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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
8
Washington reports on urban life as a source of civilization and temptation. The speaker contrasts city vices with rural life, urges compassion for the poor, warns against dishonest gains, and stresses the need for moral vigilance amid commerce, politics, and books that tempt the young.
Des Moines notes detail the town state fair opening August 31 with anticipated Sunday open day debates. Knights Templar and Masons plan large gatherings, while Locomotive Firemen convene in September with exhibitions and a ball. The state board buys coal and flour for institutions, and Labor Commissioner Wennerstrom begins factory inspections and wage data collection.
A nine room model home by George A. W. Kintz illustrates modern features and finishes for a cost of 2500 dollars. The design includes a full basement with light, reception hall, pantry, nine foot six inch first floor, nine foot second floor, porches, and extensive plumbing and wiring for furnace and electric bells.
The Tastie postmaster fled after whitecaps and anonymous threats tied to a Cald well Grinstead feud. Sheriff Mattern declined aid, fearing no real danger, despite prior outrages including a brutal beating. The Grinstead faction member reported threats and intimidation.
Specimens from Europe presented by Col. Thomas Wilson curator of the division of prehistoric archaeological specimens at the national museum Washington are classified and labeled to display the chronology of man's origin and the advancement of civilization in the countries of origin.
The Standard Lumber company at Dubuque, operator of a large Mississippi river sawmill, was forced to close due to a shortage of togs. The mill has operated for about 20 years and this is its first shutdown for this reason.
An English newspaper advert promotes a shooting school offering forty acres, gun fitting as a specialty, patent try guns and targets, realistic coverts, practice at driven birds and pheasants. It states large accommodations and that experienced gun fitters and instructors are always in attendance.
A report alleges the mateh trust boosts profits by cutting wood across the grain or at angles to split it lengthwise, leveraging friction to increase yearly suis.
Health specialists compare Jean beef and whole milk noting similar nourishment by weight but deem meat more valuable for food due to nutriments in more suitable proportions.
A scientist estimates the average man’s eyelids blink at least four million times in one year, reflecting routine human reflex and fatigue cycles. The finding highlights constant eye activity in daily life and may inform medical understanding of blink rates.
In a Washington Star excerpt Mr. Sirius Barker rejects proof of reincarnation while joking his neighbors resemble Herod Caligula Nero Henry VIII and Judge Jeffreys among other old timers prompting a skeptical remark from a mystical friend.
A brief dialogue notes that contact in darkness can produce visible sparks. Miss Ricketts and Mr. Spudds discuss turning off gas to conduct experiments, as reported by the Chicago Daily News.
A witty quip from the Philadelphia Press notes a bachelor plans to marry next week, remarking that love has altered his former stance and that he now contemplates taking on the duties of a husband.
In a tongue in cheek town topics snippet two residents joke about a man nicknamed Tooter and his struggle with a French horn hinting at a dramatic episode, leaving readers to infer possible self harm rumors.
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