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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
3
A white haired judge delivers a capital verdict for James Stanley Black. In the face of ruin from bank fraud, Black envisions freedom or death. Despair sways him to poison, but a final verdict arrives as he dies in his cell. Colonel Baker and officials flee into the night.
A passage from Char mian Kittredge London’s The Log of the Snark portrays the sea as a beautiful but ruthless force. The speaker hears voices through the planking, pondering whether they are the ship or the sea, and likens them to sad restless sirens seeking home.
In Cairo the humors of warning cries to foot travelers warn specific body parts. They target left shin, right toe, staff bearing blind beggar, left foot, burden bearer, and the tail end of a water bottle as hazards.
A New York City report contrasts awning removers with steeplejacks, noting their riskier outside work on seven story flats. They descend without safety ropes, using ledges and a line to lower awnings, an activity cited for its high danger and athletic skill.
An observer notes a farmer who once sent a speckled trout to his city aunt. Mischief-makers swap it for a codfish in the wagon, prompting laughter as the trout reappears on the road and the wife quips it mirrors a speckled trout in the country and a codfish in town.
A discussion of the split infinitive where an adverb or phrase comes between to and the verb. Critics call it improper though it appears across Shakespeare to modern prose, often chosen for rhythm and emphasis.
A paper in the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia discusses hidden forest fairies seen by civilized humans and suggests early fairy ancestors. The Danaans, possibly Celts or pre Celts, are described as diminutive with large heads and pointed caps, remembered as legends after death.
A Judge quotes a Boston beauty who clarifies ambitions in aviation and sea bathing, noting that one goes in for sea bathing but for aviation one goes up. The remark contrasts two pursuits with a light, witty tone.
The article advises forming a habit to avoid colds by a cold sponge bath each morning and sleeping with the window up. It recommends a 90 degree F room temperature and using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy to recover quickly if a cold is caught.
The Monticello Iowa city council filed in the city clerk’s office a proposed resolution to curb and gutter sections of multiple streets. Streets include Walnut, Chestnut, Gill, Brad, and Walnut South from First Street toward the central area, with limits described along First Street to Fourth Street and adjacent rights of way.
An advice column warns that breakfast at eight or later lunch at twelve and dinner at six cause indigestion. It recommends allowing at least five hours between meals and suggests Chamberlain's Tablets for quick relief, from Kettlitz & Kay.
Thomas H Lewis of 1102 West Second Street Ottumwa Iowa credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with rapid relief from stomach problems. He says the first dose was wonderfully effective and he would recommend the remedy to others. The ad touts permanent results for stomach liver and intestinal ailments and guarantees money back if unsatisfied.
J R Moore of Lost Valley Georgia reports Chamberlain Cough Remedy as most effective for hacking cough and colds. After taking it, his cough always disappears and he endorses the treatment.
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