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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
6
A reflective poem recalls a frail yet serene man who endured poverty and illness with dignity. The speaker, John Talman, remembers a routine greeting, a line from the old man, and how that simple exchange steadied him. The stanza links past joy to present weariness and a benevolent memory.
A read aloud excerpt from Ernest Jarrold's Mick ey Finn tale set in Cooney Island July heat follows Mickey Finn as he ducks school to roam the woods. Tempted by summer paradise he hides his books and roams until a bee sting and his mother's concern force a confession of playing hockey. The scene blends rustic country life with a moral denouement.
A poem recounts a Kalamazoo boy who refuses to wear his coat on a cold November day. He encounters a bear in the street who offers a coat and is not rebuffed. The verse closes with uncertainty about the boy’s fate and a hope that he reforms, noted by Waldo in Good Housekeeping.
A Pennsylvania rural mail carrier drives 22 to 23 miles daily in all weathers, using a variety of mail boxes along country roads. He starts at nine each morning from the village post office and delivers and collects letters, often stopping at clustered farms with boxes attached to barns or trees. He enjoys steady calls from residents and handles a mixed bag of messages on his daily rounds.
A visitor accuses the paper of calling him a political robber in print. The editor concedes the error, explaining the word robber was written plainly as rob ber in the article.
An excerpt describes subterranean ant cities with multistory rooms and galleries, diverse ant populations, slave labor dynamics, and tiny ant cows whose honeylike milk sustains them through winter. The piece blends observation with anthropomorphic detail from Orange Judd Farmer.
A Brooklyn girl and friends adore Pinkey the kitten with a striped buff coat and open gaze. Pinkey tours in a doll wagon, resists joggery, and once startled a washerwoman from a next door house. The tale notes a nearby family feud over the incident and recounts Pinkey’s mouse play in the yard as the child defends her pet.
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes Jack’s alleged flaw when given a letter to post. Patience recalls he forgets it, hinting he was meant for another role, perhaps as someone's husband.
A witty exchange notes De Mathews meeting his wife in a department store and jokes that she might have been a bargain. The brief item captures a lighthearted quip from the Chicago Times-Herald.
Town Topics notes Criges has filed for bankruptcy. While he faces embarrassment, the focus shifts to creditors who must absorb the losses.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo claim honorable dealings. The product is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
A man recounts a first ascent in a balloon reaching 25 000 feet while his wife laments receiving nothing in return. The fragment, from Mliegende Blaetter, hints at domestic tension and adventure.
The advertisement urges physicians and druggists to recommend Kemp's Balsam for grippe relief. It claims the product prevents pneumonia by easing coughs and keeping lungs clear, priced 25 and 50 cents. Also mentions Grain-O coffee substitute and a stray joke on wireless telegraphy.
The Chicago and Florida Special train offers a complete dining car service and drawing room sleepers from Chicago to St Augustine. It travels via Monon C H D Big Our Route Pennslyvania Queen Crescent Southern Ry Plant System and WF BC Ry leaving Chicago at 12:00 noon except Sundays. Tickets may be purchased at offices. Burke quote about ruin ends.
An advertising notice touts Hoxsie's Croup Cure as a life saver for croup coughs colds and diphtheria with no opium and no stupefying effects. Sold by druggists or mailed postpaid for 60 cents from A P Hoxsie Kutalo N Y.
A collage of old advertisements touts Lane's Family Medicine for daily bowel movement and liver kidney relief, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Hale's Honey of Horehound, Pike's Toothache Drops, Carter's Ink, and other tonics. It features quotes from various newspapers and slogans urging cures, refunds, and product quality.
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