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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1895
Page
8
A Boston Watchman verse fragment contemplates nature as solace for lost love. The speaker finds evergreen trees and fields offering quiet, holy arms and divine calm beyond human balm. The imagery blends graves and amaranthine breath with hopeful stars, asking for rest and mercy.
Minerva lambasts Jim for delays then sends him after wood and pie pans. He joins a local volunteer company, earns praise for bravery in battle, and repeatedly returns to protect officers. After four years, Jim returns to a reconciled home and asks to bring wood and supper, ending with Minerva's tears and relief.
The Iowa soldiers home at Marshalltown reports a sharp rise in needy admissions, overcrowding, and a push to train nurses. It notes 370 inmates and 1,396 original admissions, with policy changes affecting pensioners and funds, plus proposed appointments and hospital improvements.
The Philadelphia Times discusses child nutrition in schools, urging attention to individual tastes and avoiding repulsive foods. It cautions against overfeeding, notes that some foods fail to suit all children, and warns that poor diets affect mental, moral, and physical health. It highlights how mothers’ instinct may misjudge meals and calls for careful observation to tailor nourishing, appropriate fare.
A New Clerk expresses confusion over items in the department questioning whether the material serves as mosquito netting bridal veils or boarding house blankets. The proprietor seeks clarification on the intended use of the goods.
In early European interactions with the East the Dutch shipped large quantities of sage leaves to China to barter for tea, illustrating early market exchanges and cross cultural commerce between the Netherlands and China.
A historic note on Madame Recamier influential in Paris society during the Consulate and early Empire. Her refusals to aiding Napoleon and pressure from Fouche contributed to financial and social fallout, including her husband's bankruptcy and eventual exile for several acquaintances who mocked the empire.
A humorous excerpt discusses the mythical Chinese quail Om Chung and its impossible life cycle. The piece mentions the fish commissioner of California importing Om Chungs and notes Illinois ethics in a lottery-like bean guess case. Yale University will strictly enforce a rule banning students from serving as theater supers.
A 19th century notice explores Empress Victoria’s role as a full colonel of the Queen’s Regiment of Pomeranian cuirassiers. It traces royal lineage from Frederick William I to Queen Louise and Victoria, praising the regiment’s historic battles and its proximity to the emperor. The piece notes the princess Victoria Louise’s ambition to serve as a colonel and the regiment’s storied legacy.
A vintage kitchen guide presents Tutti-ilutti Pie a fruit mince like dessert using figs raisins currants apple lemon and spices. It also shares a puff pastry crust and a light cookie recipe for school lunches with sugar and sour cream notes.
The article describes a growing fashion trend in New York where perfumed gloves ribbons and artificial flowers are sold with lasting scents. Perfume is even embedded in skin like peau de violette and used by dressmakers to scent garments. It also includes a recipe for orange souffle using gelatine orange juice sugar and whipped cream.
A London firm is credited with a belt mounted vinaigrette bottle pocket for women’s dress pockets. The piece allows reviving salts to be carried conveniently, avoiding bulky handbags during shopping. Also includes a recipe for Cream of Rice with Cherries and a humorous verse about a pretty maiden milking cows.
In a witty toked exchange drawn from the New York World, Willie pokes fun at Mr Suitor and Mr S arguing that his father joked you are bounced about twice a week.
A magistrate orders binding over to maintain peace toward all her majesty's subjects for six months while Bill Sykes responds with defiant slang about helping the first foreigner he meets.
A humorous exchange quoted from the Washington Star where a man asks for a woman's bloomers to play football, framing a playful, provocative tease and mischief in a casual chat.
A brief exchange in the New York Weekly features a painter denying impressionist style while another accuses the speaker of leaning on an artwork, highlighting a clash over artistic attribution. The dialogue captures a terse, opinionated dispute between two individuals about raw technique.
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