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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1895
Page
3
A fragmented page presents a mix of dialogue and ad copy. It mentions a “S100 Reward” and claims about Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy. The text includes social banter about weather in Commutesville, a cook's absence, and assorted vocal snatches about manners and beauty.
A Hoodoo of Civil War bravado surfaces as Roger Blackenship recalls Michiganders versus a Confederate unit near Donelson. The tale spirals into satire on a colonel’s doomed, half yankee mindset, then shifts to a scene from Harper’s Bazar about the emancipated woman and a husband disputing letters and expenses, ending with wit on modern domestic roles.
In early autumn bon vivants muse on game peaches and prices as oranges and lemons rise. A Welsh rabbit wakes the sleepy, while Chinese chicken methods outshine casual philosophy. Pears may fatally tempt, Bartlett often granite, and venison in wine returns to menus with chafing dishes. Woodcock heads attract critique and the brain hints at delicacy.
An advertisement touts free fare to Texas and land with high drainage and productive soil for corn cotton sugar cane alfalfa and vegetables. It notes two towns and two railroads on the tract plus formal maps and prospectus and urges sending names of friends seeking land in the Gulf Coast district. Also brief items mention various notable people and light anecdotes.
The Four Route with Queen & Crescent and Southern railway offers a rapid Chicago to Atlanta service leaving Chicago at noon and arriving next day at noon. It claims the fastest time from Chicago and the northwest to Atlanta and the south. For time cards and rates, contact J C Tucker G P A 234 Clark Street Chicago.
An OCR fragment Review notes diverse ad copy and prose items from Tur Yourn's Companies including appeals for family remedies and a noted New Year double composition. It references a 7x10 lithograph and a full year of 52 weeks offered through Tur Yourn's Con axion at 199 Columbus Ave. Boston with Christmas numbers free.
The article surveys how initials and abbreviations appear in literature and conversation. It notes Lord Byron Catherine Fanshawe Hawthorne Dickens and Lamb, plus phrases like M P Q C and K C B, and discusses contractions and social signaling in British usage. It contrasts respectful and derisive uses of initials and titles.
A young woman named Mrs. Peterson and a baby rode a Burlington freight brake beam toward Sheridan, Wyoming, after her husband deserted them near Billings. Trainmen housed them in the caboose for the rest of the trip while a mother and brother traveled with them. A separate school incident featured a girl and boy giving names Ralph and Edith Johnson, prompting questions from the teacher.
A miscellany of notes surveys diverse topics from British Isles geography to American agriculture and old world beliefs. It mentions 275,000 horses displaced by electricity in the United States, Georgia pear crop records, Jamaica’s life tree, school closures in South Dakota, bee superstitions in England and Germany, early Christian dating eras, dog hair remedies, and the ancient use of weeks as a time unit.
A collage of quips and jokes from humorous notices and cartoons. It features banter about favorite instruments, hair color, mustaches, hats, and flirtations, plus brief captions about fashion and daily scenes, with light asides about health and travel.
A compact selection of aphorisms and reflections from Greville George Eliot Hosea Ballou Pope Labouchere Goethe Julius Hare Brooke Kingsley and others. The pieces explore vanity wisdom justice truth heaven religion and the value of use in life.
A historical note recalls Lafayette's 1824 25 visit to the United States. President Adams was told by George Ticknor that New York's vote would decide the House election. Adams exclaimed that New York politics had long confounded the nation.
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