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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1905
Page
8
A suburban dairy experiment by Middleton to prove mind over matter is foiled when a cow’s milk dips in winter. A prank by a red headed boy swaps glasses, making the cow fear red and chase Middleton, until the boy’s mischief escalates the chaos.
A tale cites Lord Ross entering a factory engine room and predicting a boiler will explode if a loose screw remains. The astonished engineer panics, realizing the warning to delay operations was not a joke but a near miss.
An old health note states adults breathe 16 to 22 times per minute, about 20 000 breaths daily, a child 25 to 25 times per minute. It claims lung surface averages 200 square yards and daily air movement 10 000 quarts with 500 liters of oxygen absorbed and 611.5 grams of carbonic acid exhaled. It notes two thirds of oxygen absorbed occurs 6 pm to 6 am and three fifths during the day, with 150 grams of water expelled as vapor. The heart pumps about 5 000 quarts of blood through the lungs daily, and inspiration lasts five twelfths of the cycle while expiration lasts seven twelfths.
London Chronicle correspondent reports Cardinal Manning addressing League of the Cross supporters at Crystal Palace. He admits not being a total abstainer due to a doctor’s advice, then amends his stance and becomes a teetotaler thereafter, abstaining even in illness.
A girl with an umbrella and reticule struggles to tie a shoe on a crowded sidewalk. A young man kneels, tries to fix the string, and draws a corn colored ribbon from his many pockets to bind the broken cord, amid muddy street comicality.
In a seaside town a man named Hatch laces a girl’s shoe with a corn colored ribbon. He spots her again in a carriage and the ribbon remains a link between them. A crabbing episode prompts a daring rescue swim, revealing the beloved wearing his colors. They wed after a provisional engagement becomes permanent. ANNE ATWOOD. Wyoming Journal. The Monticello banks plan small savings deposits for thrift among youth and all customers, continuing a long local practice of teaching saving.
J M Rummel, longtime respected citizen, suffered a paralysis stroke last Friday. The illness affected his entire right side, but he has shown improvement and hopes rise for a full recovery.
Shelton Hickman of Alburnette writes that he and his wife have arrived at Roff in Indian Territory for the winter. He notes prosperity and good crops of wheat, corn, and cotton as 1500 residents strain to find housing.
An advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieves stomach trouble by aiding digestion without dieting. Ohio resident J. D. Raskine reports relief and improved health after two bottles. The ad notes availability from druggists. Also mentions Tom Watson narrowly escaping a house fire as a guest.
A colonial era mixed summary notes DeWitts Little Early Risers as a mild safe liver and bowel remedy praised by Bob Moore of LaFayette Indiana. It also lists Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with testimonials and electric bitters as a malaria cure. Counterfeit warnings accompany Witch Hazel Salve claims from DeWitts.
Harriet Howard of 209 West 34th Street New York describes long standing salt rheum and eczema cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve a quick healer for cuts burns and sores noted in the Chicago News with 25 cent price at Soerje's drug store. Holiday goods are now marked down for sales.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a modern blood and system purifier for stomach and liver troubles. It claims guaranteed availability at Sunhiee drug store with a sales pitch to Atlanta Journal readers.
A mix of advertising claims for cough cures and tonics from Hollister and Soetje, plus temporary injunctions against local drug stores in Marion. Also mentions a subscription rate offer for The Express and Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and a Des Moines Register- Leader game-rate option.
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