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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1898
Page
4
Rev T De Witt Talmage urges readers to abandon gloom and embrace the bright light beyond, using financial losses bereavement and illness as motives to seek joy. He cites India deaths, warns wealth corrupts piety, and encourages viewing heaven as a solace for bereaved parents and sick.
The speaker reframes illness and death as pathways to grace and a blessed eternity. He argues that bodily infirmities sharpen faith, describe the cheerful nearness of heaven, and urge believers to accept mortal change as moving day to a perfected body and soul united in resurrection.
A quote from Mrs Celia Parker Woolley of the Independent in Chicago expressing the world’s demand for a religion that nourishes the mind strengthens the will warms the heart and uplifts people.
Washington reports quotas for 125000 troops by state with many states listing multiple regiments and batteries. Governors in Springfield Madison and Des Moines mobilize National Guard units for rapid mustering as other states pledge swift action.
City of Mexico reports Senor Mariscal says Mexico will remain neutral and enforce its decision to be respected. In Albany New York Gov Black signs a bill requiring all public school districts to provide flags for display in schools during school hours.
Le Petit Congolais, the Congo Free State’s first newspaper, appeared at the end of February. The 19 year old iron steamer Arizona, once Atlantic record holder, is refitted for the Northeast Pacific. An 80 year old elephant bound for a Berlin menagerie was bought by a Hamburg dealer.
A Washington Star reader jokes that war would suit him better than moving, preferring battle to the annual May relocation. He riffs on a quarrel with his wife about home improvements and a porcelain bathtub while describing the chaos of a busy block and longing to dodge more moves this year.
A cross examination devolves into a shouting exchange as the lawyer demands facts about where and when the witness first met a man. The witness refuses to answer, citing she cannot talk without thinking, prompting the court to move on to the next witness from the Cleveland Leader.
A week passes as seven pounds of gold dust sits in an oyster can in an office. If unclaimed, it will be removed to the backyard. The ad notes the office is not a junk shop and warns owners to claim promptly. A separate local ad touts Simpson’s Prints as best value for calicoes with the Simpson name on the ticket as a quality guarantee.
The Atchison Globe quotes a view that wasting money does not prove vice and notes many spend their entire lives and still reserve a carefree attitude toward women.
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as stopping coughs immediately. It urges readers to visit their druggist for a free sample bottle and notes large bottles sell for 25 and 60 cents, warning that delays are dangerous.
An OCR fragment collection features medical ads for Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer and Rödenbaugh Co as well as assorted quotations. It includes testimonial style lines about cures for rheumatism and consumption, plus light social musings and humorous observations.
Readers learn Hall’s Catarrh Cure claims a universal cure for catarrh with a $100 contingency for any failing case. The ad cites internal use to target blood and mucous surfaces and promotes Druggists selling pills at 75 cents. It also references testimonials and a short narrative about William and Lucy Smith.
Patent medicine style ad claims Allen's Foot-Hase relieves painful, swollen, smarting feet and bunions while Allen's Foot-Mase helps shoes feel easy. Promises cure for sweating callouses hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 5 cents. Trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway announces a ten part portfolio with sixteen views per part totaling 160 half tone pictures of the American Navy Cuba and Hawaii. Aimed at patrons, the set costs one dollar delivered to Geo H Henfford General Passenger Agent CG M and St P Ry Chicago Il.
Abrams-So hellup me if T ua, T would get married tomorrows,-Up- to-Date
An old Chicago News ad touts Lane s Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement as a health aid. It claims gentle effects on liver and kidneys and a cure for a sick headache with a 25 cent price. It promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with money-back guarantee.
Physicians quickly accepted Dr Ayer s Sarsaparilla as a remedy for blood diseases and skin conditions linked to a weak blood. The medicine is praised for curing long standing ulcers chronic rheumatism and other ailments after failure of other treatments with testimonials from doctors including Rich d Hi Lawrence M D Baltimore Md.
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