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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
6
A young woman, charging three to five dollars nightly, offers services as a professional dinner party bearer. She preps the dining room, ensures correct wine temperatures, times each dish to perfection, tastes flavors, and supervises service from the pantry so hosts can enjoy guests. Her role reduces kitchen chaos and enables refined hosting.
The article advocates free gymnastics for women emphasizing grace over brute strength. It describes neck and shoulder development, waist reduction, and low‑impact stretches inspired by West Point drill, including wall touches and torso twists, practiced slowly with calm breathing.
Lady cyclists should carry a needle and thread a stitch in time saves nine and prevents ruin. Bring matches an addressed luggage label and sufficient cash in case of rain or rail return. For long rides carry a small waterproof cape.
A Philadelphia grocer persuaded a customer to take a different flour barrel. After two bakings she returned the barrel as unsatisfactory. The grocer refilled it and sent it again, claiming it met her needs. Inside the barrel she found a saucer previously used to scoop flour.
The Radford Review suggests a cheap shirt-waist box crafted from a large rolled oats or oatmeal box. It covers the box with pale creton, adds hinges, padding, and a ruffle to the lid, using five yards of fabric. The piece notes the box is useful for storage, a window seat, baby trunks, or packing summer clothes, and remains decorative.
The article notes sedentary living slows circulation and digestion leading to dull skin while exercise speeds blood flow and aids digestion. It warns against post meal exercise, suggests recreation and peace of mind, and advises using glycerin or vaseline on lips and choosing plain pure glycerin or olive oil soap over expensive brands.
Summer dress goods weave tinsel threads creating glittering effects in dark diaphanous fabrics. Gauze trims and gowns feature swirling gold and silver embroidery. Mous seline de soie with glittering threads adds luminous color, while English luminous powder enhances daytime opal-like shine and night phosphorescence.
The article extols lemon care for women, advising mustard-water hand cleansing after handling substances with odors and a lemon bath for hands and face. It claims lemon improves cleanliness, smoothness, and overall complexion, urging immediate adoption.
The article describes jewel studded veils as a seasonal extravagance for fashionable women. Veils are made from fine net with optional point lace borders, jewels traced through lace or highlighted by tiny stones in imitation gems like turquoises emeralds rubies and pearls.
Instructions advise removing fly specks from gilt frames by moistening with egg white letting it set about 15 minutes then wiping with a silk cloth.
A Congo River incident reports a canoe chase as six pursuers pursue four locals. A freed captive returns to the mission after bribe exchange of brass wire worth about four dollars. The tale notes state suppression of cannibalism and risks of slave traders along Mobangi and Lake Tumba.
Rev Newell Dwight Hillis argues in Ladies' Home Journal that speech powers reform. He praises Bernard's fiery oration and Luther's thunderous voice as drivers of change. He credits Clay Webster Lincoln Garrison Phillips and Wendell Phillips with shaping ideas through bold rhetoric.
The article details a Filipino pitching game using eight large coppers to hit a pile of coins, with distances of four to ten yards. Players stand off and toss coins toward the pile, with struck coins moving to the hitter. A dialogue adds a humorous aside about Dewey and Jeffries.
The Iowa Republicans move toward a large victory by renominating Gov. Shaw and adopting a platform favoring gold standard monetary policy. They urge Congress to enshrine gold as legal tender parity with other money and pledge support for soldiers in the Philippines. The piece foresees Democrats and Populists defeated by a broad majority.
The piece mocks William Jennings Bryan as a perpetual candidate and predicts his role as a delegate at the 1900 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It argues his fame overshadows any other occupation and critiques his persistent pursuit of the presidency with theatrical metaphors. It notes his likely presence on the floor to influence proceedings and his imagined distance from Nebraska roots.
A Louisville editorial argues that trusts, while powerful, cannot monopolize markets. It cites Henry Watterson’s views praising independent factories, noting a new plug tobacco plant in Louisville and the broader case for rival enterprises curbing excess profits.
Editorial clippings discuss J C Coxey calling for new ideas in the Democratic Party amid debates on finance and expansion. Reports cite Republicans praising a strong platform, while critics accuse Bryan of promoting silver and bolstering silver mine owners.
An old advertisement claims three hours of brain work destroys more brain tissue than a day of physical exercise. It touts Hoatet ter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic and cure for dyspepsia, with a fifty years of cures record and a note to ensure a private Revenue Stamp on the bottle neck.
A story from the Pittsburgh Dispatch recounts Rev. Dr Sterret and Justice Harlan playing golf at Chevy Chase Club near Washington. After a deliberate waggle and a failed tee shot, the doctor stared at the ball for a minute before Justice Harlan quipped that it was the most profane silence he ever listened to.
Veterans and friends planning to attend the Raed GARR Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in September are advised to take the Chesapeake & Ohio route via Chicago Peoria St. Louis connecting through Indianapolis to Huntington and Staunton Virginia then Washington before returning to Philadelphia. Three rate options include through hot fare with no stopovers, a go and return with one stopover each way, and a circuitous route with a return stopover. For details write C Tucker GNA 234 Clark St Chicago.
A Philadelphia suburb school principal known for kindness teaches about vivisection and its alleged suffering on animals. A student answers that vivisection means trying it on the dog, reflecting the debate over science and cruelty in youth. An advertisement follows for Allen’s Foot-Base remedy for feet and related ailments.
A Cincinnati hotel guest recounts a quirky line about dirty ice water as a hellboy figure exclaims disbelief at a pitcher’s cleanliness, a line noted by the Chicago Evening News.
Do Not Be Shortsighted invites travelers to spend a week or two at Wisconsin lake resorts reachable via Wisconsin Central Lines. The 99 summer booklet explains how to plan, enjoy lake scenery, and relax, with Jas. C. Pond listed as General Passenger Agent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In brisk city chatter several dated phrases mix home talk with railroading notes. Freight car progress on air brakes and automatic couplers is cited with figures such as 30 000 cars and 60 percent equipped. A mix of humorous lines and ad style notices appears among the everyday tone.
A collection of clipped quips and jokes appears from the Indianapolis Journal and Chicago Daily News. Items reference a dog tearing clothes, a forgotten note, and witty aphorisms about language and family flaws. Also mentions nostrums like Laxative Bromo Quinine and Hall’s Catarrh Cure with prices.
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