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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1907
Page
3
The article stresses strict bedroom sanitation for ill rooms. It warns against dampness and wallpaper, promotes tinting walls with alabastined plaster, and urges clean rugs, oiling floors, filled cracks, and waxed woodwork to prevent disease and maintain a bright, healthy environment.
Ida Lewis, longtime keeper of Lime Island lighthouse near Newport Rhode Island, marked fifty years in the post. Renowned for bravery and skill at sea she is credited with saving 18 lives, many in extreme danger and winter conditions. Her appointment followed her father’s death and she remains a careful and efficient keeper.
Walter W. Paglusch of Chicago writes that after a year of intense itching he used Cuticura Soap, Cuticura, and Cuticura Resolvent Pills costing 1.25 dollars and was completely cured. He notes the treatment relieved sleepless nights caused by the condition. Doctors' fees are the reward for 'well-doing'.
A promotional account extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a trusted remedy with no harmful ingredients. It cites Mrs. N B Whitley of Boxley Arkansas detailing chronic stomach illness and fainting, noting dramatic recovery after using the pills. The ad claims the pills build new blood, cure diverse nerve and blood disorders, and are sold nationwide at 60 cents per box or six for $2.50 from Schenectady New York.
In Fruit Recipes Mr. Fletcher notes fruit soups are usually served cold in small bowls or bouillon cups, yet they can provide substantial nourishment when thickened with arrowroot or tapioca and balanced with wine or other foods. He offers methods for thickening and preparing light soups, including raspberries as an example, and mentions several recipes and tips for the housekeeper.
Boiling water should not be put into a rubber bag and only half filled. Use it in the lap, press out steam, drain after use, hang bottom up, and blow in a little air to prevent collapse. If sticking occurs, inject hot water with a few drops of ammonia and gently separate. Do not fold after use. a flannel cover helps protection.
The article extols vaseline as an excellent shoe leather preservative. A small amount softens new leather and keeps enameled leather soft longer, reducing cracking. For worn shoes, cleaning and blackening plus vaseline improves appearance and wear. It also suggests a oats trick to maintain shape when removing shoes.
Wash in soft water with castile soap until cool. Swish gently then press out water. Rinse in same suds, air dry in a sunless place, then iron under a white cloth. For color, add blueing for blue white or use clear suds for ivory shade.
A London commentator argues most shoplifting by women stems from passing temptation amid large warehouses. He contends tempting displays of desirable goods threaten public morality and cites his experiences across ten to twelve cases, noting only one professional thief.
The Practical Teacher argues that modern reprints of standard and classical authors make literature affordable for the poor, turning knowledge into a reachable goal. Wealth once dictated access, but new editions democratize learning for the working man.
The Kansas City Times notes bachelors may be taxed and could charge for duties at dinners, serving as groomsmen, and organizing subscription dances, warning how society would adapt if such taxes were imposed.
Mrs. S. A. Moore of Waterville Missouri credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing her year and a half of kidney troubles. She suffered back and head pain and constant fatigue before relief came after a few doses. She endorses the product as wonderful and recommends its use. 650 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The piece notes well-to-do London women adopting hop field work as a gentler rest cure with fashionable tents and modern comforts. It also mentions a Berlin woman veterinary inspector who personally assesses injured work animals and provides treatment when possible.
A collation of home remedy advice touts a blood cleansing tonic made from dandelion extract and sarsaparilla with instructions to take after meals and at night. The passage also notes Australia’s prominence in sheep raising, ranking second globally after Argentina, with historic headcounts and drought-driven declines followed by post 1902 gains. Merino imports in 1797 are mentioned.
Herr Bebel, head of the German Socialists, is a wheelwright by trade and a self educated yet renowned orator. He commands large audiences in the Reichstag and influences millions with his views. Dr. O H F Vollbehr of Halensee Berlin makes micro photographic military maps as slides for a micro-photoscope showing about 70 square miles per position.
A conservative Mass woman shares five years of using Grape-Nuts for young and old alike in sickness and health. She cites it as a meat substitute, served dry with cream to replace coffee, with hot water and fruit at breakfast. She reports improved health and steadier nerves over six months, noting the product promoted by Postum Cereal Co. and the booklet The Road to Wellville in the package.
An array of old time patent medicine and dye advertisements fill the page. Claims tout soothing syrups for teething pain, laxatives, and general tonics alongside dye sales and cigar brands. Statistical birth and death rates appear amid the nuisance copy.
In 1906 the state savings banks held 1.465 billion dollars in deposits, up 59 million from the previous year as resources climbed across New York.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Voot-Kase as a remedy for ahot, sweating, callous and awollen feet. It claims quick relief and warns against substitutes. The trial package is free and directs to Allen at 8 Olmsted Avenue, Le Roy New York.
The republic now has 17 446 kilometers of railway, plus 4 165 kilometers under state governments and private lines, totaling 21 611 kilometers (0 398 miles) of track.
Caution against mercury containing catarrh ointments urges prescriptions from reputable physicians. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is mercury free and taken internally. Sold by druggists, price 75 cents per bottle. testimonials available. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Animals including pigs goats cattle and poultry visit a Peruvian church for All Souls Day blessing. The church space is cleared for a roaming menagerie and, after the ceremony, the livestock is handed to the monks who receive little else in return.
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