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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
5
A Chicago August 1903 feature retells Peter walking on water with Jesus. The sermon-like piece urges readers to see sinking sinners and the saving Christ, comparing the tempest to life’s trials and stressing salvation only through Jesus.
Analysis notes a looming Senate fight led by Democrats and army officers over Gen Leonard Wood’s major general promotion. The piece argues the battle targets the president’s motives, cites McKinley's earlier promotions, and asserts Wood’s ability and the president's sole authority in promotions.
The column cites multiple editorials mocking or analyzing William Jennings Bryan as he heads to Europe and as Democratic prospects for 1900 are debated. It notes party infighting, anti Bryan sentiment among some factions, and a push to expose post office department misconduct with a firm government probe.
The silver mine attorney who opposes Cleveland tells a Chicago audience that democracy and the president are under threat from Mobs and corporate influence. He portrays Cleveland as honest and democratic, while criticizing rivals tied to silver interests and city hall supporters.
The piece argues Republicans are cleansing post office corruption as Democrats and Republicans alike are exposed. It contends the Republican party in power will drive out all officeholders involved, framing the 1904 campaign as keeping the rascals out. It cites St Louis Globe-Democrat and Indianapolis Journal remarks.
A Cassell's Little Folks excerpt shows a child named Alfred crying over a mistaken belief that he is eight years old. His brother explains the confusion arises because mamma told him he is six, revealing a simple six year old's misperception and the family’s gentle reaction.
A method described by the Chicago Tribune explains a burning paper stunt. A 12 inch strip is bent and sprung so two sides snap back when burned, making the paper drop from the performer's hand as if knocked away.
A Paris sighting tells of a highly trained monkey that bowed on greeting held a passport paper, brushed a woman's dusty dress, and used utensils correctly. It opened drawers threaded a needle uncorked bottles and polished shoes. The animal, never exhibited, died young from pneumonia.
A water trick uses a star of debt matches in a basin with only their lower parts wet. A wand with ebony body and ivory ends is made from a tin tube with black varnish and soap and sugar tips. Dipping the sugar tip makes matches crowd together. dipping the soap tip disperses them as the soap melts and surface fat moves water away.
In eastern Pennsylvania a pair of red headed woodpeckers spent weeks hollowing a pole hole for a nest only to have a sparrow usurp the site in their absence. The birds returned to find the intruder carting straw and attacked in defense. The sparrow fled with its life.
The tale recounts Storm Hrokee and Brown whose late hours irritate his wife. She plans a scare, presenting a white shrouded figure in the hall. The figure speaks in a sepulchral voice claiming to be the family ghost, prompting Brown to sigh with relief.
Washington Star explains Betsy Ross as the designer of the five pointed star used in the flag notes her skill as a seamstress and the method to fold and cut paper to produce a precise star. It describes proportions folding steps and how the star can be scaled while preserving the pattern and points to a bunting factory shift in 1870.
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