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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1911
Page
3
Mrs. Kent schemes for twenty year old Estelle to marry wealth. A middle aged brewer, rumored to be fat and bald, pursues her with a chauffeur, prompting a fake elopement. The plan collapses when the auto fails and Estelle returns with her “made husband,” prompting comic rebuke from the widow.
The Role contemplates posing as foreign dukes at a hotel rather than millionaires to avoid suspicion. The plan favors a discreet disguise and avoids overt displays of wealth.
A Sopwith pilot recounts landing in Belgium after a 22 minute crossing of the English Channel. He describes fighting a gust while trying to reach Chalons by compass and finally setting down near a village as villagers show calm curiosity about the weather in England.
A distressed speaker asks for a favor to stash scoeyside in a shed while a polite response invites the man to the house for the remains of Christmas pudding. The piece reflects rural dialect and social exchange.
A witty exchange features a stenographer who asks for a raise, is refused, and then marries her boss instead. The joke pivots on the unexpected twist of union through marriage rather than dismissal.
The New York Times reports that a tariff commission may revise the tariff without upheaval, with changes allowing either house to request information and limiting party control. Proponents say the panel would promote practical, nonpartisan inquiry, reducing corruption and prolonging debate, though not removing politics.
The White House backs the Canadian reciprocity plan and expects prompt Canadian ratification. If the current congress blocks it, the president will push it with the next session, making the Washington government the focal point for tariff policy and relations with Canada.
The Albany senatorial situation mirrors a split in the party with Champ Clark supported for speaker but a fierce clash over committee designation. A Baltimore meeting split into two camps one backing Clark's piecemeal tariff plan and the other endorsing Bailey's one sweeping revision. The looming Democratic majority in the next Washington House appears torn and embittered.
Reports describe growing difcresce within the new committee on ways and means as members argue over principles versus revenue details. The dispute centers on whether the core concern remains a cariff for revenue despite procedural splits.
Discussion of whether Congress can bind future sessions or itself by joint or separate rules on tariffs. It recalls the 22nd joint rule of 1865 guiding electoral votes and its repeal in 1877, with reference to Lincoln's approval and the evolving doctrine of congressional jurisdiction.
The 1910 preliminary report from the Bureau of Statistics in Washington cites total foreign trade at 3.427 billion dollars, eclipsing 1907. Exports reached 1.864 billion and imports 1.563 billion, with a notable rise in manufactured goods shipped abroad.
The piece honors former Senator Cockrell of Missouri who after 36 years in Washington retires to private life as C C McChord takes his Senate seat on the interstate commerce commission. At seventy six he stands as a link to reconstruction era governance and is lauded for nonpartisan service.
The passage contrasts lavish dishes and abundance with lean days and calls for democracy’s expansion. It frames Houston Post as a Texas figure pushing toward a “dinner pail era” of democracy aboard the Old Ship of Zion, with camp-meeting fervor and a sense of progress toward Glory.
The Commoner issue after the Baltimore affair highlights Democratic activities nationwide while omitting Bryan's absence from the Baltimore event. Thousands of Bryan readers will likely infer his intent and adjust accordingly.
The Hon. Tom Taggart, longtime Pluto water statesman, announces he will not seek another term on the Democratic national committee. His departure leaves the committee a shadow of its former self and deprives the party of his distinctive leadership and adaptable campaign guidance.
Conflicting reports describe the Baltimore conference and jubilation dinner as ranging from a love feast to a riot. Participants say the party faced sharp divisions over issues splitting the members as far apart as Lincoln and Tammany Hall while attempting a united front.
A wry remark frames a picnic as a scene where a wife’s relatives appear to have a good time. The line uses humor to suggest social friction within family gatherings.
The Parkman estate article notes an 200 year old clock made by John Eagle of London found among George Parkman’s possessions. It discusses the Parkman lineage from Samuel Parkman to Dr George Parkman and the concealed wealth from 1849 that funds Boston’s $5,000,000 public benefit.
Kansas City residents are adopting wall beds that spring from concealed tunnels under stairs or cabinets. Each bed, equipped with springs, mattress and linens, slides out to a room for sleeping then hides again, transforming dining rooms or libraries back to their prior use. A galvanized iron tunnel and an air shaft ensure continuous ventilation while stowed.
Washington reports that China and Turkey will be the major arenas for global commerce and industry in the coming fifty years. Each nation needs nearly every modern product and is entering a new era of prosperity shaped by foreign investment and expertise.
The article notes that Rebecca in Scott's Ivanhoe was modeled on Rebecca Gratz a Philadelphia Jewish woman whose steadfastness to Judaism impressed Washington Irving and inspired one of Scott's finest characters.
A warning about chest tightness signaling lung illness and urging use of Hamlins Wizard Oil to prevent consumption or pneumonia. It emphasizes that preaching without practice harms duty and warns that delays invite problems.
The piece touts Resinol Ointment as the remedy for poison ivy eruptions with a reader testimonial from Jno H Kohl of Benton Kansas. It also lists impressive ocean statistics including Pacific and Atlantic volumes and a Niagara water-flow claim, plus a note on an electric chafing dish yielding 14 cents per Welsh rabbit.
Small sugar coated pellets marketed to regulate and invigorate the stomach liver and bowels and cure constipation. The product is framed as easy to take like candy and targets digestive health.
A brief dialogue fragment features a woman singing Meet Me in Heaven and a speaker remarking she may be taking things for granted.
A remark notes Mark Twain was not a widely read man yet produced much good work. The joke suggests his prolificity stemmed from heavy smoking.
Controversy in England centers on whether King’s School Rochester or King’s School Canterbury is the oldest. Both trace founding to the early seventh century with Justus and Augustine establishing schools about 604. St Peter's York dates to the eleventh century.
Representative Livingston of Georgia, upset by the bath tub debate, suggested renting baths as a revenue idea. He quipped comparing the situation to Bill Spriggins on a zero morning, recalling a humorously chilly valet exchange about bath temperature.
Signor Puccini, famed for his operas, reflects in New York that recognition often comes late. He recalls a centenarian countryman who enjoyed his operas only after a long life, noting the irony of obscurity and delayed applause before a London visitor. The veteran composer jokes that the visitor had ample time to reach Rome.
An old adage compares health and strength to iron and steel, urging readers to take Garfield’s Tea to arouse a sluggish liver. the text notes druggists sell it as a remedy. It warns about oil fires and the need to keep flames from spreading by using milk rather than water on lamp explosions.
A Georgia preacher, known for praying with news in mind, begins a petition seeking aid against rising wickedness, claiming proof by statistics, per Everybody's Magazine. The piece also notes how laundered white goods gain appeal and praises Defiance Starch for strong starch that stiffens fabric without thickening.
A dealer touted a horse to the late Senator Daniel of Virginia as a reproduction of General Washingtons battle horse from Trenton. Daniel praised the claims, suggesting it may indeed be the same horse.
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