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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
7
The piece notes Egypt’s historical association with onions, praising their sacred status in ancient times. It explains two varieties, Baali and Miskaoui, and why Miskaoui travels poorly, while Baali is favored for long sea voyages due to yellow soil and careful watering.
A wealthy speaker promotes spending summers in Norway praising the climate scenery and low costs. He notes near endless daylight near the North Cape and discusses fishing rights on salmon rivers with high annual rents. His anecdote includes large catches by a river owner and his wife.
A discussion highlights the Pacific coast forests as exceptionally productive, producing fifteen to twenty thousand board feet per acre versus southern and Rocky Mountain yields of three to six thousand. It notes the coast holds a large share of timber despite less land area and emphasizes the extraordinary size of its trees.
Instructions describe applying oxalic acid diluted with water using a camel hair pencil to remove ink from an ibook, with two applications. For grease spots, lay powdered pipe clay on both sides and press with a hot iron, or use blotting paper heated to melt and absorb the grease.
A comparative anatomist argues the little toe is useless and degenerating. He cites horse evolution dropping four toes to rely on a single surviving digit. He predicts human evolution may favor the big toe rather than all toes, mirroring the horse’s middle digit survival.
An old man near death jokes about his wife’s promise to follow him into afterlife. He quips that she need not hurry to join him, noting she has been hen pecked all his life. The exchange shows enduring humor amid illness.
A dialogue exchange between Mrs Vorcee and Mrs Oldun discusses forgetting the past and focusing on the present and future. The lines emphasize leaving the past behind to avoid a bad future and to live in the now.
Claims allowed by the Board of Supervisors at the November Session 1906 announce Dr Coffman eye specialist of Davenport will be at the Lovell House on Wednesday December 26. Glasses scientifically fitted and examinations free. Hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway builds from Glenham to Butte Montana passing through Walworth and Boreman counties in South Dakota and Hettinger Bowman and Billings counties in North Dakota. The route features rich black loam soil and abundant water ideal for grain and general agriculture. Government lands near the line offer homestead entries. Bridge at Walworth’s Mo bridge is first east of the Missouri River with a new town growing there.
The piece notes Yosemite opening to broader travel next year with a Merced to Sentinel Hotel route nearly complete. Trains now run Merced to Pleasant Valley, a 36 mile stretch, making access easier than the old two day stage journey. It highlights scenic wonders and suggests additional trips into Kern and Kings River Canyons via Visalia.
A yearly subscription to The Youth's Companion offers rich reading from famed writers for just $1.75. Subscribers receive a Four Leaf Hanging Calendar for 1907 and a subscription certificate for 52 weekly issues, with cash prizes totaling $16,290 and other awards. Send for details to The Youth's Companion, 14 Berkeley Street, Boston MA.
A colonial-era advertisement roundups tips and claims about Dr King s New Life Pills Kennedy s Laxative and Kodol Digestive Formula from O H Soetje druggist with endorsements from newspapers and testimonials. It links open bowels to defeating colds and touts safety under the National Pure Food and Drug Law with references to Toledo Blade Topeka Capital and Washington D C.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a universal cure for dyspepsia malaria biliousness and kidney issues with a testimonial from S A Brown of Bennettsville South Carolina. It promotes a gentle laxative option and chides harsh cathartics while citing Atlanta Journal quips about Peary and dog eating.
Willis T. Morgan of Concord New Hampshire recalls two years in Cuba and two in the Philippines and credits Dr King s New Discovery with keeping him healthy. He says it treats coughs colds bronchial troubles and all lung diseases. Sold at O H Soetje s drug store priced 50 cents and 1 00 with a free trial bottle offered.
A poetic meditation asks what money means to you while presenting Rocky Mountain Tea as a symbolic earthly presence. The verse contrasts value and meaning with a whimsical, reflective tone.
Dr. Potters of the Boston Electro Medical Institute conducts a one day visit at the Lovell Hotel Monticello Iowa offering free consultations examinations and medicines to cure deafness and other listed ailments. Married women must be accompanied by husbands. December 1.
130 acre Lovell township farm described as good land fine buildings never failing well and improved with a history as a money maker. Easy terms offered. Inquiries on the premises. Auction announced by Gudenkauf.
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