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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1896
Page
7
In Le Vaillant’s account a tame chacma baboon commands guard dogs at a camp in South Africa. The monkey warns of enemies by cry and signals, with dogs trained to heed his cues, even to the point of stopping their duties and rushing to the indicated quarter.
A Boston Traveller note recalls a mystery at the South Burying Ground established in 1756, where a 1749 infant inscription predates the cemetery. The piece also recounts an anecdote about an American visitor at breakfast with the Prince of Wales in London and a corrected pronunciation of St Paul.
A farmyard tale tells of a toad that waits by a saucer of sour meat left by chickens. Each evening he dives in and rolls, becoming coated with meat, then lies still as flies swarm. When a fly comes within two inches his tongue darts out and captures it, turning the tactic into a regular business.
A traditional beefsteak pudding combines two cups flour one cup suet one teaspoon salt mixed with water to form dough. Line a buttered dish add one pound beefsteak and chopped beef kidney, season, seal in a cloth, and boil for four to five hours. Serve hot.
Readers gauge a book’s strength by the impact on their feelings, likening it to how tribes measure muskets by recoil. The piece suggests the best work is the one that most profoundly unsettles the reader.
A Wilde witticism on smiling at jokes that wound others, warning that teasing can turn a person into a principal actor in mischief.
Emery is quarried on the island of Naxos in the eastern Mediterranean. About 800 men work in the trade and must be married to join the fraternity. Blocks are heated to crack them, then pried apart and cut into cubic foot masses for shipment as coal. Last year 8,950 tons were exported from a 20,000,000 ton available reserve.
The 1892 8 education commission review highlights child study or pathology with a seven page bibliography. Dr Stanley Hill notes in 1879 Boston kindergartners tested children revealing gaps in country life knowledge. Many Boston children had never seen common animals or crops and misjudged cow sizes.
Fragment from a historical note recounts John O Groat binning eight doors to his eightfold house for equal entry and no head table. It also notes Elizabeth Pennell describing Seville awnings shaping shade across streets and squares during August. A Cleveland Leader snippet about Shelby’s shock and a lighthearted jab about liver location with DeWitt's Little Early Risers follows.
In a moving car a benevolent observer discusses luck and travel with a stranger who claims a life of rotation through circus work and various trades. The exchange contrasts “rolling stone” wisdom with the man’s blunt aim to find change and disruption, not moss, as they ride.
In a reminiscence cited by Menorah Monthly Jules Simon recalls a dispute with his professor over Scripture interpretation. The professor ordered him to recite the seven penitential psalms, but the exchange led Renan to pursue rational inquiry. He became a biographer of Jesus and the apostles, authoring Origin of Christianity and advancing oriental philology and comparative religion studies.
The article recalls Bicetre as a dreaded dungeon and asylum feared by Parisian commoners and the bourgeoisie. It traces legends of the devil bringing a pauper and madman to the plateau and describes grim myths that grew during medieval times and into Louis XIV’s era, as noted by Temple Bar.
Advertises excursions arranged by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway for any day and any number of travelers. Itineraries cover California, Florida, Mexico, China, Japan, Europe. Includes estimates, complete tickets, and independent travel without guides. Geo H Henafford named as contact.
Mothers urged to buy Dr Hand Colic Cure for 25 cents to ease infant colic and aid sleep. Teething Lotion priced at 25 cents to soothe teething pain. Also DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve advertised for ulcers and piles and G C headache capsules praised by Miss Jura Camp of Monticello Iowa.
Springfield residents praise Dr Hand s Teething Lotion for children claiming it relieves pain and swelling with harmless external use. Mr Judson Boyton endorses the remedy and notes satisfaction with all Dr Hands remedies for children sold by druggists at 25 cents.
A light exchange between two early cyclists discusses gear and wheels as they ride after a rain. One rider decries his machine as the poorest he has seen and contemplates a trade while the other comments on road conditions and gear suitability. A separate quip notes silk dresses rustling less in wet weather due to moisture.
An advertisement extols Absolutely pure and harmless One Minute Cough Cure for colds croup and lung troubles. It claims reliable relief and pleasant taste, marketed by J. W. Bacher and Co.
Next morning in a crowded court with dignity sublime the judge imposed a thirty day sentence on Mary. The verdict and order reflect a formal judicial proceeding reported by New York Herata.
List of unclaimed mail at Monticello Iowa advertised December 7 1896 includes Mare Henry Miller A S Powers Mrs J L Traer Abe plus a health ad urging lung-disease prevention and recommending One Minute Cough Cure by J H Bacher & Co.
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