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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1879
Page
2
A fragmentary report describes Smythekina facing a rough scene in town after a failed attempt at a fancy bough. The piece notes the crowd’s rough reception and local reactions.
A naval officer narrator recalls leaving his ship with six weeks leave and falling in love with Reginald Thornton’s sister Bessie at Lindley Hall. Captain Wyndham, a dangerous suitor, seizes control, and a staged elopement leads to a dramatic chase across the estate. Wyndham dies after attempting to abduct and harm the couple, and Bessie and the narrator wed with Thornton’s reluctant approval.
The piece argues grammar-centric teaching is inefficient for modern language learning. It praises natural acquisition by immersion, noting children and families can master several languages with exposure. It cites England and Russia as examples of successful bilingual upbringing and laments costly schooling.
A report from North Carolina notes a family with three children who lose sight at night but regain it at dawn. The article compares occasional Russian cases of night blindness during Lent, attributing it to a lack of fatty secretions from eggs fat and milk, with restoration after Easter feasts.
The text recounts Edward Pope, keeper at Ellis Bay Light-House on Anticosti Island, who, during typhoid fever in 1869, manually operated the lighthouse to warn ships when the automatic gear failed. He worked nightly from seven p.m. to seven a.m. through harsh seas, nursing his ill family while ensuring safety. Pope died in 1872, yet his deed remained largely un记n in history.
A essay-like meditation on changing word choices and slang in society. It discusses awfully, terribly, currying favor, and they fell out while noting shifts toward terms like factor and outcome and the rise of cultured and respectable in modern usage. The piece references Johnson Hooker L Estrange and includes a humorous bottle ad at the end.
A collection of household tips and recipes including cakes cookies and beverages. Advice on remedies such as charcoal to relieve headaches and ammonia with soap for scalp care. Also guidance on tool sharpening maintenance and rust prevention for farm equipment.
Farmers neglect to care for implements leading to higher costs and accidents. Proper storage in a warm, dry place near the roof reduces rust and damage, while barn floors and out-of-doors storage invite dirt and injury. Poor maintenance is blamed for economic hardship and avoidable losses.
In the Farmers Review arguments favoring sheep keeping as a farm efficiency move are outlined. Sheep convert crops into wool and meat, improve soil, and aid transport costs, advocating broader flock adoption and better pasture use despite market distance and waste concerns. A Chicago Tribune snippet contrasts rural thrift with a merchant’s money crunch through a domestic scene.
An exhortation urges readers to curb expenses on clothing and luxury foods, rely less on doctors and costly medicines, and seek practical health with Hop Bitters as a cheap, trustworthy remedy for better times and well being.
A physician advises lung sufferers to breathe fresh air, keep bedroom windows open, and avoid stagnant air. He touts J Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as Cure aids, and promotes the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo for treatment and guidance on diet and exercise for consumption.
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