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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
3
Auction note announces Cap Riley 21757 available at a barn near the Fair Grounds. Described as a desirable market prospect in size, style, and action with a season insured for ten dollars. Viewings requested by H KE McColum. item appears in 15-tf format.
On the first and third Tuesday of May and June homeseekers' tickets go on sale at a rate of a single fare plus two dollars for the round trip to various parts of the country. For rates limits territory call on nearest agent or address Inc. Farmer A G P T A B C B N Ry Cedar Rapids Ia.
Monday evening at Belle D Yockey's parents home in south Washington Miss Belle D Yockey married Mr P Miller of Franklin township Rev A L Davidson officiated Attendants were Miss Bessie Beatty and Mr Edward Libe A large company of friends and relatives witnessed the ceremony A reception was given by Mr and Mrs Tom Miller of near Verdi on Tuesday The couple will reside on a farm southwest of the city
Norman Pratt sues to quiet title to west fractional half of the northwest quarter in section 1 township 74 north range 7 west, Washington County. The defendants include Tucker and Nichols families and unknown claimants. Pl aintiff alleges 35 years of adverse possession and seeks relief to vest title in himself. Deadline for defense is September 2, 1900. six weekly notices to be published.
A parade of aristocrats and luminaries: Mrs Astor owns solid gold table service. Parisian Isabelle, famed flower girl, dies destitute in Paris. Helen Gould named honorary senior at Wellesley, to attend commencement. Mrs Pullman buys a $7000 ruby ring in Paris for her daughter. Mrs Winslow, Stockholm’s first auto driver, uses an American electric car. Mme Ristori, 79, remains vigorous and attends Rome congress. Minnie Hauk tours East Asia with acclaim. Stanford-Lathrop Children’s Home endowed with $75,000. Countess Gabrielle von Wartensleben becomes Vienna’s first female philosophy PhD. Mile. de Stael’s London wedding to Count Orlof-Davidoff witnesses veil fire but ceremony proceeds.
Short jackets in silk satin and brocade dominate in black, with lace and cream white elaborate embroidery. Summer gowns feature celery tinted fabrics, blue and pink waists, and flounced petticoats. leaf and bell sleeves with gathered undersleeves are in vogue. Evening toilets use white silk mull and crêpe with black lace patterns and applique.
St Louis Republic offers practical poultry guidance. Feed half-fed birds carefully and avoid linseed meat to prevent fattening hens. Separate ducks from chickens, avoid greasing eggs, and keep water troughs clean with strong soap suds. Send poultry to market well fed and watered, house hens and roosters separately, and ensure coops are high enough with room to stand and avoid crowding.
A string of playful quips targets public figures and notables. Jests reference Gates of Steel and Wire, Kitchener, Admiral Dewey, Mrs. Dewey, Richard Harding Davis, Webster Davis, and Uncle Russell Sage, with sharp wit about names, lectures, and political ambitions.
A new 3,500 seat theater is planned in St Louis. Rostand’s L Aiglon may be banned in Austria. Shakespeare is hailed as a recent hero in a Buda pest production. Marie Wainwright will present Hamlet in vaudeville next season. Burr MelIntosh to play Philemon in Janice Meredith next season. Mrs Fiske’s Becky Sharp grosses exceed 300000. B H Sothern has rights to The Startled Fawn by Justin Huntley McCarthy. Maude Adams runs a Long Island farm focusing on Shetland ponies and collies. Mrs Leslie Carter to star in The Queen’s Drawing Room next year. David Belasco named author. details unclear. Tolstoi’s Dominion of Darkness being translated for US use. already staged at Copenhagen Royal Theatre. New York Actors’ Society offers 100 prize to a theater outside large cities for best back-of-curtain accommodation.
Practical kitchen notes cover serving salads when possible and enhancing dishes with green peppers on tomatoes. It advises shaping cakes evenly on each dip, blanching parsley before drying for sprinkling, and drying methods to powder parsley for potato dishes. It also mentions using fruit juice from cans later for jelly and diluting syrup to balance sweetness for gelatin quantities.
Olive Schreiner nears publication on the South African situation. Ernest Seton-Thompson elected honorary member of Rowfant club. Bliss Carman studies old French Canadian folk songs for English translation. Stephen Phillips drafts a metrical play for Richard Mansfield, keeping theme undisclosed. Edwin A. Abbey to contribute a large Royal Academy painting of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII at the marriage decision.
Editorials from Brooklyn Citizen Chicago Chronicle and Baltimore News discuss the inheritance tax. They note it is an excise on the privilege of succession not on property or earnings and highlight the Supreme Court ruling on progressive tax rates.
A heavy unbleached muslin cover over the flour barrel keeps out insects and dust. Alum in tepid water relieves perspiring hands. wash and soak briefly. For hall seating choose simple all wood chairs without upholstery or gilt trims, a touch of flat feather trim allowed if stylistically needed.
The article discusses a new dark red hybrid tea rose named Liberty likely to boost rose culture. It notes lilies of the valley may fail to bloom due to crowding and suggests thinning and compost top dressing. It highlights nasturtiums for spring dining tables and long-lasting salads, and sunflowers as a tall screening choice to hide unsightly buildings.
The excerpt from Clinton Scollard in Collier’s Weekly describes a speaker lamenting a lost beloved as winter mocks the summer’s grave. Imagery contrasts youth’s gaiety with death, winter’s roguish laughter, and a throne of death.
This account recalls the painting of the Overland Trail with dugout stations and lofted stables spaced about 15 miles apart. It details relentless attacks, the small garrisons, and the brave drivers who faced ambushes as Custer’s report and troopers helped clear the route.
A relief party describes a dawn assault by Spotted Horse and about 150 Cheyenne dog soldiers on a remote station. In a brutal two hour fight in a cul de sac ravine, 78 mounted warriors and many on foot fell, with 22 more killed on the banks. The Cheyenne threat collapsed as leaders Spotted Horse Big Moon and White Bird perished, and peace talks began within a week.
Ancient laurel bay crowns signified victory and protection. Laurus nobilis provided antidote against poison and lightning while bay leaves perfumed and adorned garb. Medals, poets, and scholars carried laurel as status and honor through history.
A doctor recalls a discussion on happiness and repeats a definition praised by the New York Sun. Happiness is a state of mind more active than contentment and more lasting than joy, rooted in a temperament that makes the best of what is, with an awareness that pleased with the present avoids acute regret or undue fear.
Washington correspondent for The Chicago Record recounts a Maine resident famed for never answering questions. In a lawsuit the defendant's reputation was debated and the judge pressed for a direct answer. The witness replied that those who like him say he is good, while those who don't say he isn’t.
A drafty ad voices Hood's Sarsaparilla as cure for spring ills including eruptions and tiredness. It claims to eradicate scrofula and glowingly quotes testimonials from Mike Pearce Gehrin, Misa Manion Unner, CC Bowley, and Fas Harvey Dicker in Cortland and nearby towns.
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