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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1899
Page
4
A peasant girl Evina living by a lake near a forest is drawn to city fame after wealthy men offer her money to sing. She delays marriage to Vermund but finally travels to the city, where she excels on stage. The crowd roars with praise, but she longs for home and her forest-sung life.
Evina rises from a poor lakeside girl to world renown as a soprano under impresarios and royal audiences. She spends fortunes on dresses, travels, and gifts, while Vermund waits. Years of fame fade as throat treatment and debt force her back to the village, where she and Vermund reunite in simple living by the lake.
The Rev Dr Meredith of Brooklyn urged Sunday school pupils to speak freely. A dirty faced urchin addressed him on the street saying How do, doc and identified himself as one of the clergyman’s little lambs. The encounter left the minister speechless.
The Times of Burmah reports a Mystic tale from Rangoon about a giant egg near Shwebo. Villagers heard a mysterious voice repeating phrases in Burmese saying it will hatch. The egg is described as larger than ten paddy baskets and abandoned by all locals.
The National Capitol uses Virginia sandstone for the central building and white paint. Extensions feature Massachusetts marble with 24 monolith columns of Virginia sandstone rising 80 feet. The extension porticoes have 100 columns of Maryland marble.
A basic method for nourishing a child is to mix raw egg whites with milk to desired consistency. Shake well in a jar and add a pinch of salt if preferred. This simple preparation emphasizes ease of digestion and nutrition.
Dialog from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph shows a young girl telling a visitor her papa is a good man and will go to heaven while she will go with her mother. The quip captures a child's view on heaven and family.
Nickel Plate Road offers round trip excursion tickets to Chautauqua Lake departing July 28 with return valid until August 29 1899. Tickets must be deposited at Chautauqua by July 31 and are good on any of the three daily trains. Cheap rates to other eastern points from Van Buren Street Station Loop. For information contact General Agent 111 Adams St Chicago.
A map detailing routes between the United States and new possessions in the West Indies and the Pacific is advertised. Send 10 cents in postage to Geo. H. Heatford for the General Passenger Agent at the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to obtain the up-to-date chart. The note urges usefulness when properly assembled.
On July 28 the Nickel Plate Road schedules a round trip excursion to Chautauqua Lake at a single fare. Write to General Agent at 111 Adams Street Chicago for details.
An advertisement style piece touts Electric Bitters as a cure for stomach and liver disorders with claims from Abra ham Hare of Belleville and others. It promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Little Early Risers as safe remedies for constipation wounds coughs and skin issues. It cites testimonials from various individuals and warns against counterfeits.
The text praises the Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption and Colds and notes the proprietors have given away over ten million trial bottles. It claims cures for asthma bronchitis hoarseness and throat and lung diseases and urges D C Prater Co druggists to offer a free trial bottle with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar guaranteed or refunded.
An advertisement proclaims the best salve in the world for cats and various skin ailments including bruises ulcers sores and chilblains. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and lists price as 25 cents per box with sale by D C Prader & Co.
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