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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
3
A Kansas family endures four drought years and typhoid fever with courage and faith. Neighbors, merchants, and a doctor rally around the sick child, choosing local stores over mail order catalogs, then burn the catalogs and pledge to support nearby communities.
Dudley Morgan argues some pneumonia cases need only guidance and nursing while others require prompt energetic medicine. He endorses digitalis strychnine and ice in trying cases, and stresses rest unloading bowels nourishing food and chest ice bags. Digitalis may strengthen the heart and slow the pulse in pneumonia.
An advertisement urges readers to keep money at home rather than sending funds to mail order houses. It extols the home bank as the safest place to store funds and to earn good interest, claiming mail order houses offer no favors and risk loss illustrated by the Cash Buyer's Union failure.
Louis N Parker the dramatist born in France to an American father and English mother. His first language was Italian and he was educated in Germany.
Captain J W Hogan former Indianola postmaster now in Austin Texas writes of years of pain in the loins hips and shoulders headaches neuralgia and eye trouble with a constant urine flow causing nervous chills and night sweats. After seven climates and many medicines he used Deans Kidney Pills and claims full recovery and perfect eyesight. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box YWoster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The article surveys cave living traditions from Africa and surrounding regions. It notes stone age artifacts in caves along the Strait of Gibraltar, troglodyte villages in Tebessa Algeria, cave homes in Galite Tunisia, subterranean towns in Matmata and Medennie, a 12th century Abyssinian monastery, and a vast German East Africa cavern near Tanga with enormous chambers inhabited by bats and a giant five foot wingspan bat.
Morning headaches and a tired feeling signal sluggish liver or bowels. Nature and Brandreth's Pills, a trusted laxative tonic used for over a century, provide dependable help and are sold in drug stores in plain or sugar-coated forms.
Baron Speck von Sternburg argues in Forum that American idealism shapes the national character. He cites Emerson and Lincoln to illustrate how lofty ideals are fused with practical methods to achieve enduring social aims.
A Rue Saint Honore merchant is identified as a near perfect double for M Failieres. He matches the president's blue butterfly necktie, hat, and oddly cut beard, and is always flanked by a man who could pass for the private secretary. The man strolls the Faubourg Saint Honore amid admiring salutes.
A 56 year old western resident testifies to quitting coffee and other stimulants in favor of Postum Food Coffee. He reports rapid relief from rheumatism better sleep steadier nerves and clearer thinking noting Postum’s food value versus coffee. The testimonial credits Battle Creek Michigan company Postum Co and recommends reading The Road to Wellville in the package.
M Hays president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway says the line will move the 1907 grain crop from Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba to tide water addressing historic transportation bottlenecks. Wheat production in 1906 reached about 90 million bushels with expectations of 125 million in 1907 due to expanded acreage and homesteads.
The passage notes that English starching began after Dutch women showed the craft to Queen Elizabeth. In 1564 Mistress Dinghem van den Plasse, a refugee daughter of a Flemish knight, arrived in London with her husband and opened a starching shop. She taught English classes and shared her trade.
The text notes a 183 mile sighting distance between Un comparghe park in Colorado and Mount Ellen in Utah, attributed to US coast and geodetic survey teams with international collaboration. It includes a garbled ad for Garfield Tea and a fragmentary quotation from Heraclitus. It ends with a dealer offer and a cutting social remark.
A jumble of early 20th century ads promises wealth on the road to riches. Claims include faceless dye at 0c per package, Garfield Tea purifying blood, and Lewis' Single Binder cigars with Peoria factory sales. Piles said to cure in days with money back guarantee.
Mercury containing catarrh remedies can ruin smell and harm the body when absorbed. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F V J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio is advertised as mercury free and taken internally. Sold by druggists with testimonials claimed. price five cents per bottle.
A 66 ton, 65 foot high range light was transferred 7650 feet by lighter along the river and set on a new foundation. Jacks and rollers aided the move while guy ropes steadied the structure.
The Canadian Cigar and Tobacco Journal offers pipe smoking tips. Time and gentleness matter. don’t crowd the bowl, avoid overheating, keep the pipe cool, and relight if needed. Do not refinish a heated pipe after use.
John Avery McKhenny, aged 86, nominated as civil service commissioner, is a renowned Laulsana figure with global travels and war service. A former Rough Rider and prominent businessman, he owns Avery Island pepper farm and a famed pepper sauce factory. The McIlhennys hosted the president’s older daughter during carnival and the president visited their New Orleans home last year.
A parts paper on scientific subjects announces a practical method to shield watches and clocks from magnetic influences. It credits a watchmaker named Leroy Mea with the discovery, while referencing other remedies and tonic claims in brief fashion.
Portland Michigan resident Frank Little credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing a five year rheumatism and partial paralysis. He describes numbness body weakness and stomach issues before starting pills. He reports steady improvement and no relapse after treatment. Pills sold by druggists or mailed at 60 cents per box from Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady New York.
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