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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
3
A juvenile temperamental financier trades a new jackknife to the Roberts boy for a nickel saying he can borrow and return it whenever he wants. The exchange reveals a busygrown childlike view of commerce and the value of a tool.
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls a mother telling her five year old Elsie a fairy tale. When she reaches the line about forty thieves and forty oil jars the child interrupts asking if a jar is with a thief.
A boy with a severe cold swapped cough medicine with a friend named Bobby Jones for a handful of nuts. The mother had provided the bottle for use at school and later asked if the medicine had been taken.
A front page verse notes a farewell to Dolly Gray and Dally as two weeks end. The speaker joins Cash & Co. and mentions a Monday mark-down with the ribbon counter calling.
A fragment from the Chicago American recalls a humorous yet sad exchange about clothing loss. The speaker notes a presumed misfortune after clothing was borrowed or taken, with another character implying prior good clothes and questioning what led to the downslide, highlighting social humor about hardship.
A collage of light verse and humorous exchanges from multiple papers. Gossipy quips feature a hay fever misdirection, a shy boy admitting swim finery, a debate over a pet with high pedigree, an aristocratic misread, a cautious marriage proposal, and a window-sill flies joke.
A Yonkers Statesman quote highlights a quarrel over freshness with a seller blaming lateness and a customer seeking remedy. The piece mirrors a light exchange on Rambler humor and reciprocal help in daily commerce.
A quotation from Puck contrasts optimistic folk delaying distress with pessimists who dwell on tomorrow's sorrows today. The verse reflects a mood of postponed trouble versus present complaint.
Cartoon dialogue features a flippant exchange about imprisonment as a family secret. A humorous pair discuss past sentences with a mock dramatic tone, reflecting lighthearted serialized comic humor.
An old verse tale notes Mr Rose naming his daughter Wild and her marrying Mr Hoge. The Detroit Free Press and New York Weekly humor pieces reflect on a bride named Wild Rose and a domestic job exchange joke about tenure and domestic peace.
A New York Times fragment notes a woman suffragist arriving at a boarding house seeking wider usefulness for downtrodden women. She speaks of an elevated sphere as she expresses her fervent morning noon and night prayer for opportunity. A character named the Coarse Boarder responds with a desire for a high ball.
Cumso and Cawker debate relative value and the tendency of some young men to court girls for their parental value, noting how nearer relatives affect perceived worth. Leslie's Weekly framing adds a satirical tone to social commentary.
An agitated woman watches an aeronaut cling to his parachute as he prepares to sever his bond with the balloon. An escort explains he will drop to a lower position to take a new post. The Chicago Tribune reports the moment with tense anticipation.
A narrator praises a historic figure who could read a timetable instantly and guide others with keen wisdom, suggesting mastery of pattern and foresight in daily life.
In a Brooklyn Eagle snippet, a mother reproves Annette for praying in bed insisting prayers be offered kneeling. Annette sleepy asks for God to excuse her, echoing a domestic domestic scene from childhood.
A Washington Star verse laments a world turning glum and asks for a single summer that would not break the heat record, expressing a wish for sweeter days.
A letter or quote from the New York Times notes a patient asking a doctor for charges. The doctor cites ten dollars while referencing colleague Dr Knod ler who asks five dollars for a mild case. The remark hints at larger practice and pricing differences.
Witty exchange in a Chicago Tribune item features Miss Briggins declaring she can change her name anytime, while Miss Harcourt envies her home. The brief dialogue contrasts social vanity and practicality in a sharp, humorous exchange.
Witty quip from Town Topics compares a missionary to a dish in a Filipino themed satire about cooking and cannibalism. The exchange highlights humor over a sensational setup.
A historical editorial argues for major federal funding to build and improve land highways, asserting post road authority supports postal service and that nationwide roads would outpace sea and rail projects. It urges recurring 150 million annual appropriations and cites Spain’s war costs to justify benefits to all citizens. It also links road quality to national wealth and prosperity and calls for government responsibility for welfare via improved infrastructure.
Dr Robert Koch argues at a British tuberculosis congress that human and bovine tuberculosis are distinct diseases and cattle cannot transmit human tuberculosis. He cites post mortem proof and immunity in humans, warning against overreacting but urging continued vigilance and cattle testing to protect herd health and dairy safety.
Illustration shows a hogshead turned into a milk cooler with a cover and ice water. An improved cooler places cans around the outside with ice in the center and a wooden drain. It notes use for 8 to 10 quart cans and adaptation for larger sizes, from Orange Judd Farmer.
The Rural World notes US butter output at 1.4 billion pounds yearly. Dividing by population yields under 18 percent pounds per person annually, or under seven ninths of an ounce per day, suggesting ample supply but limited domestic demand.
When plants crowd they compete for food and moisture. Thinning rows helps secure a crop in a dry season. Weeds near crops steal essential elements and moisture. Thorough cultivation destroys weeds and prevents moisture loss as a drought remedy.
An old article links ear size and shape to personality and intellect. It cites Bertillon on identification, notes women often have smaller ears, and explains right ear signals early execution while left ear signals completion. It adds age-related development and handedness variation.
ore production this year will exceed 30 million tons new pipe and tube mills will produce 2000 tons daily a 661 mile pipeline will link a Russian oil field with the Black Sea English cotton goods makers fear foreign mills rise salmon fishing on the North Pacific coast attracts eastern investment a giant cannery is planned for far North Alaska a 235 mile pipeline from Kern oil field to Stockton California will refine and ship oil to San Francisco and abroad
The report notes Tasmania's mineral riches relative to its area. It also mentions the Buenos Ayres to San Martin horse-drawn railway, 50 miles with hourly trains and a 13 hour journey. A Norwegian law effective July 1 requires lodging house keepers to log traveler details.
The piece notes Graves depth comparisons among England France and Russia. It states Norway Servia Greece and Bulgaria have one parliament house. It mentions British parishes over 300 must form parish councils. It adds perfume factories in southern Europe use pure olive oil in fixing scents. It recalls 1770s road dangers between Liverpool and London.
Wallace Michigan August 26 Mr Oscar Swanson of this place cared for his mother suffering from Kidney and Urinal Trouble and Female Weakness. He procured her many remedies until buying Dodd's Kidney Pills brought complete recovery and she became strong and well.
An unconventional dialogue features a admirer pledging actions to please a beloved, who questions the limits of their imagined romance and hints at true affection versus illusion of love.
Advert describes Allen’s Toot-Bane powder to ease foot discomfort from tight footwear. Claims cure for swollen sore hot callous aching sweating ingrowing nails corns bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. 250 sample mailed in promotional note from Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
A Siberian mammoth fossil shows undigested food in its stomach, claimed to be 50 000 years dead, cited as breaking a chronic dyspepsia record by the Louisville Courier Journal. An old ad notes Piso's Cure for Consumption by N W Samuel and a quip about bachelor life from Ally Sloper.
An 1800s advertisement touts Hoxasie's Croup Cure Noopium 50cta, claiming relief for coughs colds and croup through a proprietary remedy. The copy markets quick action and domestic availability.
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