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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
4
A Philadelphia Lodger poem speaks of navigating life as a voyage past the Cape of Storms. The speaker warns that storms rise unexpectedly yet promises hope through steadfast purpose and faithful will, guiding the soul to calmer seas beyond. The verse emphasizes inner resilience over charts or stars.
A distressed partner in John Farmer & Co faces ruin as a post dated paper foretells tomorrow's market and racing outcomes. In a Strand hostel, a peculiar spectral figure with piercing eyes offers a glimpse of multimillionaire futures and asks for payment for his prognostications.
A man lured by a fraudulent postdated racing sheet bets £100 on Blackfriar for the International. He learns the winner, repays losses, and later discovers the swindler made the false paper to fleece others, revealing a street-level scam in betting culture.
A kaleidoscope of 19th century anecdotes contrasts lavish Irish hospitality at Mr Mathew’s country house with frugal abroad living. It recounts his hotel like hosting style, generous hospitality without charges, strict no tip rule, and famed guests as he saved income to fund lavish yet disciplined gatherings.
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