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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1879
Page
3
Poetic lines speak of a threshold blessed by silvery lines as the sun sinks beyond the wave. The verse welcomes eternal years and a name-like phrasing echoes in this obituary-like farewell.
The scene portrays a distressed father confronting his sleeping son Freddie as a harsh toll of rage and alarm echoes through the hall. Blood, hair torn, and a chaotic doorway scene reveal tension, fear, and a mother's call barely offset by the father's anger.
Aboard the Endymion at Valparaiso a sailor notes deserters and danger ashore. He meets a well‑dressed stranger who probes ship conditions and hints at motive for desertion before a quick departure. The captain later shores up the crew with two new men amid tension and intrigue.
On a voyage, a mysterious castaway named Manley raises suspicion of murder and secret liaisons with Johnson. The captain and mate grow wary of a planned mutiny linked to Manley, Johnson, and a hidden past. A deadly spike incident and harsh discipline test crew loyalty before Johnson’s revealed noble father confronts Captain Bunker over brutal treatment.
A tale set in a northern suburb follows two young women, a plump brunette and a pale blonde, vying for a young man’s hand. One uses sharp wit and household worries to sway him while the other’s delicate image influences his appetite for luxury and status. The plot closes with the man choosing a more costly betrothal, while Lucy remains excluded and mocked by the suitors.
A 42 year old sailor with anesthetic leprosy was shown by Dr. J N Hyde at the Medical Press Association rooms. The patient born in Oswego with French Dutch parents has lived in Honolulu and Chicago. Physicians discuss origin, contagion, and prognosis as Hyde calls for a hospital for incurables.
The season favors low daytime coiffures and street wear with full dress evening styles that blend high and low. Five plait braids form the modern chatelaine look, while crown braids and crimped, moisture-set strands shape the new fashion. sculpettes offer invisible curls costing 7 to 10 dollars.
William Burr was sentenced to twenty lashes with the cat-o nine-tails and one month in prison. The sheriff counted the strokes as the cat struck his back leaving bloodless raw weals. Burr claimed innocence and complained of no opportunity to call witnesses.
Dr Foote's Health Monthly warns that people harm their constitution by eating meat out of habit or hunger, ignoring whether it suits their body and work. It argues regular consumption becomes a great evil and urges mindful dietary choices aligned with lifestyle.
The Montreal Police Magistrates urge the Dominion Parliament to pass legislation banning detectives and officials from imparting information or reporters from publishing it unless the magistrate's written consent accompanies the documents. A separate note records a patient named Mrs Jones expressing improvement after using Dr Ullta Cough Syrup and sleeping well with the first dose.
The piece reviews law against vile weeds urging reporting Jerusalem Artichoke, notes a prison field, and warns on fire safety and cold drafts. It cites Haedl’s Journal on sleeping temperature versus air quality and Rural New Yorker horse judging requiring rest to reveal work points. It ends with on pork markets and dairy product aging and cheese curing as a science.
A farm sale hinges on written offers and timely acceptance. Oral contracts lack binding force. deeds may bind despite informality, but third parties require strict compliance. The text covers notices, descriptions, fixtures, and what conveys with the farm including buildings, fences, manure, and crops. It notes possession timing, appurtenances, and specific court views from Massachusetts.
The Iowa State Register explains what items attach to a farm sale. Wind mills, bells, statues, and yard plants may transfer with the deed if fixed or become personal property if moved as firewood. Furniture generally stays with the house, while libraries and buckets depend on their permanence.
N. Limes argues prices for grain meat butter pork and cheese are very low driving farmers to seek larger crops and better methods. He urges expanding per acre production improving stock feeding manure management and adoption of artificial fertilizers to boost profits amid growing foreign demand and a widening export surplus.
A fragmentary ad-like text touts Hop Bitters as pure and perfect for bowels, blood purification, and digestion. It claims Truth and soberness compel an answer and mentions other column references.
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