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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
4
The Swift Specific Co of Atlanta GA promotes S S S as a blood purifier and tonic. It claims cures for cancer scrofula rheumatism chronic sores eczema psoriasis salt rheum herpes and contagions blood poison with fifty years of success and free medical correspondence.
A Boston Transcript poem by Anne B Wheeler reflects on unspoken praise in life and how a cheery look helps ease sorrow. It notes pain borne alone, sunshine from kindness brightening paths, and serving others as serving the Father, spreading light through sympathy.
Priscilla a seventeen year old girl living with kind relatives in a prairie farmhouse learns she is summoned by wealthy grandparents after a letter reveals a fortune. She dreams of travel and music while facing the reality of a grandparental money motive and a changed engagement with Willie Lester.
Priscilla grows from sheltered child to heiress and lover as Elihu Willits and Priscilla reunite. A distant spring kiss, inheritance shocks, and dramatic romantic turn culminate in Priscilla and Lester choosing love over fortune. The Chicago Tribune narration follows their evolving ties from Dry Creek to a refined city life.
Charles and William share a small commission business. William goes to war and returns a hero though in debt. Charles, funded by a congressman uncle, stays in Washington. David, urged to run, loses to Michael the retired saloon keeper by 2235 votes. Stories show success hinges on knowing how to succeed.
An old newspaper ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung diseases claiming to cure consumption without relocation. It markets trial bottles free at drugstores and guarantees results with the first dose. Also included is a humorous Atchison Globe tidbit about a man mistaking a hair brush for a mirror after a night of carousing.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for Back ache Headache Nervousness Sleeplessness Melancholy Fainting and Dizzy Spells claiming kidney trouble relief and restored health in the elderly. It also notes a Brooklyn jewel-cleaning woman who visits fashionable homes with a portable kit.
Advert says Bucklen Arnica Salve cures cuts corns burns bruises sores and skin eruptions and piles. sold for 25 cents a box at drug stores. Also notes Confederate museum in Richmond Va secured the main shaft of the Merrimac renamed Virginia, worn and rusted but showing it was a fine work.
An old belief in harsh purgatives is challenged by Dr King’s New Life Pills praised as harmless. The pills gently stimulate the liver and bowels to expel poisons, cleanse the system, and claim to cure constipation and sick headaches. Available for 25 cents at all drug stores.
A story from early Saratoga history recalls John Taylor Gilman touring log houses with a woodsman’s son who cried out that a new spring had been found. The boy proclaimed “Why, the congress!” and the name reportedly stuck to one of Saratoga’s famed springs that helped make the town a renowned resort long before the summer season.
A dense advertisement collage touts Luxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with refund promises, One Minute Cough Cure for colds and throat troubles, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin diseases, and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers liver pills. It references public figures and local businesses, urges prompt treatment for croup and lung illnesses, and notes pricing and subscription offers. The piece also mentions livestock tonics and ethical statements from D. C. Prader.
A witness with back to the jury answers the judge and speaks to the judge rather than to jurors. The judge directs him to address the jury and he turns, bows, and greets the gentlemen. Also a comic exchange at a church hearing about recitations and a catalogue style piece.
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