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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1898

Page

4

A Masquerade and the Holt Family Heirloom

Kitty and Jack share a secret romance on a hedged path as plans for marriage loom with Jack facing a possible inheritance trap. Kitty learns she is heiress to Holt Manor after her uncle’s death, but a condition ties inheritance to marrying her cousin amid a family feud.

Kitty Jack John Robert Holt Matilda England Matilda Holt West of England Monkwood Clive Kathleen Holts Holt Manor Susro Maman Mrs. Clive

Kitty Rejects Suitor Who Loves Her Money

Kathleen Markham exposes John Holt for valuing her wealth over her. She refuses marriage after he declares love and plans to marry for £10,000 a year. Holt learns the sting of misjudging a cousin and leaves, while Kitty preserves dignity and independence.

Kitty Cross Maman Holt Monkwood Highcliffe John Holt Port Manuteau Johu Sea Gull Cottage Miss Markham Highcliffe Gazette Kathleen Mrs. Markhams

Perpetual Motion: Early French Science Backlash and a Paris Fraud

The piece recalls the Academe Royale des Sciences Paris resolution against perpetual motion and related problems like squaring the circle and duplicating the cube. It notes 119 English and French patents for perpetual motion through 1870 and recounts a Paris fraud where a machine concealed wires powered by a man turning a crank.

Academie Royale Des Sciences Paris England France Chevalier D'Industrie London Standard

How He Sold His Story

An unsuccessful author kept a story alive for three years and, noticing the manuscript wore from constant mailing, sent it by express to the last available editor or outlet for consideration.

Times Express

Unclaimed Letters Notice and Transit Ticket Sale Note

A Monticello post office unclaimed letters list appears with August 22 1898 dating and names such as Nining Louis and D E Ponp. A September 1924 meeting notice of the Sovereign Grand Lodge lists J C C F Boston Mass. Nickel Plate Road sells round trip tickets September 16 18 with return by September 30. Address J Y Calahian Chicago for particulars. The dahlia honorarily recalls Andrew Dahl a Swedish botanist.

Monticello Nining Louis D. E. Ponp P. M Sovereign Grand Lodge Boston Mass

Songs That Sing Themselves and the Graphophone

A description extols the Graphophone as a self singing instrument with unlimited repertoire and home entertainment appeal. It claims it can reproduce any music, vocal or instrumental, at a cost cheaper than a cheap instrument and invites readers to write for catalogue No 30 at Columbia Phonograph Company in Chicago. A stray note mentions ants boring a three mile tunnel in South America.

Columbia Phonograph Company State Street Chicago Bell Tainter Fdison Macdonald Talking Machines Ag Talking Machine Wile

Excursion to Boston by Nickel Plate Road

Nickel Plate Road offers Chicago to Boston round trip tickets for September 16 to 18 at 19 dollars with return validity to September 30. Sleeping car accommodations should be reserved early via General Agent J Y Calahan Chicago. Dinite explosive force noted as about eight times gunpowder.

Nickel Plate Road Excurson Chicago Boston J. Y. Calahan Adams Street

Yellow Jaundice Cured and Medical Ads Highlight 1900s Claims

A compilation of testimonial style claims and medical product pitches. Certifies Yellow jaundice cures by Electric Bitters, DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, Witch Hazel Salve and Akatine. Mentions Dr Bell and J H Bacher & Co as distributors. Includes notes on burns from milk dressings and a British zoo baboon. Also cites King Menelik of Abyssinia planning Jerusalem visit.

M. A. Hogarty Lexington, Ky J. H. Bacher & Co

DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Brand Faces Copycat Risk

Advertisements tout DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as the world’s largest selling salve and warn buyers to avoid counterfeits. Mentions J. H. Bacher & Co. selling the product at Wardburg and Norway, with claims of cures for skin issues, burns, sores, and piles. Also cites Dr. Sawyer’s kidney remedy and Arnica salve from A Kempf.

DeWitt J. H. Bacher & Co J. J. Bacher & Co DeWitt’s Sawyer A. Kempf J. 11. Bacher & Co

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