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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
8
A harsh critique suggests surgical cancer treatment is futile as cancer is in the blood and cannot be cut out. It argues the knife often hastens death, highlighting the cruelty of such operations.
A fragmented prose sketch describes Dolly in a hammock with a breeze and flowing skirts. Bees, nectar, and subtle garden imagery frame a quiet scene while a curtain draws to close on the moment in Somerville Journal style.
The article surveys Yahgan and Ona peoples near Tierra del Fuego, noting Yahgan sling use to hit birds at 200 yards and stun guanacos at 100 yards. It describes Ona bow and bolas tactics, horse avoidance, and feeding reliance on guanaco and prairie- region fauna. The piece cites the Boston Transcript.
A drove besieges a wounded comrade as peccaries cluster around, boars rush toward a rock where the narrator hides. An Indian friend climbs a tree, while a second Indian returns and nears the narrator before the boars threaten to attack, snarling and grunting.
London Answers relates a tale from years past about a cockney guest at a farmhouse who examines a haystack as if it were a building. The exchange with his uncle reveals misperceptions and humor about rural life and travel hopes.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes that force governs life more than love while justice attempts to balance scales by placing the stronger in a favored position.
The piece discusses Dr Louis Robinson's theories on how domestic animals retain wild traits. It cites cat markings as protective mimicry for eagles, dog instincts for guarding, and rabbit tails as danger signals, arguing humans may misread altruism and communal benefits in animal behavior.
A travel tale recounts a boarding ship joke where an American quips that heavy English newspapers no longer weigh the vessel, prompting a protest from a British passenger. The exchange lampoons press weight and loyalty during a voyage in southern seas.
In a Philadelphia Call style ad the ad copy touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as the finest pile preparation and a cure for eczema and skin diseases. John C. Dunn of Wheel ing West Va endorses it and Dr Sawyer's Arnica is also promoted for skin afflictions. A Kempf.
The article on Lake Superior notes it is the largest body of fresh water, with minimal seasonal temperature variation and bottom rock stability. It cites Nipigon streams feeding the lake, a veteran captain doubting rapid shrinkage, possible centuries before change, and the existence of self registering tides caused by sun and moon.
John Bid ney Webb discusses the origin of Klondike in The Century article. He notes the Indian name for the creek was Hammer Creek or Traan Dik, explaining Klondike meaning nothing and how the pronunciation distorts the original term.
An eye test shows two objects seen as phantoms when fingers are placed at one and two feet. Bob Moore of LaFayette Indiana praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation with no griping. Editor notes One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs and throat troubles after other remedies failed.
The New York Sun describes hand carved conch shells from near Florence, showing mythological scenes, dancing maidens, and peasant subjects. Medallions and larger works frame in gilt mosaics, with prices from 30 to 100 dollars. Peasant carvers work slowly yet creatively, often producing original pieces.
In Larissa the sight of storks over red tile roofs proved a nightly novelty. The birds perched on exposed gables nesting on high points, their bills rattling like dry hollow bones, a constant airborne life noted by Julian Ralph in Harper's Magazine.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls a dismissed miner tale from Rocky Gulch where a whist game ends with trumped tricks and a life saved after a partner’s ace is played and the miner narrowly escapes as the other player empties his gun.
July 29 excursion to Chautauqua Lake offered by the Nickel Plate Road at one fare for round trip. Write J. Y. Calahan Chicago 111 Adams street for details. Telephone Main 3389. Also promotional note for One Minute Cough Cure by J. H. Bacher & Co.
The record lists numerous land transfers across Monticello and nearby towns including Hale Vesta, Holden, Rome, Scotch Grove, Oxford Junction, Castle Grove, and Anamosa. Marked transfers include Jabez Starry to Wilbert Starry, Elizabeth A Case to Annaville J Bristol, and many parcels involving John Zamister, Jacob Brucks, and Wm C Joseph et al. Also noted are ads for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Dr Sawyer's remedies with testimonials.
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