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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1880
Page
3
In a dokomo Tribune excerpt John O. Willer recalls a past romance and a child’s potential link to a man from supper time. He notes a kitchen scene and questions the baby’s eyes, suggesting a resemblance to Henry, with a casual, reflective tone about memory and fate.
The Bastile falls after a four hour siege as Paris erupts in revolt. Citizens flood streets while De Launay hesitates and nobles watch as the fortress burns and rebels press the drawbridge with grape shot and cannon. The event marks a dramatic symbol of despotic rule’s end.
The Evening Post discusses feminine fashion trends and fabrics such as sicilienne and bengaline, with emphasis on lace frasses, jabots, and oriental belts. It notes new cotton designs, Grecian influences, various buttons, sleeve cuts, and the bandana handkerchief suit, plus practical advice for choosing fabrics to suit faces and figures. It also mentions Prince of Wales wit and a Duke of Edinburgh toast habit, and a Chicago physician's remark on corset abolition by female clerks.
The document presents General Hancock’s formal acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination given at the Cincinnati convention. It defends constitutional limits, calls for a fair vote, warns against centralized power, and outlines fiscal prudence, free commerce, and immigration restraint as key policies.
Indianapolis July 30 Hon William H English transmits his acceptance letter to the Committee of Notification stating approval of the Democratic ticket with General Hancock for President He condemns long party rule and federal officeholders for alleged corruption and calls for a return to constitutional government highlighting the clash between the people and centralized power.
The St James Gazette notes instinctive cattle aversion to dogs as a probable inherited trait from ancestral days when cows faced wolves. The article argues cows, like other species, show coordinated, instinctive fear of familiar predators, a shared response seen in mice, chicks, and even monkeys and humans.
Ex governor Duvall of Florida narrates a tale of Tab as a boy who shouldered a heavy gum log at night in the cabin, trudged to Kentucky in 1791, returned after eighteen years to be elected to Congress, and surprised his father by presenting the log at the cabin door. Florida Union notes related science and oddities from ice impurities to a fifth century gold ring found near St Mesmin and Newport parlor skates becoming a summer fad.
Fruit culture tips emphasize balanced soil for trees, proper fertilization, and thinning to sustain vigor and longevity. Disease notes describe big head and big jaw in livestock and recommended tonics and phosphate supplements. Home remedies include Oxton Sour Wornout Meat soup and ver- min care for bird cages and a tartlet recipe. Opinion snippets touch on slang in language and a Lowell Courier cartoon-like quip.
A Bradford bank teller accidentally handed a shipping clerk a 1000 dollar bill and 50 in small bills, shorting the bank by 900 dollars. The clerk later returned, admitting the mistake, and the teller quipped that such errors are not allowed in banking. The clerk confirmed the overpayment of 900 dollars.
A collage of testimonial notices endorses Hamburg Drops, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and Pellets for liver and blood purification. Added are claims of cures for fever and ague, rheumatism, neuralgia, and urinary ailments, with endorsements from various local figures and shops.
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