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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
7
A vivid listing of injuries and dangers befalling the unnamed boy includes being entombed in a haystack run over by a sheep rack fever chills bites and bites from many ills. Despite gnarly accidents he endures and survives proving resilience amid peril.
A Dowlington society tale moves from rumor to confession as Dorothy Epworth admits her lake rescue stunt was a test of Dick Dove lin. He proves brave by rescuing a cat and later saves their engagement, winning Dorothy and the crowd. Mrs. Trowin proclaims the match perfect.
A German professor’s escaped pet monkey climbed a tree and resisted capture. He used an opera glass to lure the ape, who imitated the master by peering through the glass’s narrow end. The monkey walked away, then, believing the master far away, was guided back when the chain was seized.
In a humorous Chicago Daily News snippet a landlady explains to a boarder that only half the usual meat can be provided for now. The exchange turns on three “star eaters” who are in love, prompting the quip about scarce provisions.
A Feb 22 blaze in New York destroyed the Seventh Regiment Armory at Park Avenue and 34th Street, the Metropolitan car barns, and the Park Avenue Hotel, killing 19 guests. The inferno caused about 750000 in damages. the Park Avenue Hotel, built by A. T. Stewart, was a massive seven story structure with a 14000 square foot court. Explosions from armory ammunition and dynamite storage followed the collapse of granite walls, sending panic through spectators and guests fleeing in night attire.
R G Dun reports Atlantic coast business hindered by storms with weather dampening interior activity yet consumptive demand remains strong. Prices for perishables rise while staples trend upward and spring wear remains robust. Railway earnings dip 3.5 percent versus last month, with improvements over 1909. Liabilities in February reach 6.087 million, led by manufacturing and trading sectors.
London police oversee vast streets while many Britons die at work. seamen account for nearly 3,900 deaths in 1900. UK per 100 people hosts five horses and others. Swarraten records its coldest day. January thermometer at two below zero. Wealthy British deaths average 72 to 74 years. Dover and Kent council arbitration costs run high, with £30 in dispute and £2,500 in costs. Dover town clerk cites arbitration cost at over one pound per minute.
Mrs Jennie O'Donnell of Chicago credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing eight years of female troubles including falling of the womb. She endorses the product and urges other women to seek Mrs Pinkham's free medical advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
Fifty years ago Henrik Tbsen was a clerk in a drug store. For a sore throat use alum and water gargle. Western Australia hosts the largest gold fields in the world spanning 224000 square miles. Rats plague the Mount Kosciuszko observatory at 7828 feet. officials kill hundreds monthly. An airship for M Santos-Dumont travels at 60 miles per hour and is larger than his six predecessors. Tory Island plans wholesale evictions. landlords’ writs backed by a British warship target a fishing community of about 300.
Perry Nelson of Valley Missouri reports a remarkable medical turn after using six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He suffered kidney concerns and credits the treatment with a full restoration to vigor. Nelson urges others to consider the remedy.
A Michigan couple, J F Blum and J Grumper of Manchester, Washtenaw Co, praised Alberta Saskatchewan and Regina area during a summer trip. They described Saskatoon and surrounding districts as the best they have seen, noting rich crops, abundant water, good buildings, and the potential for thriving farms. They plan to advise friends to locate there, believing Western Canada will grow almost anything with proper farming. They urged readers to seek information from Canadian government agents.
825.00 to California and later summer round trips at less than one cent per mile. Open to all, these Union Pacific Southern Pacific colonist rates provide pleasure, education or business travel to the Great West. Write to W. G. Neimyer in Chicago for details and send a postal today for March and April rates.
In Chicago a remark by Miss Pertie Goodwin echoes the night’s mood at a Wagner performance as she comments on a sleepy foot amid the din. The piece pivots to a playful ad for PUTNAM PACELESS DYES, touting a 10 cent druggist sale for the product.
The Minneapolis Journal reports two women kissed by Lafay ette, famed as the eighteenth century typhoon, have been located in the east. The item frames Lafay ette as a controversial historical figure.
An old ad claims a fast cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinino tablets and promises refunds if it fails. The text cites endorsements from London Tit-Bits and Chicago Daily News references, noting various quoted lines and promotional tone.
A sales notice offers Oro farm and stock lands in Virginia and the Carolinas at low prices. It promises mild weather with no tornadoes or heavy winters. The notice is signed by Serge Adavens W. I. Conklyn, N.W.P. Agent for C. & O. Ry., 234 Clark St, Chicago.
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