24 Apr 1874
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1874
Page
1
A poet contemplates changeful gleams of light and warm consent after ice and snow relent. The speaker wonders if a smile deserves such joy and whether hearts flood with spring once more, reflecting on hopeful surrender and renewal. Published in Scribner's for May.
A sermon by Rev. R Buttolyph argues that punishment after death is a conscious state, not extinction. Citing Matthew, Revelation, and Proverbs, the piece asserts the soul’s ongoing existence, eternal duration, and disallows annihilation as a grammatical or theological possibility.
Henry W. Enniorr describes the Fur Seal Islands in the Behring Sea, focusing on Pribilof and nearby islands. He notes St. Paul as the great seal ground, St. George's smaller colonies, and Walrus Island with vast bull walrus herds. The piece contrasts abundant breeding grounds with depopulation elsewhere and praises Russian foresight protecting the Pribilofs.
A New York Sun correspondent describes a Dover journey hindered by horse disease to Peevy's Hotel. A temperance lecturer visits the Baptist chapel, ends in a whisky tale, and wryly notes clergy preach against drink while hosting liquor and joking about double standards.
A young man famed for April jokes set a pocket knife on a linen thread in the street. Expecting theft, he was surprised as no passerby claimed the knife. A carriage had earlier run over skins, cutting them in two, leaving locals wary of jokes on April Fools Day.
Grandfather asks Hans to fetch beer, noting money buys beer but not wisdom. Hans returns with an empty jug and wittily claims drinking is easy when the jug is full, but the challenge is to get a drink when it is empty. The tale centers on ingenuity and a child’s quick reply.
The Seed Commissioners receive applications from Emmet County men claiming they own 100 to 200 bushels of wheat and oats, 100 to 200 bushels of corn, 10 to 30 cattle, and 2 horses.
The piece lauds Elliott for delivering a Sumner tribute at a public meeting in Boston, comparing him to Webster and Adams and praising the audience’s reception. It quotes excerpts extolling Sumner as a great leader whose mission advanced liberty and rights, and notes praise for Elliott’s oration and its style.
The News reports Wint, husband of temperance advocate Mrs. Whipple, narrowly escaped a ludicrous mishap when a nail in his pants failed on a morning errand. He rushed inside as the pants fell, revealing his predicament in a quaint fishing anecdote told with local color.
BreMAns reports that a Vice Chancellor may be appointed to handle duties amid the Prince’s sickness. The Catholic faith faces a pause as the crisis unfolds, with the Prince having pressed religion across Germany in the past year. The write suggests religion endures despite fears of death.
A fragment cites a Bremer group praising or critiquing Abbot and the Grange. It notes the Grange shipping an elephant off their hands and suggests Abbott’s self interest draws sharp smiles, portraying a clash of interests among local orders and industrial factions.
The readable text mentions a chemical term unclear in context and lacks identifiable persons, places, dates, or organizations to anchor a proper news item.
An editorial argues drunkenness is a crime and saloons and wholesale liquor sales should be suppressed. It decries revenue as a weak motive and urges closing wholesale houses and original package sales to curb liquor evil and crime.
The text discusses a rise in general paralysis as a feature of modern civilization, citing Paris Bicetre statistics from 1826 to 1844 and German data in various years. It attributes higher incidence to educated urban elites and northern populations, with commentary by Dr. Samiel Osaoon in Harper's Magazine May issue. An unrelated advertisement mentions summer boarding options.
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