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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
4
A Sioux City father recalls his one year old being poisoned by a weed while picnicking. The child rubbed the toxin into his eyes and faced possible blindness before DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve eased symptoms. A neighbor's recommendation brought rapid improvement.
A Kansas stallion reportedly towers at 20 hands and weighs 2412 pounds, far exceeding typical horse sizes as a notable local animal record.
An advertisement asserts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers expel poisons and act as a liver tonic. Customer W Scott of Milton Pennsylvania says the pills are small, easy to take, and never cause distress, with the claim they are purely vegetable.
Lord Salisbury is portrayed as aloof while a king teases a bishop with a joke about a photograph of the king. The anecdote slips into rumor and caricature, reflecting courtly vanity and ministerial distance.
Peter McQueen recalls a Lawton expedition where two regiments the Fourth Cavalry and an Idaho unit collided in darkness. The Idaho men jeered at the cavalry asking their horse location and the regulars retorted their horses were in knapsacks with cans of salt horse.
A Fryeburg Maine woman was using a roller towel when she slipped. Her head went through the towel and the fabric wrapped around her throat preventing speech or movement. Her mother found her unconscious, but she was soon revived. She felt no pain and described a pleasant dream as danger neared.
An Ottawa Kansas item notes a street find describing a highly feminine letter read as a potential tragedy by Terald. The note shows a girl telling Roy she will not date during school to focus on studies and to end regular company, while offering friendship and no reply needed.
George W. Driver, a Washington restaurant man, advertised during Christmas that he would give as change sheets containing four one dollar notes. The publicity drew many inquiries and the public received the four dollar notes, prompting the United States treasurer to halt further uncut sheets.
Melrose Park, a Chicago suburb, forms the Pig club with members sharing a fondness for hog fixins. Ferdinand Dunnebecke, president of Melrose Park Savings Bank, leads as club president. Sessions will be held weekly with pork as the sole meat served.
A Town Topics remark notes Jackson's vanity with press attention. The quip recalls him rising at 5 AM the day after his wedding to read wedding notices in newspapers, illustrating his fixation on printed mention.
In a courtroom exchange Judge questions Dashaway about his reception of Miss Pinkerly. Dashaway replies that since calling on Miss Pinkerly he has met no resistance, stating he has not yet met the girl’s father or mother and that their treatment has been splendid.
The passage describes methods to keep a baby's food warm during travel using earthenware bottles, flannel wraps, and a padded roll. A baby treasurer's kit includes a water proof holdall with two stoneware bottles, an eiderdown, thick blanket, and pockets for bottles, all rolled and strapped to maintain warmth and readiness.
Green soap for preserving hair luster is described as a simple mixture of equal parts green castile soap water alcohol and glycerin heated until smooth. Alcohol last added with essential oils such as violet verbena or geranium for fragrance. caution against fire.
Proper flour storage protects bread and cake quality. Keep flour away from odors and dampness, store in a well ventilated space, raise barrels on a shelf to aid air circulation, and use a lightly heated kitchen chamber near the stove or chimney.
The Texas Farmer advises giving all cooking vessels an occasional hot soda bath to keep them clean. Boil enamel ware in water with one ounce of soda per gallon for twenty minutes, then rinse. For burnt food, avoid scraping and instead cover the bottom with wood ashes, fill with cold water, and boil. repeat if needed.
A short note advises saving old newspapers for messy tasks such as dressing chicken and picking over fruit. It suggests laying paper on the table to gather litter and burn it, and using crumpled paper to clean windows. Brown paper rubbed on the stove removes dust and helps polish.
Soak half a box of gelatin in half a pint of cold water for one hour. Add one pint boiling water and one and a half cups sugar with lemon juice. Boil and strain into molds. When set, unmold onto a dish and garnish with charlotte russe tops.
J. A. Voorners advertises farm machinery at bottom prices and invites competition. Iris paint is endorsed, along with Putnam Faneuss Dyes praised as clean and hand friendly. Dyes come in 10c packages from druggists.
A report spread by transatlantic gossip describes the czarina of Russia during a Kiel visit shopping with her sister. To avoid a crowd she descended a ladder placed by workers and escaped through an adjoining garden, displaying calm as she left the scene.
The Philadelphia Record outlines correct pronunciations for several figures. A. T. Quiller-Couch, Jer ome K Jerome, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Besant, Richard Hovey, and Andrew Carnegie are discussed with emphasis on syllable stress and vowel sounds.
A Midland county justice ruled in a kissing case that a widow and a widower have a constitutional right to kiss. The remark echoed a famous adage from Millard of Adrian about any law against kissing being very modern.
The pamphlet touts August Flower for 75 cents as a cure for dyspepsia and liver ailments. It lists symptoms like sour stomach headache costiveness heartburn and bitter taste and claims two doses relieve. It urges readers to consult a druggist and obtain Green's Special Almanac.
Wasps are observed detaching fibers from fences boards or old wood and using them to manufacture papier mache.
A Chicago man reports ten years of chronic constipation relief from Batury’s LaxaTIVE TABLETS. The ad touts cascara sagrada as the active ingredient and notes chocolate coating, pricing, and postpaid options. Separate line mentions the lammergeier, the oldest bearded vulture with a nine to ten foot wingspan.
A marketing letter extols Kodol for stomach and bowel problems and dyspepsia with testimonials from Geo. W. Fry of Iowa and J. H. Johnston of Georgia. It touts Dr. King's New Discovery for lung ailments and throat and tongue diseases with guaranteed price options and free trials at O. TH. Soetje's.
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills for a rosy complexion and overall vitality claiming active organs and good digestion with no headaches. Sold by O. H. Soetje for 25 cents. A brief note mentions the har vest moure, a tiny British animal that nests in wheatfields and weighs about half an ounce.
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as a fast remedy for coughs croup throat and lung troubles. It claims immediate action clears head reduces inflammation and strengthens the mucous membranes while appealing to parents by noting children like it.
A man from Verben a Ala. paid doctors a large sum for piles forming 24 tumors. After all failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him reducing inflammation and pain. Sold for 25c at O. H. Soetje's drug store.
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