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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
1
A western man claims a new cigar making method using straw while an Iowa man failed to sell a car for 5000 dollars. The piece mentions corn sales and a Boston cult arguing speech will become useless, and notes a ten cent Louisiana Purchase Exposition stamp will feature a map for visitors.
The article contrasts phonetic spelling advocates with an older spelling system and notes a French electric method that fells trees by drawing a platinum heated wire through trunks. It then profiles Senator William A. Clark working 10 to 16 hours daily for sheer wealth and drive, joking about his millions and discipline.
The Kaiser reportedly chose Princess Margaret of Connaught for the German crown prince, who favors another. He has not been consulted, and royal match decisions are presented as matters above personal romance.
From an Indiana town comes a startling pipe tale. A man loaded tobacco from a pocket where cartridges were placed and a cartridge exploded in the pipe, wounding him while his great grandchild narrowly escaped death. The incident cautions readers to inspect tobacco for explosives before use.
The Mothers club of Des Moines Indiana contends that the legend of Santa Claus and other fairy tales aid the best development of the child mind. They cheer for mothers and urge keeping imagination alive despite harsh realities.
The United States senate chose Rev. Edward Everett Hale as chaplain in a gesture honoring a grand old man. Hale, a prolific and popular American writer, is in his eighty second year and a minister in the Universalist church.
After Langley's experiments, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Ohio conducted a Norfolk Virginia demonstration. Their machine, not a balloon, uses a box kite principle and gasoline motors. It flew under perfect control in a 21 mile breeze.
The New York post office reports at least a ton of letters addressed to Santa Claus were forwarded to the dead letter office in Washington. It does not mean Santa is dead, only that postal authorities cannot locate him, burying childlike confidence in the process across many cities.
A Jersey City police captain claims sour edibles like pickles cause many personal crisis reports in his district and says Germany's sour food drives more personal crisis cases than any other European nation. He urges readers to stop eating pickles to retain mental balance.
The bureau of statistics estimates this year’s crop value at 2.5 billion for corn wheat rye oats hay barley potatoes flaxseed buckwheat and tobacco with about 0.7 billion more for cotton. It highlights the nation’s abundant quick assets and potential to meet debt if owed to Europe.
Secretary Moody has received Father Chidwick's resignation, noting his retirement after completing required formalities. He will assume a significant post in New York City once out of uniform. As chaplain of the Maine, he led funeral services for the 260 sailors lost when the ship exploded near Havana on February 15, 1898.
A summary of global and U S news, noting cabinet views on The Hague, Root declining a party chair, and 1903 domestic and international statistics. It covers deaths in wars, crimes, business failures, suicides, executions, government finances, lynchings, railway earnings and accidents, trade outlook, pension certificates, embezzlement, notable gifts, and Indian school enrollment.
Readable fragments report Rosemary Hall girls in Greenwich plan a new chapel built by students. Other items note the Troy club house fire claiming lawyers William Shaw and Moses T. Clough, New York immigrant arrivals totaling 619980, oil price cuts, railroads liable for goods in transit, and deaths of Otto Ahlman ex congressman James J Belden. George B McClellan becomes New York mayor.
A roundup of incidents including the sudden death of 66 year old Thomas Connolly, a prominent carriage manufacturer in Dubuque, Iowa. a proposed 10 000 mile railway line from Port Nelson to the Argentine. Minneapolis records the passing of 104 year old Robert C Harper. a $1 000 post office safe robbery in San Jose Illinois. Chicago livery strikes resolved with reinstatement. Judge Webster sentencing in Missoula for murder. Iroquois Theatre fire catastrophe with 575 deaths. Des Moines jeweler robbed of 8 000. Brainerd resident Myra Jane Williams sentenced for life murder. Denison German farmer Detlef Evans linked to child and wife poisoning. and Chicago Western News stable fire with 20 horses perishing.
Mayor Harrison ordered 18 theaters and concert halls shut due to imperfections. The unidentified Iroquois theater dead were reduced to 21 across morgues in Chicago from 582 total. New Year's Day burials numbered 6 with 43 dead and over 100 funerals. Dowie left Zion City for a six month world tour. Frederick Pabsich, brewer, died in Milwaukee at 67. The Louvre hotel in Chicago burned, killing three.
Leading sentiment in Russia envisions an inevitable war with Japan as new reports say Russia should assert itself. Three more warships departed San Francisco to join Admiral Glass’s fleet at Panama. A South American diplomat warns Colombia must defend its integrity as bitterness toward the US and Panama grows. An American warship reportedly sinks the Colombian gunboat General Pinzon in the Gulf of Darien. Georgia plans its state convention in Atlanta on March 23. A Chicago theater disaster claims 84 women teachers and others missing. United States minister to Cuba reports Fargo Squiers’s son dies by accidental self-inflicted gunshot in Havana.
The Chicago disaster toll reaches 588 deaths with six unidentified bodies. One day funerals total 226, the most in a single day in U.S. history. Theaters closed citywide until safety laws are met and executives of the Iroquois face manslaughter charges.
The item bundle notes rail developments with the St. Louis and San Francisco leasing the St. Louis, Memphis and Southern line for 99 years. It lists various obituaries, appointments, and notable events including portraits for Pope Pius XX, heirship in San Francisco, a 13 year old teaching in Missouri, and arrests in Salonica. It also mentions a death in Utah, a Red Cross investigation panel, and several political appointments and candidacies including John Anderson at Massachusetts Agricultural College and William Rule for governor of Tennessee.
Chicago readers recount a deadly theater fire with Chief O Neill and Assistant Chief Schuettler directing rescue efforts. Firemen faced dense smoke and blocked exits as doors and fire escapes failed, leaving a fatal landing crowded with victims while others fought the flames. Investigators cite locked and stuck doors and ice coated iron folders as direct causes of the high death toll.
Eyewitness accounts describe desperate escapes as heavy smoke and darkness trapped patrons. Many perished beneath seats while rescuers rushed to aid the injured and dying at morgues and hospitals.
Letters of congratulation attest Peruna as a catarrh remedy praised by all classes from laborers to editors. Dr Hartman cites broad acceptance and warns that a cold often starts catarrh, urging households to keep Peruna for coughs and winter ailments. An Oregon governor endorses it. Hilltop faces a Maple Shup accident on Chambers Street.
An advertising manager laments a careless layout that paired a famous actress’s opinion on a cure for a cold with news of her sore throat keeping her from singing. The stray story tone hints at media missteps and misaligned pages.
William E. Gentry of Lakefield Minnesota, aged 77, reports a complete cure after decades of kidney and back trouble. He praises Dodd's Kidney Pills, saying the remedy ended pain and restored his health. An unrelated clipped citation from Glasgow Evening Times is noted but not tied to the health claim.
The John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin mails a catalog with seed to grow 1000 cabbages 2000 carrots 2000 celery 2000 lettuce 1000 onions 4000 radishes and 1000 flowers for 16 cents postpaid. Send 20 cents postage to add Berliner Cauliflower. A quoted market note follows with a spoken see soured dialogue from Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Tickets are on sale through Southern Railway and connections to South Southeast and Southwest until May 31, 1904. Purchase to Florida via Lookout Mountain and Atlanta return via Asheville and the Land of the Sky with a variable route. For information contact W. C. Rincarson G P A Cincinnati. And was my present a surprise to your sister Johnny Bet her life she said she never suspected you'd give her anything so cheap.
In a Stray Stories exchange, Bobby asks Mr. Updyke what Clara said before he entered. Updyke admits uncertainty. Bobby reveals her exact remark, leaving Updyke surprised by the accuracy of the guess.
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a wry remark about friendship and need, noting that a real friend is someone who helps in times of trouble rather than merely being available. The exchange playfully questions common maxims and their true meaning.
The notice from Johnn A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis extols a superior oat variety with stiff straw white ears and large plump kernels. It claims 80 stocks from one kernel and offers a sample for 10c in stamps along with their catalog. A banquet guest exchange is quoted and dated remarks appear in the clipping.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a guarantee of curing a cold in one day and offers a refund if it fails. It cites testimonials including Mrs. Parvenu and Mrs. Cutting and mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption as life saving. The snippet also references Putnam Jadeless Dyes for carpet coloring and quotes about forgiveness.
Mrs P Brunzel of Everett Washington reports long back pain plagued her for fifteen years until taking Doan's Kidney Pills She used five boxes and felt like a different woman The pills relieve aching pains and other kidney related troubles Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises 50 cents a box at all druggists
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