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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1896
Page
5
A New York Tribune note on the bureau as a French origin piece and the modern practice of lining bureau drawers with sachets. It contrasts antique chests of drawers with French bureau history and offers a lavender sachet recipe using cheesecloth, lavender buds, and cheap materials.
An English designer Brian creates a cabinet that hides a bicycle in a hall entry. The unit combines a hall table and hat stand with a sunken leather panel decor and a movable floor drawer acting as a home trainer. It stores bike accessories and adapts to any wood and color style.
The article discusses fragrant pillows made with balsam spruce lavender rose petals and sweet fern leaves plus a sea sand hot bag for earaches. It also covers bamboo furniture care advising ventilation gentle drying linseed oil and turpentine rubs and occasional cold washes. It ends with a note that stealing guns is a petit Larceny due to cheap horses.
A cream pitcher over 800 years old once owned by Mary Stuart survives in the Holman family and rests in Mrs. Dabb’s Chicago apartment. The artifact, part of a tea set once owned by Mistress Kennedy, traces to the last supper before the queen’s execution at Fotheringhay.
The article warns against underusing naphtha to clean furniture coverings and explains it must be poured on to be effective. Evaporation in a breeze can destroy moths, and wrapping articles keeps odors. Do not bring any flames near finished items. ventilate via air draperies and open windows for a day or two to ensure safe use.
In a candid moment from Chicago Record prose, two figures discuss political leanings and the idea of fusion. One declares party loyalty while acknowledging strategic cooperation may be needed, and the woman suggests consulting a parent before deciding. The dialogue captures a clash between traditional allegiance and pragmatic alliance within a relationship.
The Washington Star reports Blykins as a miser obsessed with counting coal in his cellar. A sympathetic man recalls Blykins derives pleasure from none but tallying his hoard, a troubling mental affliction described as severe.
Scandals in Des Moines surface as police court books show a shortage of 839.03. The grand jury may hear criminal and civil actions against ex officials. Jions Pliny Nichols, longtime Wapsinonoe resident and former legislator, dies in Muscatine County. Fort Madison prison adds 149 new cells at a cost of 23000 with roof work by convicts, bringing total to 511. warden N N Jones says no candidacy for US marshal. Horticulturists urge an Ames experimental station with land for research. cigarrete law interpreted as still valid by Cedar Rapids court. St Paul federal court ruled invalid for original packaging. Mortgages filed in Waverly by R C Garner for 7000.
The Fiji one pence changes from black to lilac, while Indian nine pies stamps are surcharged as Postal One Ann ua Service revenue stamps. Seychelles notes provisional 18 and 36 cent surcharges on 45-cent stamps with specific counts. Bundi issues a gray blue one anna on thin paper. A new postal link between Tarallone Islands and San Francisco may use carrier pigeons with hourly service if needed.
Instructions advise against heating butter and lard with hands. Keep shortening cool and in large lumps. Minimal mixing prevents overworking the dough and yields a flakier finish when rolled out.
A humorous exchange cites a man with a prize dog and a 15 minute talk record without lying as a public boast. The dialogue shifts to engagement etiquette with sharp quips from Chicago Post and Brooklyn Life, highlighting social wit and proposed engagements.
Attorney General Harmon reports to Congress warning that the antitrust act needs amendments and a larger enforcement fund is required. He cites uncertainty in applying the law to railroads and calls for a new crimes act and a uniform system of punishments including degrees of murder.
Mrs Sarah HI Cooper and her daughter Harriet Cooper were found dead in their San Francisco home with gas turned on. The women, both prominent in reform and education circles, left a Thursday will requesting not to be taken to the morgue. A Chinese cook, long employed, is missing.
Springfield Illinois December 12 The corn crop of 1806 reported to the state board of agriculture was the largest ever raised in the state with one exception 1879 when total yield reached 305000000 bushels The 1696 yield was 288500000 bushels The average yield per acre was 42 bushels the average price across the state 18 cents per bushel
Bluforth Bethell of Ylannibal Missouri has been notified in London that he is the heir to a million dollar share in a large English estate. He is one of five heirs. the estate is valued at about five million dollars. In Spain near Cadiz a building collapse killed at least seven and left many others injured, with fourteen injured and many more buried.
In Chattanooga on December 12, Taylor Miller of McMinn County was fatally stabbed by George Jacks after a quarrel. Miller drew a firearm, but Jacks struck him with a pocketknife, inflicting devastating injuries before police intervened.
The Iowa Railroad Commission reports higher earnings for the past year totaling 11 689 881 dollars, with 33 roads operating 8 600 miles of track and 977 188 employees. Several rail lines show fatalities and injuries, while the last narrow gauge line closes. A Supreme Court decision favors Rogers locomotive works in a land dispute under swamp land and railroad grant laws.
Reports from Sioux City describe a severe northwest storm with rain and sleet followed by deep snow that froze to branches and trunks, snapping limbs and splitting trees. Within fifty miles of Sioux City, orchard losses reach hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Thomas Sherwood, recently released from Anamosa penitentiary, was found dead in a Burlington cell after reported perfect health. Doctors initially cited heart disease but suspect possible self poisoning. He was described as a wanted criminal who appeared well dressed.
The Williams Reporter, six years old, halts issues as publishers T Leroy Evans and associates exit. Dated items include drownings in Des Moines, fires destroying Mason City mails, several deaths and accidents across Iowa, and a $205,173 hospital contract awarded to Butler-Ryan of St Paul.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable case of catarrh by Hull's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by FP J Cunary Co Toledo and others, with testimonials and internal use claim. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised at five cents per bottle.
The Modern Mother finds Syrup of Figs gentler and more acceptable for her children’s laxative needs. The true remedy is made only by the California Fig Syrup Company.
Those who contemplate windtney the capi tal during the Inauguration next March will do well to travel over the popular Big Your and picturesque Chesapeaske and ChioRy. Write for descriptive pamphlet and excursion mites. As le Daur, NeW B. A., 84 Clark SL, Chicago. Snowe our best aide to others will ciusation to show their best side to us.
Chicago week of December features Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle with matinee showings. Advertising touts nostrums and quack remedies from Kilno’s, Halo’s Honey, Pike’s Toothache Drops and Jacobs Oil, with dubious political writing and Shakespearean quotes mixed in.
A Chicago pamphlet offers reduced rail fares on the first and third Tuesdays each month for homeseekers to visit Virginia and the Carolinas. Special one way and round trip rates apply via the Big Four and Chesapeake and Ohio lines. Free descriptive pamphlet on farm lands, climate, and markets available from U S North Western Passenger Agent, 234 Clark Street, Chicago. The Detroit Breeze mentions a separate dialogue about Callow’s sanity with Mrs. Gruffly.
Atam's Horn notes that aging with infirmities finds solace in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters which counteracts rheumatic, malarial tendencies and relieves kidney inactivity. It proclaims the remedy for stomach liver and bowel disorders and for nervousness in the elderly. It urges usage for improved well being.
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