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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
6
A prominent society warns the world may end this year though the exact date is unsettled. The ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the best remedy for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and liver and kidney troubles urging a fair trial to prove its value.
A San Francisco Argonaut anecdote recounts a clergyman using a parable about a parishioner’s drunken state to warn against overreliance on hypothetical cases. The man, confronted with a sober question, responds that he would tell no one, underscoring potential naive ethics.
The J. & C. Maguire Medicine Co of St Louis claims 69 years of steady growth and no failures, supplying Army and Navy since 1841. Their Benne Plant and Cundurango products are household names sold by druggists. A free booklet is offered and all products are guaranteed to perform as claimed.
A quoted exchange from the Chicago Inter Ocean where a wife asks her husband what the seat of war means. He patiently explains it as the standing army’s resting place when weary, noting she previously missed the obvious interpretation.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece records a debate on whether tradesmen will follow their current vocations in the afterlife. The exchange imagines plumbers with access to water and a carpenter facing unemployment in a world without work.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder that makes tight new shoes feel easy It cures corns itching swollen hot callous smarting sore and sweating feet All druggists and shoe stores sell it 25 cents Sample sent free address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York
Dialogue from Chicago Evening News notes a quarrel where Maude jokes about counting age after a census. Clara interrupts, asking why Maude claimed she would be 22 on her next birthday. The exchange centers on mistaken age and social propriety.
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a cartoonish remark comparing a presidential candidate to a girl awaiting a marriage proposal. The exchange satirizes how a candidate reacts when notified of nomination by a committee.
The Grand Trunk Railway System issues a Summer Tourist Folder along with other descriptive literature available by applying to J. H. Burgis City Passenger and Ticket Agent 249 Clark J corner Jackson Boulevard Chicago for details and copies.
A Baltimore American quip notes Miggs as lazy while Jiggs humorously claims he rented a parrot for the summer to curse the heat on his behalf.
A collage of short items includes an ad for Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement and gentle liver and kidney action, priced 25 and 50 cents. It also recounts a man boarding a Union traction car taking an anti-cigarette tract and a woman’s polite receipt. The snippet also cites testimonials about Piso's Cure for Consumption and a quip on forgiveness from various newspapers.
An assortment of old newspaper ads tout cure options for colds and dental care. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise one day relief with a money back guarantee if it fails. White's Vacatan Gum is advertised as teeth cleaning. Finlla Catarrh Cure is sold for 75 cents with internal use.
An advertisement extols a vegetable compound as a cure for women’s ills including backaches and menstrual irregularities. It claims to improve general health by acting on the female organism and warns that alternatives may be dangerous, citing numerous testimonial letters.
The article profiles wives connected to U S political figures: Ida McKinley born in Canton on June 8 1847 and educated at home after leaving a Pennsylvania seminary, wife of Maj McKinley. It also covers Edith Roosevelt later Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and Mary Bryan wife of William Jennings Bryan, with notes on their education, character and public roles. It mentions Adlai Stevenson’s wife and their family, including six children, and outlines their home life and public attitudes.
A scalp specialist urges weekly washing and at least bi monthly sterilization of hair brushes to prevent infections. The article stresses using a prescribed brush for each scalp, and recommends a coarse rounded comb to avoid damage. It notes women manage hair better due to less hat wear but warns on heat and moisture from tight hats and dirty leather bands.
At a Rome congress Dr. Philip Casagrandi showed trailing skirts harbor microbes during an hour long street test. The demonstration linked long skirts to influenza typhoid fever and other harms, prompting hygienists to condemn the fashion for mothers and children.
In a playful exchange a king notes Mrs Robinson May changed since marriage to Freddie. He recalls her once pensive mood and remarks the shift to being expensive, highlighting a lighthearted domestic observation.
The text argues iced water is better than ice contact cooling. It recommends drinking water plentifully before bed and first thing in the morning. Water is described as a cleaner for the system and a good diuretic.
A Chicago Daily News item notes a heated debate over bricks for a club house with one suggestion proposing bricks of ice cream as an odd alternative.
The text notes an attempt to ease Marcenas' sleeplessness by birdsong, but the effort did not succeed. No clear outcome or additional details are provided.
Washington reports received by the Navy Department outline a July 4 Conger message from Tientsin warning of imminent massacre of foreigners at Peking. The Brooklyn reports Mr. Conger’s letter suggests little hope for legations, while a Shanghai contact says most legation staff are dead and Sir Robert Hart has died.
Georgetown Ky July 27 Several evidence features emerged in the Powers trial as Davis Harrod Frankfort testified he saw a man matching Youtsey near the secretary of state office and flee to the basement. W H Wagner of Williamsburg described in Powers office talks among mountain men about defeating Goebel and a remark that someone should kill him with one man replying I have made up my mind to do that myself. He could not identify the speakers but linked Youtsey to the last remark.
In Mindanao two soldiers entered a native store for food. One soldier was killed by a bolo and decapitated. A Fortieth infantry company from Cagayan then killed 89 natives, 80 in one house, as the gun boat Callao shelled Oroquieta burning warehouses. A crew member was killed.
Mrs Augusta Bergenthal aged 38 of 354 West Ohio Street was killed by Ludwig Rasmussen who then killed himself. Rasmussen a 50 year old widower with six children, was boarding with Bergenthal at the time of the crime.
The Ninth United States Infantry at Tientsin suffered 18 killed 75 wounded and two missing from an incomplete casualty list. Marines report four killed and 18 wounded. Separately a New England drought since March has seriously affected crops despite recent showers.
Shanghai dispatch reports Li Hung Chang stating the Chinese government will arrange to guarantee the retirement of foreigners in Peking toward Tientsin. In Barnesville Ohio a barn fire killed a seven year old child and seriously burned another child and the mother. An elevator on Buffalo Island opposite Washington Street burned Tuesday night destroying an Eastern elevator valued at 750000 dollars with total loss.
The piece warns against retailers pushing substitutes for Cascarets Candy Cathartic and claims universal popularity proves quality. It argues such sellers are fraudulent, seeking extra profit by exploiting credulity, and urges customers to avoid bulk sales and counterfeit boxes. The message emphasizes the boxed packaging with the long tailed logo as proof of authenticity.
A burglar entered quietly but his mudded boots betrayed him. A sleeping housewife warned him to remove his boots or face trouble as rain fell three hours. He fled downstairs without complying, and his partner whispered that he could not rob the house as it reminded him of home in Lewiston.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad offers homeseekers’ excursion tickets to many southern and western states on the first and third Tuesdays of June July and August. One fare plus $2.00 round trip with limited going trip to fifteen days from sale and twenty one days for returning. New wide vestibule train runs Chicago to Texas with Through Sleeping Cars and free reclining chair cars. For details contact any railroad agent or C L Stone. The Atchison Globe notes an 18 year old girl line in a nonrelated editorial.
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