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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1908

Page

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Cattle Thieves Battle Blazing House Fight Rescue

In Kemah county South Dakota rancher George Williston discovers a band of cattle thieves. Judge Hammonds Dale’s ward Louise Dale and Paul Langford confront the gang led by Jesse Black as a siege unfolds. Langford’s men save Williston and Mary from captivity after a night raid and gunfire.

George Williston S&s Brand J. R Paul Langford Jesse Black Kemah County South Dakota Langford Mary Wind City Richard Gordon Kemah Jim Munson Louise Bill Brown James R. McAllister Jake Sanderson Mag Gordon Louise Dale Williston Three Bars

You Are the Boss Mary Langford Promises to Wait

In a sick room scene Mary asks Langford to let her watch for the rescue party’s return while she rests, and he pledges to stay as the group rides out to find Williston. She urges him to lead, and he departs with Mary’s blessing, determined to return before night.

Mrs. White Langford Doc Mr. Langford Mary Tam Gordon Williston Derstand Mother White Kingdom Come

Night Revelations at the Three Bars Ranch

Langford and his crew rescue a wounded girl after a failed raid leaving a dead body nearby. Jim reports a rider missing, while Langford plans to shelter the girl at White's and arrange for a doctor and a gal reporter. The boss contends with guilt and uncertain plans for the dawn.

Mistake Some Women Make Headline Style Caption

A terse quote from the Exchange notes a witty jab about women and appearances. It comments that a person foolishly tries to gain standing by shifting burdens onto their back. The line reflects social attitudes of the period.

Bryan Platform Critique and Republican Response

The piece attacks Democratic platform planks as opportunistic and vague while praising Republican stance on court procedures and tariff revision. It portrays Bryan as pandering to radical voters with weak proposals and labels him self serving, untrustworthy, and unsuitable for president.

Bryan says he will not seek a second term

The piece notes Mr. Bryan asserts he will not run for a second term if elected this year. It argues voters will decide his fate, suggesting the Democratic party is strong in rhetoric but weak in action, with a Denver correspondent calling it the greatest conversational party on earth.

Bryan Democratic Party Denver

History repeats as Bryan nominated at strange hour

The convention nominated Mr. Bryan around 3:30 Friday morning but clocks were paused at midnight to avoid bad luck. The Bryanites avoided a Friday launch, treating Friday as Thursday night to dodge superstition and mislead about the timing.

Bryan

Inconsistent Platform Winds Up Democratic Pronouncements

The Democratic pronunciamento is marked by inconsistencies as party history of state sovereignty clashes with rising federal powers. The traditional economy stance is undercut by a doctrine that the central government should do more for the people.

Democratic Pronunciamento

Political jibe links Cleveland Parker to Bryanitis

The writing mocks the Democratic party for its reactions to Cleveland and Parker. It calls Bryanitis a singular political disease and notes the party’s tendency to kick itself when those names are mentioned.

Democratic Party Cleveland Parker

Bryan Pledge on No Re Election Seen as Uncertain

A historical essay notes Mr Bryan’s public pledge not to seek a second term, calling it pre mature and not binding. It compares precedents from Roosevelt 1904 and other cases, suggesting Bryan may change his mind if elected and needs to weigh public reaction and practical reasons after a first term.

Bryan Roosevelt

Dot Pattern Dress Trends Revive for Midsummer Frocks

Fashion notes trace the dot motif resurgence across dress goods from bordered fabrics to ring dotted batiste and light tub fabrics. Large medium and small dots appear in many weaves, with borders shaping design, suited for princess frocks and afternoon wear, likely to persist through fall and winter.

Batiste

Japs Alarmed By Denver Platform Rhetoric

The piece argues that Japanese readers overreact to the Denver convention plank on excluding Asiatic laborers, labeling the reaction as fear-driven and politically expedient. It urges restraint until tangible causes appear and notes Taft offers reassurance to wary Japanese audiences.

Denver United States Bryan Taft

Bryan Attacks the Denver Platform as Retreats

Mr. Bryan labels the Chicago platform retreats and now may indict the Denver platform on similar grounds. His critique notes the absence of Roosevelt era advanced proposals and finds no strong support for free silver, bimetallism, government ownership, or national initiative and referendum in the Denver document.

Bryan Chicago Roosevelt Denver

Is Bryan a Good Executive?

Opinion questions Bryan's executive ability based on his handling of the Denver convention. The piece contends Taft could have completed the task in far less time and with better results.

Bryan Mr. Bryan Denver Mr. Taft

Offer for Kern to use White House room questioned

Mr Bryan offers Mr Kern a room in the White House beginning next March for public use in Washington. The note suggests the vice-presidential candidate is too poor to meet expenses and advises the Kerns to perhaps delay leaving their Indianapolis home until November.

Bryan Kern White House Washington Kerns Indianapolis

Paragraphers face December 1 joke ban

The text warns that after December 1 jokes about Bryan will be barred. It also notes an ethical point that it is in poor taste to mock the dead.

Bryan

Satin Majestic Fabric Promises Fall Wear Rise

A new satin majestic fabric targets fall fashion with strong drape and finish and low pricing to spur quick sales. Mirage silks makers prepare fresh lines for early release while silk brands push satins for early fall delivery. Summer lines improve with tussahs pon gees and shantung silks and foulard prints gain market traction.

Satin Majestic Mirage

Dress Oddities Blend Cloth and Linen This Season

An observed fashion trend mixes cloth and linen in varying amounts. A green cloth skirt with a long green linen skeleton coat pairs with cretenne collar and cuffs in pink green and yellow. Linen’s cooler and lighter than cloth, and the hop-sacking weave sits well over satin broadcloth.

Brown Linen Suit with Palmetto Straw Hat

A smart brown linen suit features an over skirt effect created by deep tucked points. The bodice is richly trimmed with soutache braid and matching yoke, with tucked sleeves and a braided high stock. The ensemble is completed by a white palmetto straw chapeau trimmed with brown ribbon and green grape accents.

Lace Stocks and Matching Collars In Active Fashion

Fashion notes describe lace stocks as dominant, with new collars linking stock to waist. A blue ribbon lattice over white lace tones the ensemble, using one half inch ribbon in three rows. Four uprights secure the lattice, bones covered by ribbon, gold-tasseled ends finish the lower bow.

Weight loss diet guidance from Harper’s Bazaar

The article outlines a restrictive obesity diet urging avoidance of starches sugars and fats. It lists permitted items such as certain lean meats liver kidneys mutton lamb veal and lean beef and recommends chicken as preferable. It also allows white fish and cod while excluding most root vegetables starches sweets and rich dairy.

Harper's Bazaar

Nutrition guidance on oysters and vegetables

The text notes oysters for fish and stresses essential hgges. It lists low starch and sugar vegetables including spinach lettuce string beans cabbage cucumbers tomatoes and beet greens. The phrasing is fragmentary but highlights dietary choices and vegetable options.

The Work Bag Hemstitching for Lingerie

Hemstitching is praised as a dainty trimming method for lingerie. A portable project uses a strip of handkerchief linen or fine batiste the width of a ruffle with threads drawn and hem turned to create hemstitched flouncing.

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