This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1896
Page
8
A detailed 2500 dollar home illustration outlines eight rooms with precise dimensions. The parlor measures 11 feet 6 inches by 15 feet, the sitting room 14 by 15 feet, dining room 14 by 15 feet, kitchen 13 by 13 feet 6 inches, and multiple chambers and halls with specified sizes.
A detailed house design description by GEORGE A W KINTZ outlines a 11 ft 6 in by 6x13 ft rooming area, 2x4 studs 16 in centers, cedar shingles and rubble stone foundation. First and second stories are 9 ft 6 in and 9 ft respectively with a basement 7 ft high, gas piping, and high quality fittings throughout.
The article details varied uses of incandescent electric lights from illuminating animal displays in fur shops and refrigerators to lighting sidewalk show cases and awnings. It notes movable signs and electric numbers, and mentions a painter using a lamp for nightwork, plus a cheap putty substitute from flour, water, and alum for cracks in woodwork that hardens like papier mache.
Europeans have increasingly accepted oleomargarine as imitation butter. Over the last year they requested 130 100 697 pounds, valued at about 992 408 dollars, signaling rising consumption and market growth.
Cornell University experiments over six years show electric light boosts plant growth in modern market gardening. A Massachusetts truck farmer reports five extra days per lettuce crop, paying winter lighting costs, with three lamps of 2000 candlepower used nightly.
A Chicago News digest describes plant adaptation from oceans to deserts. It cites marine flora near Terra del Fuego with rooted, anchored forms. mentions Darwin on root tip sensitivity. notes compass plants in New Mexico and sensitive fields in Brazil. It explains Venus fly trap clamping on prey and sundew insect digestion.
Experiments by Drs Hall Riegel Notbe and others in Germany aim to render soil bacteria useful. Notbe has grown these bacteria on a large scale and believes sowing them will boost nitrogen assimilation and legume cultivation, yielding more productive soils cheaper and more convenient than prior inoculation methods.
The article states the lunar day lasts a fortnight with temperatures rising to 220 degrees Fahrenheit on the sunlit side. It notes the lunar night equals the day in length, with heat radiating away to about 300 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
An infant born weighing seven pounds is expected to weigh seven and a half pounds on day ten and eleven pounds on the thirtieth day, outlining a rapid early growth pattern.
This article urges avoiding double and triple terraces as landscape harm and explains practical steps for a single terrace. It covers staking, boards along the top, sod application, and edge methods to prevent slipping while maintaining a neat upper edge.
The article advises cleaning and storing farm tools under shelter after the season. Wash dirt, paint wood with tin seed oil mixed with red ochre or similar paint, oil iron parts, and coat with glue-thickened whitewash. Arrange implements by spring use, add floor boards in sheds, and ensure shelter protects both tools and stock.
The Purdue university agricultural experiment station reports on horn fly infestations in cattle and evaluates control options. It cites Mississippi and Indiana trials, including kerosene emulsion and fish oil mixtures, cost factors, and practical application methods. It notes tar-based preparations leave hair sticky and suggests pasture manure management to reduce breeding.
Two loading devices for forage are described for wagons. A front frame uses two 3 by 3 inch poles and eight inch boards to form a secure drag with holes to hold fodder. A second ladder-like setup allows piling corn fodder high on a back rack using stay chains.
A compact farmer oriented note discusses comparing fermented and unfermented manure values, cautions on artichokes when plowed under, and suggests refusals to sign unknown documents. It notes a man can shuck two loads of corn in the field, and details corn root depth and seasonal growth patterns. The Missouri experiment station findings on tile drains are cited. The piece urges sticking to common sense, removing stumps and stones, and emphasizes the brain crop as profitable.
The article extols borax as a superior antiseptic disinfectant and washing powder for kitchens and dining rooms. It claims borax purifies coffee pots and glassware, relieves eye and throat ailments, aids cold symptoms, soothes skin burns and bites, repels ants rats and mice, and remains affordable for households.
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces a low round trip rate for the Thirtieth Annual Encampment of the G A R in St Paul and Minneapolis. Tickets are valid for return within thirty days and include luxury amenities on the journey such as sleeping cars and dining cars. F H Lono is the contact for rates and reservations in Chicago. The item closes with a brief joke about heaven and money.
The article touts the South as a developing garden of the United States with favorable climate and easier living. It promotes Monon Route home seekers excursions to southern points with first class one way fares and return validity on select Tuesdays or Fridays within 381 days, including liberal stopovers and specific sale dates. It also notes a G A R encampment excursion from Chicago to St Paul at $8 round trip with extension to Sept 30 1896 and urges contacting railroad agents for details.
An old column touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Piso's Cure for Consumption as cures and strength enhancers. It blends testimonials about stomach health, liver function, and malaria resistance with quirky quotes and product mentions from Sam's Horn and Glenn's Sulphur Soup.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.