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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1882
Page
2
A Caliph confines a youth in a palace with silent mutes as servants and tries to mold the boy into a perfect copy of himself. The world accepts the result as wise and good, while the Caliph deems it a failure, deeming the pupil inferior to the teacher.
A compendium of phrases with origins from Scott and Longfellow to Franklin. Entries cover Gawkie from gauch to Bohemian, Yankee Doodle, higher than Gilderoy, and Bohemian, with notes on their historical usage, language origins, and notable references. Includes the tally system and related idioms from English and Scottish tradition.
A glossary style piece traces the origin of cabal as a private faction from Charles II's Cabinet Council to itinerant hawkers in England and New York. It explores pla ce names like Gretna Green linked to runaway marriages and surveys ancient nation names from Phoenician roots to Europe Africa and Asia.
A Paris court hears two cobblers charged with stealing fifteen francs from their master. The men claim they earned the money through work and credit, leading to a four month sentence. The report blends this case with a quip about a Quaker's wedding serenade and a University of Iowa class note.
A compilation notes Rev Green of Raleigh immersing 140 in 70 minutes and a Scottish church warning against admiring nature on Sabbath. Public schooling pay in France averages five dollars weekly with salaries around fifteen million dollars. Harvard’s 1876 graduates now include many professionals. Booth runs Salvation Army with 250k yearly, 14,000 exhorters, and War Cry reach. Sister Mary Frances Clare opens an Irish industrial school teaching home skills.
A staged explosion at Paradise Hall injures property and leaves a jumble of debris. Samuel Shin’s earlier protection scheme is cited as the trigger, with a muffled blast rattling the neighborhood and prompting a guarded warning from the lodge’s committee.
The piece describes Saxon working-class tenements with worn Hag-stone hall floors and dreary corridors. It notes security issues due to thieves, frequent ground-floor occupations, and the social stratification by floor, with the second floor most coveted and higher rents, while upper floors house progressively poorer residents from merchants to laborers.
The piece condemns South Carolina Democrats for suppressing Black voters and manipulating districts to maintain white rule. It argues enfranchisement is blocked, the state’s economy suffers from high loan rates and stalled growth, and capital avoids volatile, politically driven regions. The author links federal progress on civil rights with persistent regional hostility.
A century ago General Butler sails metaphorical seas while his political eel pots stir Boston and the Greenback Convention. The piece traces Butler’s maneuvering toward a Massachusetts gubernatorial nomination via a staged endorsement and potential cross party listings, highlighting his shrewd, ambitious, and unrestrained tactics.
A humorous admonition against wearing vests arguing they are useless, outdated, and purely profit driven for tailors. The piece ridicules vest pockets as nuisance sinks, notes how robbers ignore vests, and calls for a society to abolish the garment.
Instructions detail using whoa only to stop a horse and not to steady or restrain. The method trains a colt to halt instantly by saying whoa while gently drawing reins, then releasing, aiming for immediate stop and safety. It cites higher value for horses that respond instantly and notes a Galveston boot black girl story as a stray item.
A long paragraph of clipped notices shows multiple items praising St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and blood purification, interspersed with quips, jokes, and short ads. Mentions include J. B. LeFavour, Judge McGowan, and various notices from Detroit Free Press, Gazette, and other papers.
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