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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1879
Page
2
A Harpers Weekly excerpt portrays a suitor advising a man to woo with money and wedding rings. The dialogue centers on social expectations, romance, and material display in courtship under moonlight.
Edith Romaine misidentifies Charles Nugent as his cousin Charles in England and falls for him after a series of misunderstandings. Nugent’s pursuit grows as Edith explains the mix up, ending with a playful post office rebuke and renewed romance during a summer gathering at the Hudson country house.
A report confirms an Oak Mills system runs all night without attendance producing silk cotton and wool goods. The setup includes a separate engine room, night attendant, and locked building after hours, with a driving wheel passing through a wall to the adjoining room.
Reading tips cover water purity tests using warm storage and nitric acid oxidation. The piece praises farm ownership for prosperity and notes nitrogen content in soil, plus advice on egg handling with lime baths, and advocates fig cultivation in the Northern states as a productive crop with quick bearing and reliable yields.
The article argues Western farming wastes land by overexpanding cultivation while Eastern farms rely on fertilizers. It urges systematic farming based on soil knowledge, market foresight, and scientific cultivation to sustain fertility and yield. It notes farming should be a scientific practice and warns against exhausting the soil with improper systems.
A Bristol senator Knowlton is teased over a lost railroad pass as a prank escalates into formal letters among rail committee members and Chief Choate. In Washington Captain Norman Crane dies, failing to marry Mary Crane due to his sister Celia’s opposition. The scene ends with disputes over property and a wife’s claim.
The Western Rural notes that crops differ in their demand on soil nutrients with flax and wheat using phosphates while hops require nitrogen and phosphoric acid. It argues many farmers exhaust land by growing crops that strip valuable elements and urges young farmers to study crop analyses, rotate crops wisely, and use clover to restore soil balance through science-based adjustments.
A Chicago inventor demonstrates a two cylinder grain car at 26 Henry Street claiming reduced weight, lower center of gravity, less windage, and capability to dry grain in transit. Railway engineer Richard P. Morgan endorses the concept while noting Prosser’s design would allow far heavier loads per trip on level tracks.
A Glasgow conversation about belles leads to a witty reply that there are five beauties in the city. A rustic couple in Washington bursts into an oyster saloon seeking rapid marriage as elopement parents close in. The proprietor calls a Justice and even supplies stews for the newlyweds.
Reader urged to use Hop Bitters to ward off spring illnesses such as ague bilious fever and other attacks. Claims it cleanses strengthens and prevents sickness for the season. Encourages purchasing a bottle for the family in the coming month.
A 72 page pamphlet titled National Lifes Portraits features biographies of all U.S. Presidents from Washington to Hayes with portraits for 19 presidents and 12 Canadian notable portraits. It can be mailed for a stamp to H.R. Stevens, Boston, Mass.
The article argues obesity is morbid not healthy and that fat reduction improves strength and comfort. Allan’s Anti Fat is advertised to reduce a person’s weight by 2 to 5 pounds weekly, sold by druggists.
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