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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1896
Page
11
A jumble of surnames, places, and phrases appears to describe various goods, routes, and notices with scattered locations such as Fort Howard Wisconsin and related trade terms. The legible elements mention glycerine, quinine, and a transport theme with routes toward Omaha and Louisville, mixed with captions and partial names.
A wife in San Jose announces an unusual ground for divorce alleging her husband was mean and exasperating. She claims he battered her pride by throwing her pies out of the window and tormenting her daily.
Review notes Hansel and Gretel delightfully bright and artistic yet clues to mixed success in New York. Christie Jr and Miss Wickes featured, with Sybil Sanderson returning as Thais lead and Modjeska praised for Camille and Measure for Measure. Local critics flag strong performances but uneven box receipts and evolving public taste.
A brief portrait of Mabel Ransley a young Philadelphia girl known for singing and dancing. Her Topsy impersonation and wing dance delight viewers while she tackles a sketch titled Old Uncle John.伴
John R. Rogers reports divorce judgment confirmed from London attorneys. Edward Franklin plays Jaxson in Land of the Midnight Sun due to Milton Taylor’s illness. George H. Bubb signs as stage manager for Newton Beers. Harry T. Leonard and Lillian Calet engaged by Charles E. Taylor for A Pretzel. Eleonora Duse to sail for this country in January. The 12 year old Artillery horse by Musket to be shipped to San Francisco for sale at auction.
A city vigilante movement in New York proposes a women led crusade to combat male street harassers. They plan to deploy strong women and plainclothes detectives to intercept advances and have offenders arrested, aiming to shield mothers and other women from insult.
The Lewiston Journal comments on a widening gap between Americans and Canadians over interdependence and identity. It notes Eastport and New York as hubs while Canadians deny jealousy yet show curiosity, warning that a small country like Canada cannot ignore a vast rich United States on its border.
The federal commissioner of education reports 1894 public school enrollment at 14,012,498 and private attendance at 1,517, more evidence that the United States leads nations in educational facilities and public participation.
In an English Christian Endeavor Society practice, members write one note of personal appeal for a decision for Christ each day. They hand these notes to a person they meet, serving as an alternative to traditional tracts.
A string of small notes reports the Derby turnpike in Connecticut going free, markets in Greenville Oregon seeing berries gathered, a Paris Maine resident taking boarders and teaching music while doing dressmaking, and Bangor horsemen entertaining hunting hopes on the Penobscot. Connecticut records two poison ivy deaths, a Massachusetts cat collector houses twenty three felines valued at a thousand dollars, Maine partridges fetch fifteen cents each at hotels, Chehalis Washington teachers forbidden dancing or card play, New London fishermen sight a massive eighty foot whale, and Lulu Daniels of Big Eli Oregon shoots a five point buck at two hundred yards.
A traveling exhibit by the John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin showcases northern brown seeds and hundreds of varieties in a guided car tour. Experts drive the show through Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota and other states, displaying crops grasses fodder plants and superior potato and barley varieties while promising reliability and abundance to farmers.
A writer critiques women’s bonnet styling and veil choices noting how hats worn too far back or over hair create unflattering looks. The piece warns against netted coverings and recommends simple single width veils paired with carefully placed flowers to soften trims.
Henri Rochefort recalls his grandparents memories including his grandmother at the Place de la Concorde during Marie Antoinette's execution described as stupefied and limp. His father witnessed troops swear infidelity to the Acte Additionel on June 1, 1815. The emperor wore a troubadour style white satin outfit with a crimson sash and appeared ridiculous with a fat body supported by thin ties, his face green from the satin lighting.
The passage discusses Japanese women's status, noting they are not corseted or veiled but live under a form of lifelong obedience. It describes expectations of gentleness and usefulness from birth to death and cites the saying that a woman's life centers on obedience to father, husband, and son, with widowhood leading to being forgotten.
A Monon Route promotion lists a round trip to Atlanta for 15.15 dollars with tickets valid ten days. For details, contact Chicago Passe, or agent L. Bynger, Sessions, traveling Minneapolis. In Indiana, a 509 pound woman died in New Middleton, said to be the state’s largest woman.
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