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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1881
Page
2
Holgar Fawcett writes of wounds that heal not and memories that linger after war Yet the poem turns to dream of a quiet struggle without blades or cannons and a pale memory counting the dead in a dark field concluding with an armistice on the shadowed battlefield.
John Kuhn and Wes Wymer of the Roberts Torpedo Company describe loading nitro glycerine into torpedo shells and detonating a well near Clarendon. The blast releases a golden oil column and a rain of sparkly droplets as the derrick and surroundings are coated in crude petroleum.
The piece argues that national stamina roots achievement and that climate diet and social habits shape the American physique. It notes diversity of climate races and urban improvements with sanitarian progress and calls for better daily fare and preventive health to build a robust future population. It cites doctors, cities, and emigration concerns as context.
A contemporaneous commentary honors President Garfield after he was shot in Washington on July 2, 1881. It portrays him as a just, honest leader beloved by the people, while condemning the lunatic act and expressing collective sorrow, resilience, and hope for recovery or the nation’s reform.
Reports from across the globe express horror and hope for the president’s recovery while Virginia politics shift toward Mahone and Republican resistance to Bourbon power. Southern factions debate the fate of the Mahone movement and its impact on national elections.
A collage of practical tips covers soap usage for pests and preserving perishables, practical animal care, kitchen recipes, sun stroke prevention, and small anti-ant remedies. It cites tips from Mrs EC in the New York Tribune and notes on maintaining items with simple household substances.
Government inspectors emphasize essential health conditions for homes including proper sewer drainage water supply and air flow. Regular inspections detect failures in pipes traps or filters to prevent typhoid and other diseases and protect occupants from general physical and mental decline.
A reader from Halford News reports twelve months of inflammatory rheumatism with bed confinement. After seven weeks using St Jacobs Oil he notes immediate pain relief and better sleep. The testimony claims rapid improvement at fifty cents a bottle and urges others to try it. Also included is a Sunday school picnic anecdote about lemonade and milk.
A collection of quotations and notices features endorsements for Hop Bitters promising clear skin and health, kidneywort as a blood purifier, Rough on Rats pest control, and Reppina’s Russia Salve for burns. Also notes a Norristown city beer garden definition and a joke on garden layouts in newspapers.
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