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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
8
Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, visiting his two sons at the front, witnessed battle and called it music. He said the noise seemed like all the big drums in his orchestra multiplied a million and suddenly gone mad.
A Garfield Team advertisement claims relief for coated tongue vertigo and constipation. The brief note highlights the product’s benefits and suggests user experience improved health.
A reflective holiday passage likens giving to the Magi, urging gifts that relieve want bring fragrance of friendship and love. It emphasizes service inspired by the biblical star over the City of David two thousand years ago and celebrates thoughtful generosity.
August Flower claims to ease disorders from stomach issues to liver inactivity. It is described as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleans the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile production to purify the blood. Sold worldwide in civilized countries with a suggested trial.
A widow is so overwhelmed by sorrow that her tears require concealment, as her feelings of deep grief are described through a vivid, period tone and a brief domestic vignette.
A brief observation notes quilters should have faith in their craft and believe effort will succeed, countering doubt with reassurance about the value of creative work.
Weekly Health Talks praise Dr Pierce of Buffalo for openness about remedies. The article extols Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets made from Mayapple aloe and jalap root, claiming they gently move the bowels, cleanse the intestines, and leave no after effects. It urges readers to ask their druggist for them to improve well being.
Australian Prime Minister W M Hughes described Metallgesellschaft and its network as a German octopus with tentacles reaching Europe Australia and America. He accused the firm of controlling metal production and pricing through the war and urged bans on its trade.
Lieut Edgar Bouligny, a French and American forces veteran from New Orleans, arrived home aboard the George Washington. He joined the Foreign Legion in 1914, served in Serbia and Albania, later transferred to French aviation, earned the Croix de Guerre with two palms, wore the Lafayette Flying Corps badge, and survived three wounds in action.
Washington notes a shipment of American built steam locomotives to France under war pressure. More than 400 locomotives were shipped from New York in months, with 1,200 shipped in sections. The operation used ships with three holds, rapid loading, and careful stowage including hay packing and aircraft cargo. Maj. Dan O'Brien directed the effort, showcasing a swift, massive transport feat behind the front.
Sitka hosts Alaska Pioneers Home housing 65 aged pioneers once part of the territorial trailblazers. Gov. Thomas Riggs Jr. visited, sharing meals and discussions with residents and staff. The site occupies former Marine barracks turned over from the Navy to the Interior in 1913.
Mrs Wolfe left home unlocked in Town City Iowa. Robbers entered and stole a sapphire ring a watch a necklace and a purse with 75 dollars. The next day the thieves returned the property and left it on her front steps.
The article urges prospective settlers to inspect Western Canada comprising Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It notes unlimited acres owned by railways and private parties, government support for relocation, and low travel costs for guided inspections. It describes options from ready farms to raw prairie and mixed farming approaches. It emphasizes dairying cattle and sheep possibilities with suitable locations and water.
Dr. Fred Pridham of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore develops a skin applied remedy for rheumatism and similar joint diseases. A mineral double nitro-peroxide with a starch base is placed on the skin over the affected bone to draw out inflammation and germs, revealing blisters after six to twelve hours if infection exists.
Milwaukee reports a drop in infant mortality from 25 percent of city deaths in 1912 to 20 percent in 1917. The decline is attributed to municipal health bureau efforts and the infant care program run by the local committee over the past years.
A hefty American negro soldier recalls plans on leaving the army to visit Louisville Kentucky, calling it God’s own country. He jokes about dining at the best restaurant and devouring everything, especially spring chicken, after hard tack and beans.
China exported about 38,000,000 pounds of hams valued at 570,000 taels roughly $550,000 to Great Britain, the main importer. The article notes China's wide hog production and heavy pork consumption across the country.
An old style ad promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for aging ailments including weak kidneys and back pain. It claims the capsules cleanse kidneys, purify blood, and ward off serious diseases, urging readers to buy with money back if not helped. It notes odorless tasteless capsules and three sizes available through pharmacists.
An archival snippet shows a striking exchange on inheritance with remarks about ancestors and brains. The fragment hints at family tensions over bequests and a disinheritance dispute.
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin tablets as instant relief for indigestion, heartburn, gas, and dyspepsia with no waking symptoms. It claims quick relief from stomach misery and low cost at drug stores. The copy ends with unrelated homely maxims about marriage and servants.
Reports describe baboons raiding Robertson farm and Laingsburg gardens. Farmers formed poison clubs to deter the animals as they persistently raid yards and crops despite previous efforts.
An ad claims Cole’s Carbolianlve quickly relieves burning itching and torturing skin diseases and stops pain of burns and heals without scars. Priced at 26 cents per package with orders to The J. W. Cole Co Stockford Illinois.
A humorous exchange from the Sir Inlagham Age-Herald portrays a hotel clerk whose pretensions irk guests. The quip contrasts the clerk with the true manager as the guest mocks polished authority.
A simple mix using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water is described to darken gray hair gradually. The formula is claimed to color only hair, not scalp, and to be non sticky or greasy. Full directions accompany Barbo Compound.
A terse Chicago World War I era telegram clipping notes a witty exchange about a man’s laughter signaling a new victim. The brief item reflects postwar commentary and press style from 1919.
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