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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1897
Page
8
Poem laments a mother aging with lines of care creasing her face and fading eyes. It reflects a child's sorrow at her decline and anticipates the quiet end with love and devotion. The piece cites Mary Tr. McMillan in the Atlanta Constitution as the source.
A western engineer recalls the Cow Creek treasure tale near Lyons and Ellinwood Kansas. The 1837 Chavez murder and buried silver legend draw Fritz the sleepwalker to a dream led dig, where footprints and a sod house mark a possible site. A Missouri plow scheme and a farmer’s coin seal the mystery, with no treasure found.
The 1898 cycle year is expected to bring chainless wheels to most cycle showrooms. Major makers reportedly hold many patents and plan chainless leaders at lower prices, while rivals prepare their own models. Earlier attempts faced friction and wide treads, but the public riding demand grows.
Chicago inventor Tony Monaczerki of the Polish Cycling club introduces a changeable geared wheel with a dual sprocket hub and a steel linkage through the seat post allowing gear shifts without dismounting. The device aids hill climbs and accident recovery, despite extra weight, with a patent applied for.
A London woman introduces a negro bicycle groom in striking blue and white livery. The groom rides straight on Bond Street guiding a nickel plated bicycle for his mistress who travels the park route with him following at a proper distance.
Pneumatic tire advances extend to bicycle saddles and now a pneumatic hub introduces a rubber air chamber between wheel and frame with a valve and stem. It resists 600 psi, adds no weight, smooths motion, and allows freer pedal movement for greater speed with less effort.
A juvenile kleptomaniac in Ogdensburg N Y stole a bicycle and hid it in a lumber yard then took a lantern a tool bag a shirt and socks from a clothesline. He appeared to seek a league ticket before being arrested by a policeman.
A village manager repurposed a bicycle with a cyclometer to gauge a road segment’s length without surveying. He rode the route to confirm the distance met the exact length requirements, avoiding survey costs.
A new racing bicycle design spaces wheels wider for better handlebar and pedal alignment to rider height. The rider adopts a prone swimming like position to maximize leg use and reduce wind resistance, aided by a leather hammock and low handlebars. The upright back bicycle could become obsolete.
Charles De Kay reports from Berlin that German bicycle makers fear American competition. The Bochum League of Industrials petitions the government for lower duties on German wheels to save the home industry, arguing higher U S tariffs on foreign bikes hinder German sales despite superior quality. Monaghan notes Saxony makers pursue higher duties on American wheels for protection.
Dr. Lucas Championniere of Paris argues that 600 kilometers is feasible for a healthy rider. He favors minimal solid food during exercise and emphasizes drinking to replace sweat losses with tea beef tea and milk as useful fluids. He cautions that recommendations vary with training and physique and warns against improper training.
New tire designs feature grooved circumferences with patterns such as honeycomb like sections to increase grip on wet and muddy roads. Raised and recessed patterns on the rubber all aim to reduce slips and keep riders from hard falls.
A fragmented dialogue notes a client asking to change his mind and go to jail instead after an assault and battery charge. Satirical asides follow about insomnia and green vegetables and a quip about supporting a daughter in upscale living.
A Boston bride received a bicycle as a recent wedding gift, reflecting fin de siecle customs. The quirky scene shows how novelty presents signaled modern tastes amid traditional celebrations.
In Everglades borders a yellow spider uses a skeletal hammock web to vanish at threat. A large crab hunts nests for scraps and eggs, often unseen by bayonet bills, acting as scavenger when plume hunters drive off parents. A purple coastal crab feeds on eneus fruit, while a delicate translucent snail shell clings to trees and feeds on young birds near New River inlet.
A history of Niger River theories and the Reichard explanation that the coast is a sea front of a great delta, with the Oil rivers as subdivisions of the Niger. The piece notes explorers’ misdirections before Reichard proved the delta concept in Africa. The text then shifts to brief, unrelated vignettes from other papers and light quips about courtship and marriage.
A vintage advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Fanse as a powder added to shoes to cool and comfort tired swollen feet. It claims relief from blisters bunions and soreness, with a 25 cent price and free trial pack offered by Allen 8 Olmsted Roy N Y street vendors and druggists.
Dialogue from a Cleveland Leader excerpt shows a widow questioning a sudden wedding ring dispute. The exchange reveals emotional strain as a spouse contemplates family impact and impending changes.
Advertising copy touts GRAIN O as a grain based drink replacing coffee. It claims safe for children and adults, with a rich seal brown color like Mocha and Java, sold by grocers at 25 cents per package.
The note from Up-to-Date reports Huaskins-T and Perkins-Yea complain that meals at the mountain home were cold and insufficiently warm. Witnesses say all served food failed to meet expectations with only ice water available.
Cold weather and limited access prompt a free pamphlet offer from Garfield Park Sin tarium at 770 Washington Boulevard Chicago. The Washington Democrat notes the promotion as a public health aid during winter.
The ad promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure to prevent rheumatic tendencies and premonitory twinges. It claims the tonic neutralizes cold exposure fatigue and malaria related ills while strengthening the system against various ailments.
A brief comic quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a child uncertain about walking up the aisle with her father due to his “ridiculously low-geared” gait, capturing a lighthearted take on family moments.
Visitors to Lincoln Park in Chicago can obtain a 6 page Souvenir of Lincoln Park packed with half tone pictures. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company distributes the publication. Priced at 25 cents, send to Geo. E. Sleafford, general passenger agent, 410 Old Colony Building, Chicago.
A light exchange in which a visitor asks about contagion as illness spreads to a neighboring house. Phillips answers the sickness is not contagious but merely contiguous, delivering a witty pun.
Advertisements note reduced round trip fares to Indianapolis via the Chicago and North Western Railway. Tickets on sale August 17 and 18 with extended return to September 12, offered through U P C Union agents. Also includes assorted quotes and notices from various periodicals and vendors.
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