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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1882
Page
2
A verse by Wigan’s donenal lampoons social constraints through the recurring image of the petticoat. It questions gendered expectations, health, and public propriety as the speaker laments enduring judgments and the burdens placed on women and morality within society.
A magazine reader recounts delayed travel to Fordville, meeting Miss Nelly Temple, and a Christmas romance. He helps her with her manuscript, accompanies her to church, and their bond grows into marriage within five months, transforming a dismal love story into a lifelong partnership.
The piece discusses the dietetic role of pickles and vinegar, noting they stimulate appetite and aid digestion in moderation but can hinder digestion in excess. It contrasts effects with acidic drinks used by field workers, warns against overuse of copper or lead in containers, and gives practical tips on safe pickling and storage with emphasis on avoiding harmful metals and excessive alum.
Fitz John Porter asks President Arthur to overturn his court martial sentence and restore his rank, urging the Executive to annul the findings as unjust after a board's favorable report. General Grant writes in support, urging full reconsideration and a Senate restation.
The Railway Age reports 1881 railway activity across forty-two states and territories with Connecticut and Delaware having no new track and Idaho Indian Territory Utah sparse. Texas leads with extensive miles while Colorado midwest and the Denver Rio Grande show strong expansion. Narrow gauge remains a minor share though three feet gauge dominates several lines.
A Scranton tale reports a young woman courted by a West and a Moosic suitor. The West man wed the girl she left behind, and the Moosic fiancé, angered, learned she was already married. The father offered his other three daughters as alternatives, and the Moosic man chose the youngest to wed. A humorous note ends with a Jefferson Davis daughter reference.
A Rochester man recounts a near death from Bright's disease in 1881 and credits Dr. Foote and Warner's Liver Cure for recovery. He frames the tale as a warning about silent kidney illness and urges readers to seek early medical evaluation and treatment. The piece includes personal medical odyssey, calls for public awareness, and notes further lectures to share the remedy and findings.
The Soultry World urges poultry keepers to monitor for lice as fowls settle in winter quarters. Regular cleaning of perches and biweekly kerosene washes with carbolic powder are recommended to keep vermin at bay, improving flock health and profitability.
An Ohio correspondent argues for proper hog pens during winter. Design should face south with a movable front, partial flooring, and earth drainage. Dry manure from leaves and stalks is possible, and warm, close pens reduce feed needs while preserving fat.
Cor Comury of the Gentleman notes advantages of underdrains for wheat. He explains heavy rainfall floods poorly drained fields, while well drained land continually passes water downward, avoiding freezing damage. He observes surface pooling and temporary submersion risk on undrained ground, praising underdrains as preventing hard winter impacts in Western New York.
A jumbled fragmented clipping mentions a fashionable belle with a hole in her stocking as the only true detail amid colorful gossip. It also notes editor La Horace B. Dron of the Delaware County Republican in Chester Pa being injured by St Jacobs Oil and mentions various patent remedies and ad copy bits typical of era newspapers.
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