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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1879
Page
3
Poetic meditation on a hidden vow and reunion in a rural glen. A speaker recalls courtship beside a springy meadow, marriage by a kirk by a stream, and a promise kept beyond life in a distant land where love endures beyond time.
On a Mersey to Melbourne voyage Reginald Moore, a charming passenger with a talent for woodwork, wins affection yet faces suspicion after jewelry thefts erase trust. A restless captain, the crew, and fellow travelers search for the culprit as Moore guards a hidden stash within an empty water-cask.
I rescued a beloved passenger, revealing the thief who had hidden stolen jewelry in a watertight cask top. The crew handed him to police in Melbourne. the magistrate sentenced him to six months hard labor.
Ohio campaign reports show Republicans pushing a vigorous outreach with Foster as a popular, active candidate and Hickenlooper energizing veterans for the Lt. Governor post. Democrats are expected to respond as the fight broadens nationwide with farm timing and post harvest canvassing lines.
A midcentury birth of the Republican party in 1854 is recalled as it marks a quarter century of power. The text credits the party with saving the Union, forming armies, reviving credit, abolishing slavery, and shaping the nation's strongest government in the era. It notes key milestones from Lincoln’s election to Union preservation.
Treasury memorandum shows 1865 to 1879 debt reduction of 729.2 million dollars and an annual interest saving of 19.9 million after refunds. It lists refinanced bonds totaling 1.396 billion with interest drops to 61.8 million, plus 1877 onward reserves and 5.5 million in 1907 Halifax replacement bonds. Washington Telegram reports.
Compiled notes show mining casualties in Britain from 1871 to 1878 totaling 9 058 deaths among 3 860 000 workers. Projected costs and dimensions of the new Eddystone lighthouse are given, with varied land survey figures for U S lands. Various election dates and states listed. Nitro glycerine works at North Adams Massachusetts cited with a history of blasts. English farmer losses rise from 229 in 1870 to 614 in early 1879, with rents and land competition pressures noted.
Prairie Farmer advises continuous cultivation of corn and other crops to prevent weed growth. Deep plowing is discouraged except on fall plowed land, and after the corn reaches six inches high surface loosening suffices. Maintain surface friability with manure or plowed stalks, using one horse tools when weeds reappear.
A collection of domestic hints covering chemistry for odors and milking, cleaning methods for fabrics and oilcloth, carpet care, bread and cake recipes, cement for joints, and observations on sewage and soil fertilization based on agricultural experiments. Includes remarks on cow productivity and manure absorption in soils.
The article explains options for clover stubble after haying including top-dressing for a corn crop next spring, plowing for buckwheat or fodder corn, or leaving mulch to improve soil. Buckwheat is praised for quick growth, weed suppression, and soil conditioning. sow half a bushel per acre on plowed ground up to July 10 for a good crop.
Two old friends Sam and Broncho Bill meet on a distant riverbank with a swift current and no bridge. Unable to shake hands, they improvise a friendly duel and exchange shots, joking about mending the saddle and sharing warm wishes for home.
An 1878 advertisement extols Allan's Anti-Fat as a safe vegetable remedy for starvation and weight loss claiming two to five pounds weekly reduction. It cites a testimonial of twenty five pounds lost and notes widespread drugstore sale. Also mentions Dr Willy Hofvf anti fever tonic by Wheelock Finny and Co and National Yeast for bread.
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