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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1882
Page
2
A mourning voice describes returning to a mother's room to find her departed and laid in an open chest. The scene notes her unfinished prayers and daily tasks, a broken breakfast crumb, and the overwhelming grief of a child who contemplates heavenly blessings for her children.
Cynthia Barrow receives a long awaited valentine from James Jackson, while office gossip links Mr Stryker to the family. Letty Barrow, granddaughter, prepares for her wedding as Cynthia accepts a later marriage proposal from Stryker. The tale ends with Cynthia keeping the valentine and suggesting a quiet, happy arrangement.
In San Francisco a rich merchant names a clever scheme born from a fake rival. His son learns the plan to enlist a dummy enemy, a trusted foe who feeds false reports to ruin rivals while maintaining outward respectability. The quip charms the Bohemian Club and echoes through street chatter.
The draft bill sets the office of Secretary of Industry to be elected every two years starting January 1881. It outlines duties including collection and publication of agricultural, industrial, and livestock data, monthly crop reports, and dissemination to newspapers. It also details funding, salaries, and authority to manage disease control and animal quarantines.
A late 19th century Iowa legislative session sees petitions for women's suffrage from Buchan County and proposals to oppose tariff hikes on wire products. Measures aim to fund land purchases for the State Agricultural Society, expand education, adjust judiciary counts, and reform county governance and criminal code provisions.
Three men digging for treasure near Eufaula Alabama remain about fifty feet underground after more than two weeks. They guard the well with a circle they call the famed circle and fear words spoken will sink deeper. Thousands have visited to watch the unusual labor.
The Lord Mayor of London convened a meeting to press the British Government for an emergency scheme to connect Yiehthouses on the English coast with shore telegraph links. Rockets were cited as the sole method, vulnerable in fog and snow, prompting resolutions and a request for immediate action. The report notes bizarre contrasts of poets’ birthplaces now being pubs or shops. A Georgia judge’s horned goat is also mentioned.
A survey notes cranberries yield a hundred barrels per acre on Cape Cod with single rods reaching nearly two hundred barrels. California reports strong agricultural prospects amid growing acreage and revived livestock interest. Texas sheep estimates reach 4.4 million at a $2.60 value, while cooking tips, plaque hanging advice, and pest control methods for currants and ants are shared.
The article debates bouillon as a fashionable drink for the sick and offers a detailed home recipe. It explains preparing beef bouillon, including chopping raw beef, simmering six hours, straining, skimming fat, clarifying, and coloring, with serving options hot or cold. It cites Mrs. Beecher in Christian Union.
A New Hampshire woman described as an Amazon walks two miles to market four hundred quarts of blueberries, carries heavy loads on foot and by wheelbarrow, and even bears a house door on her back for two miles. Her vigor surpasses many men, and she moves swiftly on foot between towns.
Local businessmen and workers praise St Jacobs Oil for rheumatic pain and injuries. W I Stearns Master Mechanic Connecticut River Railroad reports arm healing after use. A B Taylor cites Mrs Pillsbury in New Jersey as relief for rheumatism. J B Weston Boston & Albany Railroad superintendent says near full recovery from shoulder rheumatism. Newspapers amplify benefits with testimonials and claim the remedy outshines rivals.
A composite note recalls Sam Ryder of Buffalo who credits Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery with a cure after twenty years of illness and abscesses. The piece also touts Favorite Prescription for female ailments, Little Liver Pills, and Dr Isaac Thompson’s Eye Water with price details and impersonates various endorsements.
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