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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
7
A knight arrives with gifts for Her Highness the child. She bids him stay and fears his voyage across the ocean. He explains delays but vows to return. she asks for proof of faith and he pledges to come back to see her and the queen.
The article traces Christmas as a special festival to the first century with a tradition crediting the Apostle John for initiating the custom. It notes English church decorations may stay through January but must be removed by Candlemass Day on February 2.
The article surveys Christmas practices from France to England, noting extra animal rations in France, Santa Claus origins tied to Holland and Knecht Ruprecht, and varied weekday luck among English crowds. It cites coffin crust mince pies in earlier centuries, a Silesian belief about Christmas-born boys becoming lawyers, and universal holiday status with extra days in South Carolina.
A Boston manufacturer reports 550,000 dozen shovels sold in 1905 to railroads and mines, and expects about 400,000 dozen this year. The piece argues shovel production mirrors national prosperity and marks it as the era of the man with the shovel and six million shovels.
The Canadian West draws settlers from Europe and the U S with free homesteads 160 acres for entry 10 and 189 000 added this year. Rich soil climate and No 1 Hard wheat support large harvests 90 million bushels of wheat and rapid rail access expand markets. A strong common school system and stable law further entice families to migrate north of the boundary.
Frances Gardner of Chicago reports five years of kidney trouble and failed remedies before taking Dean's Kidney Pills. She says five boxes cured her quickly, restoring health, appetite, digestion, and sleep. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box through Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, New York.
In Colorado a suspension bridge project spans 267 feet above the river in a gorge 60 feet wide at the bottom and 280 feet at the top. The design features flat steel, steel cables, curved girders anchored to canyon walls and a glass floor for viewing the chasm. It is tied to an electric railway scheme.
Thomas Dyke, unarmed and alone, fought a wildcat on Locust mountain near Mount Carmel Pennsylvania. After a tense struggle the man swung and broke the animal's back, escaping with deep scratches but no serious injuries. a physician treated his wounds.
Mrs. Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Ohio describes severe eczema covering her body with itching that bled at night. After four months of torment she used Cuticura Remedies as directed and rapidly improved, now recommending them to others. June 28, 1905.
Gen Daniel H Rucker living quietly in retirement in Washington in his ninety fifth year is described as father in law of Phil Sheridan and boyhood friend of Sherman. He was born in Belleville New Jersey and enlisted early in the army serving on the frontier and fought in the Mexican and Civil Wars. A German navy custom features sailors who enter the reserve wearing long ribboned caps and reserve flasks as they parade with canes.
Miss Selma Gustafson of Delhi Ontario, a young violinist, has applied to lead one of the orchestras. The Colorado Midland railroad is organizing, while Garfield Vern Company packages bear Pure Food and Drugs Act compliance serials.
A Gold Coast newspaper reports that a lawyer who appeared in Colobar is viewed with disdain. The piece warns that lawyers in the river town pose safety risks as they could lure and ruin the unwary with deceptive practices.
An ad claims catarrh cannot be cured with local applications and must use internal remedies. It promotes Hellas Catarrh Cure and Hell’s Family Pill for constipation, alleging a proven internal formula by a noted physician and ready testimonials.
A Miss Goodyear of Burchtown Pennsylvania trained about fifty gray squirrels to fetch and present nuts during a Thanksgiving dinner. Guests watched a board extended from window to bowl trigger nut drops and see a nut cracking display by a chief squirrel ending with crumbs brushed away by its tail.
An influential native banker proposes a rat pen to confine captured rats for life with males and females kept separate. Europeans deem the idea too Gilbertian for grave consideration, but Maj. Buchanan I. M. 8 in charge of plague operations welcomes it.
Berlin leads with over 2,040,000 residents followed by Hamburg at 803,000 and Munich about 640,000 in the three largest German cities.
Officers on the effective list who win seats in the House of Commons will be placed on half pay starting from their date of election. Including members-elect, the policy affects those occupying parliamentary roles and the army.
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