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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1880
Page
2
The speaker recalls a memory of a child and mother, as a baby girl sits on a lap and asks for a song. Nostalgia deepens, with thoughts of an older time, a mother’s absence, and the idea of a final rest. The tone is elegiac and intimate.
The excerpt laments youthful devotion and steadfast love toward a beloved, contrasting others' doubts with the speaker’s enduring faith. Frederick Langbridge is cited, appearing in Tinsley’s Magazine, reflecting personal fidelity and emotional resilience across changing life.
A stormy October night frames a cottage scene where Maggie and Grandma wait for Charlie Duncan. He arrives changed, tired and unsure, while family memory and duty tug at Maggie to care for her brother in hardship.
Charlie Duncan, spoiled by easy opportunities and his charm, slips from duty as Mills Stanton and Maggie support him. After a string of failed reforms, a climactic turn brings humility and renewed resolve, aided by family love, faith, and Stanton's steadfast friendship.
The piece argues the Governor and Council manipulated returns to erase Republican majorities and install Fusion control, citing Skowhegan ballots and double column names as fraudulent distinctions to disqualify Republican votes. It accuses Democratic leaders of ruling arbitrarily to disenfranchise 16,000 voters and deny room for a legitimate legislature.
The Indianapolis Journal rebukes a Democratic Enquirer claim that Congress will count votes in a future election. It cites constitutional procedure, notes past Electoral Commission politics as Democratic, and warns against frauds and bulldozing to seize power.
In Wisconsin lore the terms Badger and Sucker explained the resident and itinerant miners in the lead region. Permanent miners burrowed into hill-sides, earning Badger designation, while itinerants opened surface pits and were called Suckers. The labels shaped state identity and the Badger State crest.
Chairman Cameron issued a call for a National Republican Convention to meet in Chicago on June 2 for nominating candidates for President and Vice President. Delegates and at large delegates are invited from each district state territory and the district of Columbia to participate.
Former U S Senator Morrill urges Governor Garcelon to submit Maine counting dispute questions to the Supreme Court. Memorandum outlines procedural points for canvass and potential corrections to returns and how courts should handle disputed votes and signatures.
A mix of old household remedies and cooking notes appears, including potash and lime for sash putty, lard baths for health, roast tongue instructions, mortgage cautions, dairy herd guidance, beef liver frying method, and a salmon dish with white sauce and breadcrumbs. The style resembles a mid-19th century domestic page.
An advertisement extols a 25 cent Butter Maker claiming to boost butter value by 3 dollars and 6 percent production with richer color and longer shelf life. It promotes boxed sale through merchants and urges sending a stamp for “fluts to Butter-Makers.”
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