks is shown by a graceful and worshipful eye, describing a twenty minute sermon length and a reverent demeanor.
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