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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
7
An observer documents Von Minden a scientist and steam antidote founder who battles mass madness sparked by a red moon and a riot at McDavitt’s house. Steam weapons fail as a mob invades Washington. the pair tumble into a nihilistic end as the world seems to collapse.
Bathing etiquette spreads through country houses as hosts post signs asking guests to draw no more than three inches of water in the tub. The Sun notes the habit started at a Hudson River palace attracting many visitors and spreading to neighboring homes.
The exchange contrasts a poetic youth with a practical one. The practical youth says he feels no gloom because his father is in the coal business, implying economic reassurance dulls aesthetic sorrow.
A short religious tract from 1907 by W. H. Edson features the Highway and Byway preacher retelling Joshua chapter 9 as scriptural authority. The work presents a narrative about conquest framed in biblical terms and reflects early 20th century Protestant exposition.
A sermon on consulting God over human judgment. It argues that missteps arise from reliance on self and world evidence rather than divine guidance, urging patient, prayerful life where God’s will dominates both conscious and unconscious actions.
The chiefs of Gibeon debate allying with the federated kings against Israel. Old Second Thought urges caution, recalling Israel’s miracles at Jericho and Ai and questioning the odds of success or survival. The decision is postponed until morning.
The plan to secure a league with Israel by presenting damaged provisions convinces Joshua and the elders. The deception prompts confirmation of the treaty, the discovery of distance from Gilgal, and later resentment among the people for breaking the law while binding the Gibeonites as servants to enforce the oath.
Cavalry regiments in British India use carrier pigeons for field communications. Each squadron requires one graduate trained at a military pigeon establishment and six graduates per corps annually. Training covers theory dispatch preparation fastenings and releasing birds.
An 11 year old son of a Cork butcher swung from a counter to a meat bar and a swinging hook pierced his head near the nose. Three men could not free him. the hook was removed with a hammer after chloroform was given. He remains in a dangerous condition.
During a sermon era Bishop Berry of the Methodist Episcopal church told a rural crowd he was a berry and asked for guesses. An old lady cried out that he was a green gooseberry, prompting the lecturer to continue with the lecture.
A young woman tires of formal luncheons and hosts an indoor picnic. Twelve couples receive baskets for a picnic lunch for two and attend a staged scene with Japanese lamps, umbrellas, and a scent of summer. Partners are chosen by fishing rod fish and matching ribbon colors, with candy fish as keepsakes and a variety of beverages and ice cream.
The article praises rust as a smart color for tailoring and fashion, noting its warmth and richness in both cloth and velvet. It claims rust is fresher than green and gray and well suited to seasonal requirements.
Laundry lists are a household necessity and the slate one is very convenient. Cheap small white slates, burn in a border and the words Laundry List in oi or water color, tie with ribbon and a pencil for a charming gift idea.
Embroideries vie with faces in popularity as mousseline de soie braids gleam in gilt and oriental colors. Color accents brighten almost any article, with allovers and strip embroidery on elbow sleeve blouses. Cuffs turnback designs remain exquisite, while plate doilies and color coordinated table sets rise in favor for breakfast and luncheon tables.
A French couturier first drew on butterfly colors after a recommendation from an artist friend. A Boston naturalist supplies choice tropical specimens for gown ideas, with 25 butterflies shipped last week to guide fabric and color schemes.
President Roosevelt asks Congress to appropriate about 2 million dollars to halt the Salton Sea overflow. The plan aims to restore the Colorado River to its former channel after the November 4 break near the international line. The Southern Pacific is cited as the sole agent capable of controlling the river, with compensation for work since the breach to be decided later.
A Saturday conference at Mrs. Potter Palmer’s home on Lake Shore Drive gathered over 600 people from labor unions and city firms to promote a western branch of the Civic Federation. The meeting aims to organize a Chicago central west branch, with Chicago as the hub for federation efforts across central and middle western states.
Washington canal commission opened bids for the canal project with bids from 6.75 to 28 percent of estimated cost. Oliver Bangs combination proposed 6.75 percent, amounting to about 9.45 million dollars on a 140 million dollar estimate.
Washington dispatch reports the Interstate Commerce Commission pressed President James J. Hill of the Great Northern to intensify efforts to relieve North Dakota's fuel shortage. Commissioner Harlan, stirred by Senator Hansbrough’s letter, warned conditions were worsening and starvation could follow, and he wired Hill to act at any cost.
State Treasurer Glazier of Michigan led about 200 store workers in Chelsea to raid local gambling dens. Armed with a heavy sledgehammer, they destroyed slot machines, billiard rooms, and pool halls, leaving the devices piled in blazing refuse on main corners.
In a feud lasting two years over a boundary fence between Newton Mitchmore and the Fisher brothers on Indian Hill road near Cincinnati, Mitchmore 40, was shot dead and his brother-in-law Redmond was shot in the right hand while aiding him. Fisher brothers have been arrested.
In Bloomington Illinois fireman J A Fike was killed and fireman C E Cummings fatally injured with six other train crew members wounded when two light engines of the Chicago and Alton Railroad collided in dense fog.
Capt. Thomas W. Dodd, vice-president of the Texas- Mexican railway, died at his residence in Laredo after a prolonged illness early Monday.
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