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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
2
A roundup from across the United States and abroad covers brutal clashes in Russia with deaths among workers and troops, a large diamond discovery in Transvaal, political shifts in Hungary and Ontario, Cuba and Santo Domingo affairs, sea disasters, and notable crimes and fires affecting multiple cities.
Congressional actions include Judge Charles Swayne facing impeachment with a summons issued and read to him in the Senate. He received one week to answer. The House passed an agricultural appropriation bill with minor changes and debated a statehood measure. A Shanghai consul general embezzlement case was referred to the House. Rivers and harbors plans push a $17.09 million package plus $16.73 million for contracts. The Navy requests two battleships at $7.75 million each. The Army appropriation bill passed with a modification affecting retired officers and active militia assignments impacting Gen Miles.
Reports from the Russian front say Kuropatkin repulsed a Japanese attack on his right wing while Muscovites captured a town near Mukden. In Tucson a gambler killed three at a saloon before taking his own life. Other items include a crash killing three in Gratwick New York a fatal sleigh collision near Cowansburg and a fire at Roger Williams University dormitory. Also reported are a child’s accidental shooting in Chattanooga and a Michigan home fire killing two children.
The Warsaw center faces chaos as three movements Polish revolutionary Russian and labor unite to topple the regime. Factories close and telegraph lines are cut while Hussars injure the British vice consul in Warsaw and consulate staff narrowly escape attacks. A Moscow storm aids authorities and Batoum police official Gurielly is assassinated.
Report from St Petersburg states Gen Kuropatkin failed to break Japanese left and retreated from Sandepas due to inability to hold a redoubt. Russian losses include 45 officers and 1,000 men. Japanese Manchurian dispatches claim reconquered positions and pursuit of Russian forces.
In Hester street a gas heated steam room trapped two men who were forgotten by staff after entering Saturday night. Police arrested the bathhouse proprietor and five attendants as investigators probe the accident and deaths.
A Saturday midnight blaze in Omaha Nebraska destroyed the wholesale district, burning about a half block. Losses exceed 500000 with stocks and buildings valued over 200000. The Mercer and Millard estates owned the properties.
In Champaign Illinois on Sunday the Southern hotel burned down with an estimated loss of 75000 dollars insured. Several guests escaped narrowly as the blaze began in a bakery next door and spread rapidly through the hotel.
Locomotive boiler exploded on the Big Four railroad ten miles west of Bloomington Illinois killing fireman William Paddy and injuring Roy Lawrence. A head on collision between a northbound Atchison Topeka Santa Fe passenger train and an extra freight 20 miles north of Ardmore left one dead and several injured. In St Louis fumes from a coal stove caused the deaths of Mrs Louise Mullen and two grandchildren aged 12 and 11.
Advice for improving a child’s health through nightly milk, gentle digestion, and simple tonics, plus cautions on stomach upset from treats. Emphasizes outdoor play, warmth, and timely rest for rosy cheeks and robust vigor. Includes old fashioned remedies like sulphur and molasses and lime water with charcoal after meals.
Church wedding etiquette details the procession and exit orders with pages ushers maids of honor and family roles. It notes costs born by the bride’s parents and lists minimal groom expenses for the carriage minister fees going away and flowers. The piece also shares a memory about multitasking thoughts during prayer and a home remedy for tiredness with neck heat treatments.
The article warns that common soaps damage skin by stripping natural oils and causing irritation. It stresses choosing soaps by results, noting that harsh alkaline use leads to dryness, wrinkles, and dull skin. If cleansing causes irritation, switch to gentler products or cleansing creams.
A detailed pattern for crafting a tea cosy in antique style. Describes two-part body with old-rose silk, bouquet sketch, and pale mauve frill. Guides materials: old-rose befrigaline, heliotrope, mauve glace, cream satin, and old-rose cord.
In Greensburg Pennsylvania the Westmoreland County almshouse posts a bounty of three cents for each dozen bed bugs delivered by inmates to the superintendent. The 100 inmates worked overnight capturing bugs, with several scores of scalps laid on the table the next morning. Superintendent Evans expanded funds toward bug powder by offering the bounty, and the program has proven successful and will continue.
The piece notes the rise of the Marie Antoinette bodice with exaggerated high shirted girdle and long pointed front. It advises a bowed fitted lining and suggests pairing with transparent yokes or chemiseries, praising fine handwork in top shops.
A collection of light anecdotes on language slips and cultural misunderstandings. A Frenchman misuses English grammar while a Swedish newcomer at a Minnesota church receives a witty social gesture. Professors and writers like Prof. Strunk and Frank L. Stanton feature in playful vignettes of miscommunication and humor.
A quip from Royal Magazine imagines Little Bobby inspecting a newborn. He assesses the infant with a wry line noting it lacks the qualities of a parrot, delivering a short, gentle comedic moment about novelty and expectation.
An advertisement urges women to seek Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for uterine troubles and related symptoms. It cites a testimonial from Miss Kate McDonald of Woodbridge New Jersey who recovered from a severe uterine condition after using the remedy and invites others to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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