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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
9
The article describes two German patent watering devices. One uses a long wick through a glass tube bent into a siphon to deliver water to multiple pots, adjustable by plant need. the other uses a pear shaped glass bulb with a lateral fill opening placed in soil to release water over days. Both allow liquid fertilizer in the water.
Beetles form the largest group of living beings with about 100 000 species, over twice the number of vertebrates. They display vast variation in form color size and habits. Generally robust scavengers, they hide by day and feed at night. Their diet spans wood fruit and animal carcasses.
A catalog of beetle types and traits from scarabaeus to the Hercules beetle. Describes Egyptian links to scarab imagery, stag beetle antennae resembling deer horns, beetles’ roles in scavenging and harm, and notes on Brazilian species Macrodontia Cervicornis and Megasoma Elephas with sizes and colors.
In bright sun, aeronauts report seeing the balloon and its car cast a clear shadow on cloud banks below. The shadow sometimes sits within rainbow rings, creating a striking optical phenomenon.
A pithy portrait contrasts a man praised as wonderfully made with metal‑based expressions and curiosities. It notes common sayings about iron, steel, wood, stone, brass, sand, wool, and a yard wide figure before explaining a brass article coppering method by winding wire and dipping in dilute sulfuric acid to reveal a copper surface.
Fourteen indictments returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City accuse common carriers and packing firms of rebates and conspiracy. Named parties include George H. Crosby George L. Thomas L B Taggert and Nelson Morris & Co along with major railroads and packing houses. The case centers on a Burlington agreement to grant 23 cent per 100 pounds rebates for shipments from East St. Louis to New York.
Charles B. Eames founder and vice president of the St. Louis Credit Clearing House was killed when an antique muzzle loader, kept as a gun in his home, exploded as he burned the stock in the furnace. Family members found him with a bullet wound to the forehead.
In Jerseyville Illinois on December 18 William Andrews was instantly killed by his brother Joel Andrews in a farm field duel. Longstanding feud over their father’s estate led to months of silence before the confrontation. After heated words, one fired a revolver and the other a shotgun ending in tragedy.
Washington December 18 President Roosevelt and Attorney General Moody published letters defending Paul Morton in the Santa Fe rebate matter saying no grounds for action exist. Harrisburg December 18 Professor S S Stanhope Orris Princeton emeritus scholar died at 70 after three years illness.
In a periodical note, the article discusses government tobacco monopoly agents advertising cigarettes in Manchuria as life giving and dream inducing. It contrasts chemistry's role in modern industry with exact industrial specifications for pig iron and steel quality. A separate snippet mentions a Europe trip with a shipboard phronograph reference.
New York closes with Harriman testifying that he questioned Ryans motive in Hyde stock deal and offered to take half the Hyde stock and name two trustees. He said he would not use political influence against Ryan and had not decided to thwart Ryan yet. Also Peabody elected president of Mutual Life and Orr to NY Life vice chair and ranking vice at board meetings.
In Lorain Ohio a theater fire early Sunday morning killed four people James Dwyer 28 Mrs William Marsh and her two children Grace three and Clifford seven months The Marsh family lived on the third floor and William Marsh the theater stage manager was away at the time The blaze began in the basement trapping escape as smoke filled the stairwell The fire caused 35000 in theater damage and 50000 to the entire building
Washington reports Mr Bennett of New York introduced a bill to cut southern state representation in congress due to negro vote disenfranchisement. Total seats drop from 386 to 351 with Alabama 9 to 5 and Texas 16 to 13 among others.
The North Coast limited express was held up by two masked men 15 miles west of Nort Yakima at seven o'clock Saturday night. They forced the engineer to move the locomotive mail and express cars and used dynamite to break safes in the express car before fleeing with an amount not believed to exceed 500 dollars.
Fire destroyed the south wing of the Northern normal school in Marquette Michigan and damaged the library building. The loss is 520000 with no state insurance.
Topeka Kansas December 13 the state board of railroad commissioners decided to order a five percent reduction in freight rates on all classes of grain. The measure applies to every railroad operating in the state.
Henry E. Weaver a leading coal operator and dealer in Chicago collapsed at his dinner table surrounded by family and died instantly from apoplexy shortly after two o clock Sunday afternoon.
Ostendorff of Vincennes buys a flawless 624% grain pearl of oriental luster from Frank McAllister. The gem valued at $2,000 was retrieved from the Wabash River.
In Home Court France on December 18 fourteen workers were suffocated while cleaning boilers at the naval steel works. No further details on the incident or its cause were provided.
In Berne on December 15 the national and state councils as a federal assembly elected M. Ferrer radical and vice president of the federal council to be president of the Swiss confederation. Ferrer is a former railroad manager.
New York reports that W R Hearst is a possible candidate for the 1906 New York governor nomination and for the 1908 presidency. He plans to open headquarters in every state to support his bids.
Gen Thomas H Hubbard praised Peary s optimistic ad for an expedition physician and pledged 20000 dollars to the venture The New York Tribune notes his belief that cheerful spirits and practical skill are vital on polar journeys The exchange includes a tale of a cynic aboard a prior voyage and a starry night deck scene.
A Chicago Record-Herald report recalls a patient who for seven years has lived in an asylum. He jokes about his harmlessness while discussing his wife and her bachelor brother. He passes time by smoking and waiting for meals as a visitor probes how he ended up there.
Rev G L Good of Weatfield Illinois writes of Bright's Disease allegedly cured after sixteen boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims weight gain from 105 pounds to 165, credits the remedy with saving his life and urges others with kidney trouble to try the pills.
Nickel Plate Road offers low rates and eastern connections to New England. Three through trains daily to Cleveland Buffalo New York and Boston with dining cars on the Individual Club Plan and a la carte meals. Luxurious sleeping cars on all trains and no excess fare. For rates and reservations contact J Y Calahan 113 Adams St Chicago IL. Most of us want to cast our bread upon the water with a string tied to it.
Advertisement claims LAxaTiIve Bromo Quinine tablets cure colds in one day. Drupelets promises money back if ineffective. E W Grove’s signature appears on each box. A marketing line about dust and dust resistance is included.
An old advertisement extols Mull's Grape Tonic as a cure for constipation and stomach trouble claiming it can positively cure and prevent disease. It emphasizes natural treatment over pills and offers a free bottle and coupon, detailing bottle sizes and pricing.
Advertises Paro Ointment claiming cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles with druggists refunding money if it fails within days. Statement questions trust in the seller and urges skepticism of those willing to take all on trust.
A testimonial from Mrs Wim J Davis of Stony Creek Connecticut describes extreme eczema banners. After years of illness and costly doctors the subject improved after using Cuticura Soap Cuticura and Cuticura Eczema Remedy.
A fragment mentions a stylish death in an automobile race and a sharp remark about fashionable deaths. It references Maud and Blanche dialogue and cites a Baltimore American quote about a cough cure. The snippet reflects era tone and includes an address and date.
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