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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1878
Page
2
A lively verse from the St Nicholas era recalls Santa Claus’s night visit as Old Nick dashes through rooftops and chimneys with a Christmas store. Reindeer stamp, bells ring, children dream while the dawn nears and a merry warning echoes, Mercy Christmas to all.
Rosie vows to wed Ben, a Calcutta agent, but fears a loveless match. Aunt Eunice urges patience as Rosie decorously scatters hemp seeds in Hazel Hollow hoping a destined suitor will follow. A chancy journey ends with a looming encounter as a tall, manly figure appears behind her.
Rosie distraught after a moonlit encounter is guided home by a stranger who claims the hemp seed charm binds her to him. Aunt Eunice discovers the locket and puzzle of love unfolds as Rosie must choose between the mysterious Mr Ambrose and her promise to her father. Ben returns at Christmas, revealing a ruse and restoring happiness with a ring in a tale of forgiveness.
Mr. Charles Warren, about thirty, demonstrated extraordinary joint mobility at Rusa Medical College. He dislocated and relocated his limbs without aid, expanded his chest from nine to twelve inches, and impressed students as he contorted through rings. His daughter also dislocates joints similarly.
A London World report describes the Times office using six adjustable electric lamps. Tests show lighting can be dimmed or intensified without changing overall brightness. M Rapieff claims ten lights per circuit and ten hour carbon life with lower cost than gas, urging gas shareholders to invest in electric light shares.
The passage argues against the idea that women must be pale delicate or ignorant to be refined. It contends that being sickly or uninformed is not a mark of upbringing and criticizes women who pretend to be masculine or strongly opinionated.
The St. Louis Republican extols a rosy faced, quick witted girl who speaks her mind and forgives readily. It praises independence, speed, and outspokenness as qualities that will make her a good woman, critiquing merely dandies who oppose women’s rights.
A speaker berates men who scorn wives who save to buy Christmas gifts. She argues money is the wife’s, earned by self-denial, and that husbands who claim “my money” deny wives agency. The piece defends wives who work or save, urging generosity and respect for a wife’s contributions.
Practical notes stress quality feed as key to dairy cows in full milk. Advice covers butter making, manure management, rust prevention for steelware, stock heating with shelter, and careful handling of harvest tools. A fatal shooting of a police sergeant in St Helen's, England, follows a confrontation with a tramp.
An excerpt from the Springfield mass Republican discusses diphtheria as a fungal throat disease spread by contact, its possible paralysis effects, and a chlorine water rinse as a safe treatment. It emphasizes cleanliness and proper nursing, noting disease origin remains unclear and criticizing misplaced cleanliness standards in households.
The article emphasizes the master feeder's eye for labor direction and urges cattle feeders to study feeding economy. It compares two steers of equal weight to show how knowledge affects growth, age at slaughter, and overall feed efficiency. Time and waste are key, with half to two thirds of feed consumed used to maintain body heat and tissue renewal.
An advertisement touts Hop Bitters as a miraculous remedy for women feeling faint or drained. It claims quick relief from fatigue and irritability and asserts lasting removal of menstrual discomfort, urging readers to act on the claim.
Letter notes young women with predispositions to unhealthy weight loss suffer health harm from vinegar. It extols Allan's Anti-Fat as harmless and aids digestion by limiting fat absorption. A testimonial from Mrs. M. B. Myens claims a three pound loss after one bottle.
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