29 Jul 1886
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1886
Page
1
Emma C. Dowd from St. Nichols captions a vivid celebration of summer. Blossoms, birds, and bright-eyed hummingbirds fill the scene with color and song as nature promises joy and renewal each year.
In Eau Claire a weathered tale unfolds from 18xx about Col Richardson and his daughter Anna. Lawrence Sutherland, wealthy yet cold, marries Anna amid envy and misgivings leading to debt and disaster. Sutherland’s suicide attempt and Hilton’s later proposal to Anna end in a true complementary marriage.
May Riley Smith urges mothers to align dietary choices with child growth and health. She argues against poor hospitality to children and advocates studying physiology and nutrition, comparing food to moral and physical development.
A Brussels correspondent recalls Princess Carlotta at Laeken near the royal chateau of Belgians, her frail health and grave mental strain. Once Empress of Mexico she now wanders the corridors calling to Max, her absent husband, while moments of tenderness soften her austere features when birds appear.
A column notes common beliefs about feeding the ill and argues that convalescents often crave special dainties made for them rather than family meals. It warns against overloaded plates and excessive sweets to prevent future aversion, reflecting Christine Herrick's guidance.
The article traces lager beer’s rise over ten to fifteen years from a barroom oddity to a national beverage across social classes. It cites reduced beer-crime links, health claims for malt liquors, and growing production data, noting Brooklyn and New York sales and a large U.S. consumption increase. It contrasts this with lingering traditional drinks across nationalities.
A correspondent muses on the term hop as a ball name and observes the social game where men dodge women’s trains and move through the ballroom in quick steps. The note captures a playful social scene in Burlington.
A Century illustrated piece highlights C. T. Arnoux's yacht races use of trained pigeons as message bearers. It notes rapid, distant communication from sea to shore, with birds carrying pages of notes and returning with mud on their feet. It cites Baldwin's 1885 sea trials, including a pigeon released 315 miles from Sandy Hook returning by evening, and another at 255 miles.
A Melrose child complains of his mother’s busyness while she writes and recalls growing up. He reflects on losing appetite and privilege after childhood, noting the change from plenty to restraint at a grown up party.
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