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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
7
The era’s smart gowns center on a wide skirt with two bodices for day and evening wear. Velvet frocks with lace accents rise in popularity, while dyed imitation laces and shot taffetas brighten ball gowns. Accessories include belts, sashes, and hats in wine, blue, and brown tones, with birds fading from millinery trends.
The Rural New Yorker describes Early parish peanuts as an excellent forage plant for light soils and notes Spanish peanuts as small, flavorful for confectionery and fattening for hogs. Commercial peanuts are larger with long shells, and the New Mammoth is highlighted for quality and yield in Pennsylvania.
The piece urges national aid to road improvement, criticizing poor highway maintenance and urging adoption of the Brownlow bill. It notes historical government road-building, the role of the Agriculture Department, and the need to extend and modernize road work nationwide.
The Brownlow proposal to reintroduce national aid for road improvement faces little opposition and is framed as a broader internal improvement policy. Proponents cite broad benefits, flexible federal funding, avoided log-rolling, and potential nationwide impact beyond localities, contrasting with river and harbor bills.
A collage of snippets from several papers. The dialogue includes Phyllis suggesting a two mile walk for complexion and Isabel surprised by the distance to a drug store. A quip about a husband betting a bonnet in a political bid. A remark on birthday cake candles and age. A note on a bluffer Gruet and Jewitt noting borrowed books and a library photo.
A note describes a swinging mail box device placed beyond a fence for easy use. It also mentions an antidote for bites and poison in animals and humans, with dosage guidance for a man and a horse, urging farmers to keep a bottle at home.
Prominent 19th century hero Admiral Schley gives a decisive endorsement to Peruna, stating personal use in his family and confidence in its catarrh cure. The piece cites widespread public testimonials and asserts Peruna’s merit beyond advertising, urging readers to request free literature from The Peruna Drug Mfg Co in Columbus Ohio.
Secretary Shaw recalls an Iowa man seeking a confidential clerkship at the Treasury. The applicant pressed his case despite Shaw’s busy schedule and age concerns. he insisted he could be a fit though he joked he could be no confidential. The exchange highlights the man’s persistent but lighthearted approach.
A collage of quirky lines from a New Yorker club chat about odd prayers and parlor jokes. The Manila American reports on a Buddhist organ editor in Tokyo and a playful reunion tale at a home, ending with a morgue guide’s quip in Columbia Jester.
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