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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1899
Page
8
A long personal tale follows Charles and Nettie from childhood neighbors to a hopeful marriage plan. Charles promises fame, wealth, and a yacht named Nettie after ten years, then a quiet evening on a suburban porch reveals shifting emotions as their shared dream teeters.
In Chicago Daily Record style a couple Charles and Nettie celebrate their tin wedding anniversary with a street cruise for the family. They recall promises of future adventures like a world cruise aboard a yacht and ponder what the next decade holds.
A Pittsburgh News summary notes that many distinguished figures from literature and education, including Swift, Dr Johnson, Walter Scott, Carlyle, Dean Stanley, and Archbishop Tait, were described as deaf to or lacking in any sense of music. The piece highlights humor and surprise at Tait’s Royal College of Music speech.
Maj. J. B. Quinn recalls a government snagboat table where turnips were turned into lemon pies. A steward admits using turnips with a chemical for flavor, revealing a curious method that could boost the turnip industry if the process were widely known.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes booming demand and high wages amid a car shortage on eastern and midwestern railroads. Despite strikes by railroad workers over pay and workload, industry remains active with strong orders for iron goods and manufacturing.
The Chicago Post notes waning silver support as Bryanism faces opposition within the party. Saratoga talks by Van Wyck boomers are questioned for undermining Bryanism while Silverites and Bryanites in Syracuse quarrel over a platform blending anti imperialism, trusts, and popular election of senators. The piece warns a hard fight looms to nominate Bryan as diverse factions press for change.
A collection of quotes from newspapers including the Indianapolis Journal the Washington Star the New York Press the Albany Argus the Cleveland Leader and the Indianapolis Journal again. The remarks cover Bryan McKinley and Kentucky Democrats with notes on unity fundraising and political strategy.
A Nebraska farmer pays off a $4200 mortgage with $4000 cash and borrows $200 to buy a buggy, illustrating a turnaround as 1897 crop year boosts prosperity. Chicago firms ship 130 carloads of buggies to Omaha, signaling strong Nebraska demand and vast agricultural wealth.
In Paris a comical quarrel near a cafe ends with a bet that a man wouldn’t touch the protector dog. A box to the ear erupts, the victim protests the dog isn’t his, and later three guests celebrate their winnings over wine at a nearby restaurant.
The article lists over 40 plants used in chartreuse liqueur with balm as the principal component. It notes quantities per 100 litres, including angelica seeds and roots, peppermint, artemisia glacialis, and numerous spices and fragrances. An alcoholate with clove pinks and lavender is present, with four peppers and treacle, all in Malaga wine, totaling about 2600 grams per 100 litres and costing roughly eight francs to prepare. It attributes these details to the N Y Home Journal.
The Chicago Tribune notes Cettigue the capital of Montenegro is tiny, with two streets and a square. The royal palace and church are small, diplomacy dominates, and winter snows four to five feet trap residents indoors.
A London smallpox death in the last year stands out as rare. Liverpool reports a district of 60 000 people where liquor cannot be bought. An exhibition of living British artists is planned for the Guildhall next year. Natural gas lights a Weathfield Sussex railway station, claimed Europe first. The Metropolitan underground railway will adopt electric traction in October, improving reliability and tech appeal.
A 12 feet long box holds 18 stalls per side, each nine inches wide. Boards five inches wide and 12 inches long form stalls that reach into the feed trough to prevent pigs from entering the trough, reduce feed waste, and stop crowding. Individual stalls permit quiet feeding. troughs are 8 feet long with 24% inches depth and sides 8 inches high.
A farmer describes a self feeding pig box built from boards set 214 inches high with bottom boards 32 by 16 inches to drop feed into a trough. He claims it feeds 90 pigs in shifts, keeps feed fresh, and reduces labor, noting attendees can be fed multiple times daily and recommending middlings and bran over whole corn.
Practical notes on flock management including laying hen vigor, weekly fountain cleaning, preferred small brisk work birds, milk for turkeys, weekly turning of geese, duck water needs, culling under four years, breeding large males on small hens, chalk in soft food for bowel issues, and gapes linked to soil conditions on old farms noted by the St. Louis Republic.
Prairie Farmer notes that distension and rupture arise from overeating or heavy collar work after meals. Symptoms include abdominal pain fetid breath cold limbs and prostration. Treatment for the first condition uses diffuse stimulants with linseed oil and enemas. no treatment helps the latter.
The Portland Oregonian reports a rush of horse buyers from Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas into Oregon and Washington paying 15 or more for animals once worth 1.50 to 2. The demand for heavy work horses and cavalry stock exceeds supply with some sales for unbroken range horses reaching 40 per head.
Honey producers curb wild foraging to craft distinct flavors. Wealthy beekeepers plant dedicated clover plots and enclose hives to favor white sweet clover while yellow clover, thistle, milkweed, wildflowers, and even buckwheat produce varied colors and profiles, appealing to refined palates.
M L Barger argues farmers should feed all crops and fertilizers back to the land to maximize profits. Selling corn cheaply seldom leaves net gain, while converting crops into beef pork or mutton captures most value. Feeding everything farmwide makes a thrifty farmer and reduces hard times,Prairie Farmer.
The article describes an open shed for fowls with a shed root on a fence corner to shelter chicks and provide cool summer quarters. It also covers cow pen hay curing, advising cutting when seed pods are four inches long and cautioning against excessive dryness or dampness. Cow peas are praised for feeding green and enriching soil, with peas noted as strong nitrogen renovators.
Timothy hay usually brings a good price but is inferior to clover hay. Clover hay ranks higher in feeding value and helps improve manure when used on the farm. Horses prefer Timothy, but farmers profit by retaining clover while selling Timothy. The feeding value of farm products matters alongside intrinsic value.
The Secret Service uncovers another gang of counterfeiters and seizes a large quantity of expertly made notes. The piece notes imitators of valued products like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and urges readers to buy from reputable druggists to ensure authentic remedies.
A collage of short quips and letters notes from papers like Catholic Times, Kansas City Star, Philadelphia Times and Mary Thomson of Allegheny Pa. They joke about cures and manners, with lines on lemons for seasickness and a man carrying a parasol for love.
A fragment lists topics with stray phrases and names, noting Tow Topics and unrelated quotes. The readable text lacks a clear event or entities beyond generic references like Yale and Hewitt, making a concise card difficult.
Robert Downing lauds Peruna as the best preventive tonic for climate shifts and malarial influences. He claims it improved his health more than any other remedy and promotes its mucous membrane protection during heat and cold. Dr Hartman offers a free booklet “Summer Catarrh” from Columbus Ohio.
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