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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1880
Page
1
A Scribner's Monthly excerpt narrates a playful duel of admiration and wit around a mysterious brunette, the darling of her circle. A speaker praises her style while noting rivals and possible loves, ending with a tongue in cheek reference to a named rival: Cigar.
A serialized tale recounts lone mariners enduring isolation and survival. It covers Alexander Selkirk’s self chosen exile, a boy stranded on Gallipagos, the Flemish Pickman’s rescue after six weeks, Jorgenson’s transformation and death after a mysterious jelly diet, and Captain Cook’s救.
Miss Mable May an Englishwoman of unusual character and accomplishments will serve as companion and assistant to Mrs General Garfield in the White House. Last year she taught at Mrs Westfall's Seminary in Dayton and earned the respect of all who knew her.
A collage of jokes and quips from periodicals includes witty exchanges on manners and law, humorous mishearings, sailor and cook humor, and a Methodist clergyman lampoon. It notes a lenient reaction to a kiss incident and a social protest against child custody as a minor matter.
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