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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1881
Page
2
Fritz Wetzel and the German Prairie Fortune
The tale follows Fritz and Thekla Wetzel, German immigrants who acquire a vast prairie farm during Nauvoo exodus and later lose wealth to debt. After selling their land for cash they flee to Chicago and then must shelter money, facing fear of theft and traps of housing, until a Chicago fire forces generosity toward other Germans in need. They finally reestablish on a fifty acre Nauvoo farm with an adopted daughter, learning to share wealth.
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Nauvoo
Fritz Wetzel
Ife
Jerusalem
Jimmie Roe
Germany
Cabet
Wetzel
Harts Mountains
Frita
Fritz
Madam
Mya
Rita
Old Country
Mra Fritz
Meag
Thekla
Chicago
Madar
Solsol
Frits
Whekla
Christ
Nautoo
Sarah Winter Kellogg
Refining Influences of a Well-Ordered Table
Advice on table setting and neatness as a moral and social force. Emphasizes balanced arrangement, accessibility, and changing with the vintages to promote cheerfulness and health. Connects order at the table to broader household influence and civilizing effects.
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Anglice
Cordiural New Yorker
Wisconsin Democrats Seek New Issues in 1880 Campaign
The Chicago Journal notes Wisconsin Democrats, led by Gen Edward S Bragg, need fresh issues to rally voters as Republican strength grows since 1873. It cites past elections, tariff debates, civil service reform, and anti-corporate stances as potential rallying points while mocking Braggs past stances and Wisconsin party disputes.
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Democratic Party of
Wisconsin
Bragg
Young Democracy
Taylor
Washburn
Garfield
Smith
James G. Jenkins
Milwaukee
Deuster
Congress
Edward S. Bragg
House of Representatives
Braggz
Brage
General Brage
Democratic Party
Sam Randall
House
Standing Committee of
Ways and Means
General Bragg
Chicago Journal
Southern politics in dog days and Democratic Congress critique
The piece mocks Southern conventions in Virginia and Mississippi, condemns Southern zeal for politics in heat, and attacks the XLIVth Congress. It argues the Democratic Party deserved public disgust for its misgovernance, and predicts it may lose power due to its conduct and election abuses.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Hany
South
Richmond
Jackson
Miss
Stone
Barksdale
Weatherstone
Cadhoun
Political Parables and Governance Sparks in Maine and Ohio
The piece critiques Republican recognition bets tied to a famed document and questions Rickey Kayelt’s party switch to Free Trade ideals. It notes Governor Plaisted of Maine clashing with his Council, declaring abolition and adjournment, while the Legislature disputes the move and hints at Fusion-rule concerns.
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Raye Guitean
Morey
Washington
Forney
Empire
Kayelt
Pocketbookwalter
Hancock
Ohio
Y. Tribune
Plaisted
Maine
Inquisitive Almanac Notes and Home Remedies
A compact selection of kitchen tips and farming advice. Topics include keeping Colts healthy with hoof care, ripe tomato pickles, cooling burns with raw potatoes, a breakfast toast recipe, and Jy L Wright on soft poultry feed. It also covers thinning grapevines, seed saving, pepper sauce, pumpkin pie, and commentary on manure use for fruit trees. A technical note describes a wagon rack to ease corn husking and fodder handling, enabling field crops to be sown sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jy. L. Wright
London Lave Stock Journal
Meat-Eating and the Fire-Escape in a Historical View
A historical essay argues that horseflesh is digestible and safe when cooked, while warning against raw consumption. It compares pork and beef disease risks, mentions scrofula origins, and endorses thorough cooking to prevent infections from livestock. The piece cites Fraf I. B. Arnold and the New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
I. B. Arnold
N. Y
Baby Saved By Hop Bitters Cure Claim
Column notes a claim that a baby was permanently cured of a bowels illness by Hop Bitters, with the mother restored to health. The item mentions a New York locality and references a Buffalo Press remark. A Frenchwoman quote about beauty, wealth, and race is cited.
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Ouraby
N. Y
Ito
L. O. Exlinson
Bln
Old Doctor's Advice and Patent Remedies Sell in Ads
An old publication promotes remedies with pious advice and claims for Kidney-Worth to ease distress without griping. It touts Telegraph pills and various cures for vermin, plus Renorma’s Russia Salve and National Yeast as speedy healers and staples.
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Lydia E. Pinkhaw
Lynn
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