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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
7
A maternal speaker praises the dependable boy who keeps promises from seven o clock arrivals to mailed letters. She contrasts him with bright witty peers while stressing reliability as the source of true joy and pride for a teacher. Minnie L Upton notes in the New York Observer.
The Orontes River in Syria powers hundreds of water wheels along its banks feeding the Lebanon plains. Some wheels exceed eighty feet in diameter and are operated by animals or current. In Horus and Hamath, multiple wheels supply city water via elevated conduits from a dammed river and a flume driven by a large wheel.
The long lived parrot Ducky owned by the Princess of Wales died in London aged more than 125. Brought from the United States of Colombia in 1783, Ducky served the royal household at St James Windsor and Sandringham before its death. Scientists note parrots may live longer, citing Humboldt's report of a 200 year old bird heard speaking a tribal language that vanished over two centuries ago.
Use a collomia seed slice under a light microscope. Moisten with water, and the seed fragment rapidly develops spiral fibers illustrating an early stage of vegetable germination.
A simple low cost battery shown in the illustration promises practical house power for lighting and small electrical devices. The article notes it can supply electricity for call-bell operations and basic experiments for boys learning about electric systems.
The article explains assembling a chemical battery from a glass jar carbons zincs and sal ammoniac solution with step by step instructions. It also reports Hannibal a Philadelphia zoo condor aged over 75 at arrival died after 24 years at the garden having attacked keepers and suffered gout and knee weakness.
A sad-looking man asks a druggist for something to erase sorrow. The chemist prescribes a mixture of quinine wormwood barb Epsom salts and castor oil. For six months the man cannot think of anything but finding ways to remove the taste from his mouth.
Delegates from Clay county Minnesota who toured the Edmonton district last summer report high satisfaction with the region. They bought land from the Canadian Pacific Railway, expect to move next summer, and say crops hay and livestock prices are favorable. They offer to share details at Barnesville before June.
An old medical ad extols St Jacobs Oil promising relief for headaches sciatica bruises and sprains. The copy credits Lane's Family Medicine with daily bowel movement claims and cites a Chicago Daily News quote about perseverance.
A rich woman places a 20000 cash reward for the return of a satchel with jewels valued at 150000. The piece urges health recovery through Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to restore strength and aid digestion, arguing health is more valuable than jewels.
In a playful exchange the judge asks about findings on healthy amusement. The French physician’s elaborate investigations allegedly conclude that dueling is most conducive to longevity.
Low Rite Winter Tourist Tickets are now on sale via the Mobile & Ohio Railroad to Mobile New Orleans Gulf Coast Points Jacksonville Tampa and Port Tampa Fla Havana and all Southern and Southeastern Winter Tourist points. Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars with elegant wide-vestibuled trains Pintsch lighting and steam direct from the engine. Finest equipment in the South. Address I Harris 420 Olive St St Louis Mo Chas Rudolph 35 Marquette Bldg Chicago Posey GT A Mobile Ala.
Advertises low return fares to Mobile and New Orleans for Mardi Gras travel. Tickets available via Mobile & Ohio Railroad with agents James Morris in St Louis and Charles Rudolph in Chicago, listing Mardi Gras dates February 1 through 2, 1890 and prices like 16.38 for return.
Grain-O, a nutritious drink sold by grocers, claims to taste like coffee without its injurious effects. It is advertised as aiding digestion and strengthening nerves, suitable for both children and adults, and priced about 15 to 26 cents.
An exchange in Jewelers Weekly jokes about paying seven dollars for eyeglasses. The optician retorts that if seven dollars could buy sight, no one would need glasses, illustrating price versus utility with humor.
A remedy for grippe patients, Kemp's Balsam, is recommended for throat and lung diseases. Get a bottle now and keep on hand to prevent pneumonia by keeping the cough loose. Sold by all druggists.
A fragment advertises an oat yield claim of 15,366 pounds per acre and 500000 long heads per acre. It promotes sending 10 cents to Salzer Seed Company in LaCrosse Wisconsin for a catalogue and 10 farm seed samples including Bromus Inermis. Potatoes priced at 1.20 a barrel.
An advertisement asserts Hemp Balsam stops coughing instantly and offers a free sample bottle from druggists. It markets large bottles at 25 and 50 cents and urges immediate action, warning that delays are dangerous.
A collection of early 20th century medicine ads touts Laxative Bromo Quinine for curing colds in a day with a refund offer, Piso’s Cure for coughs, and St Jacobs Oil for neuralgia and rheumatism. The notices mix branding quotes and humorous lines from the L. A. W. Bulletin and Chicago Daily News.
Letters from women like Ella Brenner of East Rochester Ohio praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing backache headache nervous fatigue painful menstruation and leucorrhoea after using four bottles Liver Pills and Sanative Wash The ad also notes many women owe their health to her advice and Lynn Massachusetts address for free guidance S: Ella Brenner Gibson City Illinois S: A Million Women Have Been Benefited by Mrs Pinkham's Advice and Medicine
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