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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1882
Page
2
A compact compilation of brief poetic maxims about life, fame, and the fleeting fashion of the world. Includes lines attributed to Beattie Burns and Wotton, reflecting on memory, time, and honor.
A lively family portrait from a New York era at Ravenso o d with Mrs General Muserere presiding over a grand estate. Her Swiss servant Victor Ducante, former Hotel Metropole waiter, handles daily duties while Bridget the nurse falls ill after Swiss bitters.
In a tense night of danger at Ravenswood, Aunt Muse and Victor Ducange foil a planned murder after Bridget O Donnell is killed. Caroline West’s diamonds lure the conspirators, a police raid ensues, and Victor is condemned while the aunt flees to New York harboring trauma and revolvers.
A collage of humorous excerpts from Philadelphia Chronicle Yonkers Gazelle Chicago Tribune and others. Quips cover wives advice fashion faux pas modern courtship and social satire with reference to a Providence man and a playful anecdote about a Swedish servant girl and ice water.
A compilation of notes on raspberry varieties, cake and toast recipes, knee-pads for children, stock sheltering to save grain, horse exports to France, a mince pie recipe, hog disease notes, asparagus sheltering for strawberries, a churchman mistaken for a burglar by a policeman, and a series of curiosities including a beauty denying perfection, a Philadelphia marriage, and Barnum seeking freaks for his show.
A coach driver recalls a daylight robbery by the Allison gang in Texas. The gang, led by Allison, boarded the coach with pistols and forced passengers from the vehicle while rifling baggage and mail bags. The driver refused to surrender the mail, noting the robbers departed with letters and cash, and the crew warned the horses would be spared for a later run.
The article stresses steady feeding and shelter for sheep in winter. It advises regular hay, water, roots, and varied fodders, noting hay alone is costly. Salt should be provided weekly, and losses from regressing in condition hurt owners. treat sheep as a delicate machinery requiring consistent care.
A $114 collection in Hartford Connecticut was gathered to buy a pistol for the Rev. Dr. Gage in gratitude for his defense against a midnight burglar.
Dr J F Speck of Wilmington endorses St Jacobs Oil as a household remedy after using it for sore throat in himself and his daughter who suffered scarlet fever complications. He reports relief in toothache and rheumatism and calls the oil a sterling remedy based on positive testimonials and personal results.
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