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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
8
Mary Baldwin profiles a plain, unremarkable sister who helps others as a general helper. Through selflessness she gains purpose, financial and emotional growth, and finally finds a prince whose slipper fits the stay-at-home sister.
The article explains that boiling clothes harms fibers and that cleansing should occur by brief boiling then cold water. It advises removing garments within half an hour of bubbling, handling with a clothes-stick, and avoiding reboiling dirty water. It contrasts meat cooking methods as analogy.
Fortunate wearers gain a swanlike neck with the latest Adelaide stock tall and fussy. The new collarlette features a small frill along the lower edge to finish low cut bodices. Silks, tulle, or embroidered chiffons render variations with a diaphanous fringe for a contrasting effect.
Describes black Italian lace insertion with white cambric corset cover and a pink mull option. Details include alternating strips tied with a light blue ribbon over the bust and an ecru lace cover for a pink corset with fine tucks and a lace edged collar.
A simple recipe blends flour sugar and ground rice in equal parts with two eggs and a pinch of baking powder. Form into biscuits and bake in a hot oven for best texture.
Edward B. Warman recommends daily hand or sponge baths with cold salt water for health and skin quality. Use no soap and bathe the entire body including face and neck, noting invigorating effects and cold prevention benefits in winter. Sea salt preferred for medicinal properties. Regular cold baths advised, regardless of exercise.
Trained nurses will welcome a new close fitting uniform of skirt and waist joined on one waist band. White duck for head nurses and blue gingham for subordinates distinguish ranks in institutions. The garments feature a double row of stitching around the yoke and sleeves.
A column urges prevention through veils to keep skin pale under sun and wind. It notes that even with a veil a person may experience tan, sunburn, and freckles when exposed. Lemon remedies and buttermilk with salt are advised to erase tan and freckles, plus daily face bathing in rain water and rough towel rubbing to achieve a bright glow.
Dr Lange of Munich studied a cat's stomach using X rays and a fluorescent screen. A live mouse beyond the cat's reach interrupted digestion, illustrating that irritation or nervous excitement can stop digestion in the animal and thus in humans.
A simple jelly recipe combines water lemon zest and sugar then dissolves gelatine with cold water. After cooling add lemon and orange juice and extra sugar if needed. Whisk egg whites to foam fold into jelly and mold then chill. Serve topped with grated orange peel.
The queen forbids coal gas tobacco and cars and requires beech logs for fires. Electricity is limited with wax candles as main lighting. Smoking is banned in the castle and no cats may be kept where they could be seen by the queen.
A vintage recipe instructs beating seven ounces of butter to a cream then adding eight ounces of brown sugar and eight ounces of flour with a quarter nutmeg. Mix with nine ounces of treacle, drop small portions on a tray, and bake slowly until crisp.
In Des Moines William Jennings Bryan signals shelving the silver issue to avoid forcing it early into the campaign. He shifts toward a gradual approach and pivots to foreign policy and imperial questions as the path to victory. He suggests the Chicago platform is lasting while acknowledging new issues may be tackled later.
Ex president Benjamin Harrison speaks to the French about true Americanism asserting the United States seeks no war or conquest. He says America aims to safeguard liberty abroad, promote commerce, and not dictate local laws in Cuba or the Philippines while accepting responsibilities imposed by recent conflicts.
An Albany Journal editorial rebutts William Jennings Bryan's claim that naturalized citizens lack loyalty. It argues naturalized Americans serve in the U S Army at comparable rates, questions Bryan's Des Moines rhetoric, and notes his shift away from free coinage may undermine his standing as the Democratic champion. The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette endorses the Albany Journal critique.
The report cites Iowa Republicans at their state convention backing the gold standard as a keynote position for the party nationwide. It notes Iowa Democrats endorse the Chicago platform, reissuing Bryan imagery, and forecasts a national contest pitting McKinley against Bryan with high stakes for patriotism and progress.
The article cites multiple newspapers debating Democratic and Republican strategies around the 1900 campaign. It notes Iowa Democrats embracing the Chicago platform, anti expansion and anti trust resolutions, and a Kansas or Kentucky tension involving William Jennings Bryan and Goebel factional fights.
A crowded streetcar becomes a confessional as passengers relate mishaps with bicycles tandems and carts. One man boasts of near daily run downs while another recalls a Texas steer stampede. The mood mixes bravado with shared misfortune.
A woman, helped by a conductor, reaches a blocking block then the car stops. A leader directs twelve huts? men rise, and the woman thanks him as passengers settle. The conductor’s afterflow delivers a string of expletives resulting in the car grounding five blocks later and halting.
A verse noting the pessimist surveys the sky for clouds and fears rain or drought for crops. It wryly contrasts gloomy forecasts with a farmer’s worry about rain and harvest outcomes.
The Vicar's Daughter Papua was shocked to see Giles standing outside the Cheen Man after church this morning. The Village Reprobate admits it was not the fault of the movie that he stood there, according to Punch.
An old gentleman praises his daughter for her efforts to address domestic labor roles. He boasts of her progress as she works on a popular song to glorify dishwashing. The Detroit Free Press quotes the exchange highlighting early social attitudes.
A humorous exchange cites travel slang as Willie asks if Mr dig gers ever crossed the ocean and the old gentleman explains the phrase half seas over. The Chisago Post preserves regional language and a playful exchange about travel.
A young Swede claims to have invented a light powered torpedo that can detonate beneath ships. The note then touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for constipation, dyspepsia, and liver complaints with a warning to seal the bottle neck with a revenue stamp.
A reporter slipped on a slick pavement and, though bruised, kept calm with a kind smile. He refused to swear and urged readers to consider the obituary notice of the man who should sweep the pavement, as cited by Tit-Bits.
Every Friday at 1035 P M a through Yourist Car for San Francisco departs from the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Union Passenger Station Chicago via Omaha Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City with stop over privileges at Salt Lake City for travel to Colorado Utah Nevada and California The Tourist Car berth rate Chicago to San Francisco is 6 00 with sleeping car berths reserve ahead Tickets and sleeping car accommodations available from agents east or at Chicago depot or city ticket offices Send for free illustrated California folders Address Geo H Heafford General Passenger Agent Chicago Ill
The piece blends a humorous dialogue about diet with a mock moral on eating habits. A vegetarian compares meat to animals and a turtle alderman adds a jab about vegetables shrinking a person, followed by an advertisement for Allen’s Foot-Rage remedy promising relief for sore feet and shoe pain with a 25 cent price.
The Indianapolis Journal notes a trader pressing to sell a horse while a farmer insists on keeping it to haul broken down automobiles back to town. The exchange hints at practical rural work and horse use in daily commerce.
An old time ad notes Lane's Family Medicine covering the bowels daily for health, claims gentle action on livers and kidneys and relief for headaches. It lists prices as 25 and 500 in unclear currency.
A quirky exchange reveals the animals prefer the former keeper, with a grim judge quip about the old keeper. The piece weaves in period chatter from Ohio and Harrisburg ads, plus a reference to Piso’s Cure and a druggist promise.
An old advertisement notes Hall's Catarrh Cure sold for 75 cents and promotes internal use. The line “Man has his will but woman has her way” appears as a filler slogan attributed to O W Holmes.
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