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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
4
A narrator and Miss Clement recount a Chicago case involving a fortune spent by Mrs Charles, a fake mystic Alem Haji, and a staged seance. They uncover a book of clients and prices, rescue a duped woman, and trap the con artist, ending with his arrest and return of funds.
Historic guide explains building a swinging moving target and stationary backup, using a barrel hoop frame and paper target sheets. It covers suspending the target, marking rings with a homemade compass, and adapting hoops for larger sizes. Also describes crafting a bow, measuring length to user height, shaping the wood, attaching string notches, and arrow shaft preparation.
Attorney Irvin V. Backus, ex-president of the Cleveland School Council, endorses teaching patriotism and civic duty from elementary grades. He warns against glorifying war and urges lectures then textbooks to foster clean citizenship and universal peace without emulation of soldiers or police.
Passengers aboard a Pullman sleeper struggled for rest as a thirsty woman kept singing about being dry. A fellow passenger begged for ice water and sleep, the porter delivered two glasses, she drank them, and resumed her refrain. Another man urged her to stop and let everyone sleep.
Two old cronies sit in a Cortland street cafe on a Saturday afternoon. One asks Jim about his nationality and he explains his father came from Glasgow making him half Scotch. The other half is humorously suggested as seltzer.
Marcus Whitman born September 2, 1802 in Rushville New York. He married Narcissa Prentis of Angelica New York in February 1836. Their wedding trip joined Rev. H H Spaulding and his wife as the first brides to cross the Rocky mountains traveling 3600 miles in seven months.
An artist describes a French pensioner who subsists on five francs weekly through a repetitive cycle. Sundays feature a welcome meal at a friend's house, then a long fast until Wednesday when at a restaurant he eats a large dish of tripe and onions, which he claims destroys his appetite until the next Sunday.
In eighteenth century London Dr Percival Pott identified a spine disease he termed vertebral Caries or decay of the backbone. He recommended treatment emphasizing pure food sunlight fresh air and sleeping outdoors continuously.
Dialogue quotes reveal happiness and reassurance as Mrs. Wilkerson visits to remark that the child resembles the speaker, provoking questions about kinship. The exchanges hint at social scrutiny and personal affirmation within a domestic scene.
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