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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
7
The rurales, Mexico's country police, formed under President Diaz in the 1870s after amnesty offered to bandits. Recruited for loyalty and skill, they frontier-wise patrols reduced brigandage and curb crime, earning salaries higher than cavalrymen elsewhere.
J K Taylor chief architect reassures no theft risk at the new Philadelphia mint. Vaults sit on rock and flood if tunneling. springs flood any opening. Gold vault seven inches thick, silver vaults one inch. ingots lie about hallways protected only by tarps.
The Montreal Star notes a Japanese report claiming a new island discovered about 30 miles off Ul-song-do and the Oki archipelago. Described as two miles by two, with trees, grass and inlets for anchorage, found by a fisherman about a year ago where waters teemed with sea horses.
A fisherman story recounted from the New York Times Saturday Review. Mr Frank Stockton told of a boy fishing who mumbled in reply to a gentleman's request for clarity. The boy said he had wums for bait, prompting Stockton to remark on speaking with baited breath.
A London Globe report notes that Russian etiquette requires a girl desiring university study to wed before admission. She marries a male student in a civil ceremony, often without prior acquaintance, forming a legal union that ends when studies finish, allowing both to marry anew.
A herd of 130 Angora goats in Illinois has cleared 1800 acres near Decatur. The goats eat leaves buds and small shoots. When a sapling resists, four or five goats join to bend and down the trunk while others climb the branches.
A Howard man spent a year tracking stock markets and making pretend investments. By year’s end he calculated that if those bets had been real he would have lost $300,000. The Kansas City Journal notes this illustrates the danger for amateurs in the market.
The poem speaks of Napoleon Wellington Dewey Malone a brave boy who vows to face danger in battle yet flees when a turkey cock charges him on a farm. Carolyn Wells recounts the comic contrast between fearless boasting and a sudden barnyard fright.
A Philippine Army officer's wife saved his salary and, seeking to recover losses, gambled the entire fund in Wall Street. She asked Henry Clews for help promising not to speculate again, and was told to keep out of the market. A Waldorf cafe broker recounted she gave him the money to buy Delaware and Hudson, earning him $5,400.
A young London woman aids a fainting mother and baby during Queen Victoria's funeral crowds. She cannot locate the mother and faces disbelief from a policeman, the station, and the workhouse. Six weeks pass before authorities accept the true account, amid social embarrassment.
The Peking Gazette claims world oldest newspaper status as it survived Chinese upheavals. It faced suppression during the Boxers and was secretly printed, with staff returning under American protection. Each suspension historically preceded a new dynasty.
London Answers recalls how the princess royal of England, wife of the crown prince, shocked the Prussian court by freely carrying her own chair after marriage. Bismarck mocked the court while the Empress downplayed gossip with a witty remark about royal custom.
An engineer repaired a broken iron bar on a ship by chalk marking exact bolt hole positions and firing a .30 caliber bullet through the rack to punch the holes. This rapid boring method replaced missing tooling by using the rifle to mark and start the bolt holes.
Congressman Littlefield of Maine recounts a temperance advocate offering a saloon keeper $10 to display a placard behind the bar. The saloon keeper countered with the same offer to hang an ad behind a pulpit instead.
A mid fifteenth century tale recalls a poor Arab in Abyssinia who burns berries for fuel and discovers fragrant, energizing drink. After tasting the infusion, he reaches Aden and informs a local mufti who, savoring renewed vigor, names the plant cabuah meaning force.
An elderly Irishman prepares to sign a will as his wife, a grasping widow, watches. The lawyer lists debts owed to the estate by friends including Timothy Brown 250 dollars John Casey 185 Luke Bowen 200 and Michael Liffey 1000 provoking the widow to exclaim at the extravagance.
A Tangier resident recalls swift penalties for theft, noting locals force thieves to choose which hand to keep before severing the other. He speculates how a bank officer stealing a million would likely face brutal punishment, implying strong anti kleptomania feelings in the port.
All farmers are urged to subscribe to four papers including The Iowa Homestead and The Poultry Farmer. The bundle also includes Farmers Institute Editions and the local paper for one year at 220. Strong Western titles praised for agricultural and livestock content and practical farming guidance. Offer short time only.
A residence on Chestnut street Monticello is offered for sale or rent. For particulars call D. E. Pond. 1911 J. O. Lawrence.
An ad extols DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as the best remedy for burns bruises and cuts especially in children. It claims quick relief draws out the fire stops pain and heals wounds. A testimonial from James Mack of N Webster Indiana cites eczema cure after two doctors gave up.
Mary Bird of Harrisburg says her child was saved from croup by One Minute Cough Cure. The ad proclaims it a safe immediate remedy for coughs croup and throat and lung troubles suitable for even the youngest child and urging every family to keep a bottle on hand. Bacher Abel deliver this seasonal no doubt promotional note.
W C Williamson of Amherst Virginia says he suffered from lumbar pain for over a year. He reports that Chamberlains Pain Balm gave entire relief where other remedies failed. Sold by O H Soetje druggist.
The text ranks animal cries by distance heard, noting the lion is loudest, followed by the hyena and owl. It compares ranges of donkey to horse, cat to dog, and observes the hare’s cry travels farther than both cat and dog. It presents curious relative hearing abilities among species.
The article urges every boy to outperform others by thinking ahead and improving work quality for the firm. It highlights saving time and money through efficiency and economical methods in their assigned tasks, encouraging study of shortcuts and seeking suggestions.
A British visitor asks for an interpreter in a Paris hotel. The waiter admits none. The clever reply: the customers themselves speak English Spanish Italian German and more, proving language skills abound among guests.
Professor Gates in Washington reports a striking optical illusion from his psychology laboratory. A top hat and cape appear much taller than a boy, yet actual measurement shows they are the same height.
A marketman describes his plan to stock 1 000 bunches of asparagus at 25 cents inside and 500 outside at 20 cents. He claims all inside bunches will sell before 200 of the cheaper outside bunches, calling it a lesson in human nature.
A humorous exchange about Watson's beard provoking neighbor petitions. First neighbors urge shaving it as public policy, then the next day petition to let them grow again, reflecting local whimsy and timing.
A Washington Star quote shows Senator Sorgum acknowledging a former promise to share wealth, then dryly noting it will be many years before his last dollar is reached. The exchange hints at political rhetoric and personal sentiment in campaign discourse.
A parent from Inwood Iowa credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with saving his child's life after a dangerous croup episode. The testimonial notes rapid recovery after following dosage directions and mentions local seller O H Loctje druggist. The piece also adds a proverb from January Ladies' Home Journal about timely action.
An 1836 Chicago reader reports relief from stomach trouble after using Bailey’s Dyspepsia Tablets. Claims include natural digestion, enriched blood, fresher breath, and red lips. Purported as a stomach remedy and blood purifier sold by Lakeside Medical Co. and D C Prader. Chocolate coated, 25 cents.
Deminick of Somerville Indiana recounts seven years of stomach trouble and expensive remedies before finding relief with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The ad claims the product digests food so readers may eat freely, concluding with Bacher and Abel as sellers.
A reflective line from January Ladies' Home Journal notes that true education lies in the touch of life upon life rather than in expansive apparatus or libraries. It emphasizes personal experience and human connection as the core of learning.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a gentle laxative for constipated readers. Endorsements from J. O. Greene of Depauw and Bacher & Abel claim relief after years of costiveness and ineffective remedies.
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