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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1896
Page
5
The poem by George Cooper notes a clock that once sang tick and tock now mutters good when the child is well behaved and calls out bad when the house is quiet. The child wonders who decided her daily behavior and why the clock judges.
A description of a square yard based game using mallets and a single ball, two to eight players forming two sides, with rules resembling golf. The piece explains setup centers on circles and squares, sequence of shots, possession rules, boundaries, and scoring, noting it could be played on rough ground and without lawn. It also includes a separate fable about a Japanese girl and rice cakes.
A public New York meeting included laughter when Rev. Mr. R- tried to sit and fell to the platform. The presiding officer announced the speaker as Rey, Mr. R- will again take the floor, drawing a hearty reception.
A group of Brooklyn youngsters ages 1 to 15 organize a toy fire department near engine company No. 35. Foreman Ernest Grant leads a team with two trained goats named Tom and Bill, a miniature patrol wagon, improvised extinguisher, ladder, and regulation style caps and overalls. They log alarms and roll calls daily, running a playful but detailed mock system.
VEE alarm scene shows foreman Grant directing volunteers as young firemen don boots coats and hats. Goats march after the wagon while fox terrier mascot leads the patrol, engine No. 35 hurries out, and the crew stays ready at the fire house between calls.
The New York Journal reports Grip, a remarkable dog aboard the Neptune liner Ohio, has survived three falls into the ocean. A cross between a Bedlington and a Skye terrier, Grip eats raw potatoes, avoids meat, chews tobacco, drinks whisky and water, blows out matches, stands on his hind legs and toys with objects on cue. His best trick is choosing a named coin from a mixed set shown in the captain’s cabin.
A historical note claims most European reigning families descend from German stock. It cites Austria, Denmark, Bulgaria, Greece, Roumania, and the Spanish royal line as German, with the English crown and Swedish line also tied to German origins despite other ancestry.
A collection notes tiny pigs in Australia no bigger than house rats, comparing them to larger breeds by sound and appetite. It mentions playful quips about costumes and faces from comic exchanges in period papers, and notes that author Barrie received 50,000 dollars for Sentimental Tommy.
Special correspondence reports the Webster City murder trial of James Paul and his father Dr Paul. Testimony includes a powder given to Mrs Dulin and a bottle of strychnine found in a potato patch. The case unfolds amid high excitement as evidence is introduced.
The First National Bank of Sioux City closed amid withdrawals. officials claim solvency and full creditor payment with deposits under 400000. Sioux City Savings Bank, tied to the First National, also failed. F B Goss named receiver. deposits expected just over 100000 and to be paid. Ned Hemphill found not guilty of the May crime in Unionville. defense jurors acquitted after venue change to Davis County from Appanoose.
Mrs. Sanford Brown of Sioux City has disappeared. Family of five children says she eloped with her eldest daughter's fiancé. She left a husband married about ten years and he was in Dakota and unaware of her disappearance.
Over 400 delegates attended the Iowa State Dairy association meeting in Marshalltown for the twentieth annual convention. I. G. Wendergon of Central City was elected president and Hi U. Miller of Randall won the highest butter award with a score of .09. Next year the convention will be held in Charles City.
A whistle blast marked the final piece of steel for the Davenport government bridge. The project has progressed for twelve months with no disruption to railroad traffic and the structure is described as one of the heaviest and strongest in the world.
J. H. Farquhar of Des Moines, a well known traveling man, was found dead in his St. Louis room at the Laclede hotel. He had been dissipating and his death is attributed to that. He told Clerk Green he had won 1800 dollars on the election and immediately started on a spree.
A Loganport Indiana report details the relief found by patients using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Testimonies from Mrs Louisa Elder and farmer D B Drake describe stomach trouble dizziness and constipation improving after use. The pills, marketed by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY, cost 50 cents a box or six for 2 50.
The Malabar coast provides cardamon and mustard from the East Indies. Cinnamon, native to Ceylon, reached Europe via Arabs. Cassia bark flavors liquors and chocolate. Cloves, nutmeg, caraway, sweet marjoram, capers, and asafetida are noted for uses in various regions from Europe to Persia and India.
Summary of short items: Ericcson torpedo boat added to navy after final payments in Dubuque. Sheriff arrests itinerant dentist Dr C E Manskin and an Indian in Ottumwa. alleged swindle of 1500 dollars in Perry county Illinois. Keokuk canal closes for winter. Le Mars church extends call to Rev Charles Braithwaite. Cedar Rapids selects Belden Hill as next season manager. Aggie Parvin dies in Cedar Rapids. Isaac Tucker dies near Jefferson, near 100. Iowa Woman Suffrage convention in Independence. Manskin pair arrested again in Ottumwa. George Bender dies on a train en route to Ida Grove. Suspects Lynn and Johnson captured in St Joseph for bank safe explosion at Bedford. Sam Aah killed in Villisca yards. Mapleton death of Charles Bonney by Doad Wheeler. Iowa state fair dates set for Sept 13 18 in Chicago meeting. Murray iron works accident kills Gus Johnson. Pearl flouring mills burn at Creston. loss 15000. Dr Samuel Fullenwider dies at 93 in Creston. Free mail delivery recommended for Grinnell and Le Mars. Prentice accident injures Joseph Gubemond arm. Marion county Farmers Institute closes with strong session in Knoxville. Le Mars liquor dealers petition to reduce license. Clinton river season ends except Verne Swain. Ex-county auditor M I Van Auken pardoned by Gov Drake.
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a dialogue between a poet and a distinguished gentleman about campaign dialect or magazine matter. It references Florida and the South and Southeast and lists Popular Big Four Route agents J. C. Tucker and H. W. Sparks with Chicago address 284 Clark Street.
A collage of medical cure claims promotes Syrup of Figs Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar Pike's Lozenges and St Jacobs Oil as quick fixes. It links health to comfort and affordability with scattered endorsement snippets from various papers.
Step by step method uses Ivory soap dissolved in water to clean carpets and rugs. Spread the fabric on the floor then apply a quart of the mixture diluted in warm water with a cloth to blot spots and rinse in clear water before drying.
Ad claims deafness stems from clogged Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot fix, with circulars from J. C. Cuunuy & Co. and Boston Transcript quip included.
The handsomest train on the Chicago and St. Paul line includes compartment sleeping cars buffet smoking and library cars standard sleeping cars dining cars and ladies lounges. It offers soft tickets via the Chicago and North Western Railway with daily departures and full information from line agents in Chicago.
The Passenger Department of Louisville and Nashville Route 2 released a hundred page book detailing soil resources and capabilities of counties in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Southern Mississippi and Western Florida. It includes a county map and invites requests with ten cents or stamps to C. Z. Armana Ga Pass Agent. Loud monthly South excursions offered with details.
fragments warn of emigrant fortunes and health cures. It cites Hostetter s Stomach Bitters No To Be and Pixos Cure for Consumption with testimonials from New York and Chicago sources. The piece references St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and lamp back relief.
A 1806 letter from the Sheffield Standard editor in Alabama doubts cure claims but cites a private antidote said to end whisky craving after over 20 years. The missive, dated March 28 1806, lauds the medicine with two bottles and notes no bad effects, while a separate Philadelphia North American snippet references a courtroom exchange.
McVickers Theater in Chicago announces Joseph Jefferson as the next attraction starting December 7 with appearances in Rip Van Winkle The Rivals and Cricket of the Hearth The note ends with an aside praising St Jacobs Oil Nouralgin as a prompt cure for neuralgia using a descriptive musical piece.
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