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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
3
The Express Georgia notes a playful take on happiness amid thirst and warns against colleges deterring marriage. It covers a Nicaragua electrical plant, a 100 passenger airship, and a ghost-hunting grant to Clark University.
A cryptic note warns against buying speculative metals stock at five cents a share. Prof McCoy reportedly plans experiments to transmute elements, suggesting patience. The author hints at a safer bet in scrap iron while awaiting results.
A report claims Lhasa will gain telegraph service and a Tibetan newspaper. The text notes the shift will end the city’s isolation, while local readers will see a report of a fire in Chen Lung's barn at East Hankow in the morning paper.
Women read advertising columns to stretch family income and make one dollar do the work of two. Not just love of shopping but economy drives their bargains, though thrift is a feminine instinct even when counting pennies isn’t required.
The Baltimore American notes college statistics do not change the view that poor boys working their way shape the nation. It cites John Herzel of Fowler who, to save his family, paid debts with his own savings after his son forged signatures. His act reflects personal honesty and responsibility beyond legal obligation.
Smithsonian researchers in Washington attribute the three-quarters mile wide and 600 foot deep Arizona hole to meteor impact. The Troy Times notes the finding offers a vivid image of a brilliant visitor striking Earth and mentions Bach visits as rare.
Tornadoes struck Mossville Soso and Service in Jones county Mississippi and Tyler Texas. In Tyler four people died including C A Francis and his child with six seriously injured. Mississippi towns Mossville Service and Soso reported multiple deaths and widespread destruction with many houses demolished and farms damaged.
Six cars begin the New York to Paris rally from Times Square as thousands cheer. More than 200 motors join the procession up Broadway toward Albany with Mayor McClellan delayed and Colgate Hoyt starting the race. Traffic halted and bands perform as the pistol fires.
George H. Norman of Brookline and Newport, noted society figure and polo player, who earned praise in the Spanish American War for aiding Admiral Cervera after the Infanta Maria Teresa fire, died Thursday night at Corey Hill hospital Brookline after surgeries and pneumonia following an operation.
New York Deputy Chief Charles W. Kruger was killed Friday while directing crews against a Canal Street fire. He fell into a water-filled basement trap and drowned during the desperate efforts to save neighboring properties.
Mrs. Martha Anderson was found dead Thursday in her Janesville room with her throat cut. Police noted entry via torn outer door screens and a broken inner door glass. A razor lay nearby. her two city-dwelling children said she owned a razor, but not the one on the floor. This is Janesville’s third unsolved death mystery after two women were found dead in the river.
Seventy two men from all labor classes on the New Orleans river front, part of the Dock and Cotton council, were indicted for conspiring to restrain trade in violation of the Sherman act. The action followed the councils refusal to allow the Coal Wheelers' union to coal the steamer Habil bound for Puerto Cortez.
The American ship Emily Reed ran ashore at the mouth of the Nehalem river on the Oregon coast and broke in two. Ten crew members were drowned.
Eleven Cincinnati laundries pleaded guilty to forming a price fixing combine. Each was fined $50 and costs, the trust agreed to dissolve, and indictments against the individual proprietors were nolled.
Frank Vina, treasurer for Bohemian fraternal groups, who disappeared weeks ago after reports he was many thousands short in his accounts, returned to Cleveland and surrendered to the police on Wednesday.
Newton Edmunds former governor of Dakota territory and president of the Yankton National Bank died here Thursday of paralysis aged eight years.
Wisconsin Governor Davidson appointed Frederick Thwaites and James F. Trottman of Milwaukee as regents of the University of Wisconsin on a Wednesday afternoon in Madison.
Lisbon cabinet council declines to rescind dictatorial decrees from King Carlos' final days except those offending public dignity. The decision shocks observers and prompts widespread astonishment.
Chauncey B Geiger longtime Republican figure and former president of the state board of arbitration during Gov Yates era died in Ashley Illinois. He was a prominent name in state politics and Republican circles.
Acting Secretary orders a company of infantry from Fort Gibbon to Fairbanks to preserve order during mining strike. U S marshal directs use of force to arrest lawbreakers and stop intimidation as 250 special deputies are sworn in to guard life and property. Saloons closed. rioters dispersed with protection for newcomers.
Milwaukee Wisconsin leaders at the state convention instructed the Wisconsin delegation to Denver to vote as a unit for William J Bryan on all ballots The platform delivering the instruction was adopted unanimously by a rising vote at the closing session
A boiler explosion in the basement of Adrian Missouri’s public school Friday ripped the floor of the primary department, tossing a teacher and 60 pupils into the basement and causing burns and scalds to many.
Annapolis Md professor and son of a noted academic died here Friday. The late W F C graduated from the Naval Academy in the engineering class of 1880.
Police in Winnipeg are issuing hundreds of summonses for alleged breaches of the Lord's Day Act. Acting under the police commission's instructions, this counter-movement targets undertakers at funerals, reporters noting Sunday sermons, and editors. Officials report another arrest occurred while a man was bathing.
Valparaiso overlooks the great American fleet of 16 battleships under Rear Admiral Evans as President Montt and officials greet the ships near Caraumilla Point. The Chacabuco leads five Chilean torpedo boat destroyers in a four knot review before the Gen. Baquedano escorts the fleet toward Callao.
The fourth annual National Ski Association tourney on Chester Creek Hill concluded after a weather delay. John E. Venson cleared 116 feet on the mammoth slide to win a special prize offered by local club director John Wannabe, beating the 110 foot mark.
A fire swept the upper part of the Brooklyn Kings County courthouse late Friday. Damage likely about 75000 dollars, with oil paintings of judges from the last fifty years water soaked and valuable records narrowly saved.
Columbus Ohio Governor Harris signed the Rathburn Bill prohibiting the drinking of intoxicants on trains except where sold and it takes effect immediately. Violations are a misdemeanor punishable by fine.
Chicago widow Dora McDonald, widow of gambler Michael McDonald, was found not guilty of murdering Webster Guerin the artist killed in his Omaha Building studio on February 21, 1907.
Toronto grocer's clerk James Feehley shot his wife with whom he was separated for two weeks and then killed himself. The wife is in critical condition.
Adolph Stein witz paying teller at the National Bank of Commerce in Minneapolis was arrested Friday after a shortage of 3450 was allegedly found in his accounts.
A suit filed in the United States district court charges the American Express company with violating postal laws by carrying first class mail matter. District Attorney Moe Pherson filed the action in Cincinnati on Thursday.
Clyde Gant was found guilty of the murder of Henry Dicker man in the Belleville circuit court and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
A brief exchange hints at a final showdown in a lighthearted rivalry with taunts about who ends the conversation. The banter centers on wit and pride, suggesting an ongoing contest of words rather than actions.
An anecdote from Sunday Magazine recalls the late Senator Floor of Massachusetts playing whist with notable skill. A friend recounts his rare impatience when paired with a particularly foolish partner, yet the duo still led in a match despite three adversaries observing.
Advert explains starch improvements over 25 years, claiming Defiance Starch omits harmful chemicals and uses a new ingredient to deliver greater strength and smoother texture than rival brands.
A reflective moral line attributed to Mackay noting that thriving in this world prepares one for the hereafter and that happiness and gladness color mortal experience. The quote emphasizes living well as proper preparation for eternity.
The Washington post office chief clerk asked postmasters for marital status for a government Blue Book. Rural officials gave creative replies such as Fine and dandy, Fairly middling, and The worst, revealing humorous tone in a serious data collection.
The article argues that ordinary starch hides fabric beauty with thick pastes and weak stiffness. Defiance Starch is promoted as stronger, allowing thinner application while preserving appearance and wear.
A four year old girl named Gertrude recalls a matinee with vivid misinterpretations. She reports that the characters drank wine and then all went out. When asked what happened next she guesses they spit it out.
A humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar features a husband growling at his wife’s back buttoned waist and a witty reply noting he would dislike an unbuttoned version. The brief vignette captures playful marital tension over fashion.
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