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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
1
A courtroom scene on a verandah features Limuel Jack on pondering the law and human quarrels. A young lawyer counters with views on civilization, honesty, and the lawyer’s role, while recalling a past horse trade and a fatal outcome from a swapped horse.
A speaker recalls a feud over a horse and farm involving threats, lawsuits, and a county lawyer who proves entertaining yet effective. The narrator recounts turning a horse loose in a rival’s lot, facing accusations of poisoning and murder, and a surprising reconciliation with the adversary through a shared joke.
A storyteller recalls a humorous estate dispute with a sharp lawyer named Cantwell who bets on a chicken duel to set fees. The tale extols lawyers as clever, capable, and largely liberal, noting their role in a restless society and pondering whether a world without lawyers could exist.
A 1900s style guide describes negligees and lounging garments for brides, detailing sacque and kimono designs in flowered dimity and dotted swiss. It notes costs, materials, and the idea of wearing light robes around the home when guests arrive, with an emphasis on simple, practical elegance.
A narrator contrasts two millionaires one who keeps cash in a suitcase and finds joy in tangible money the other who pays by checks and remains miserable. The tale argues real happiness comes from seeing money earned and held, not merely from wealth.
A humorous meditation on royalties and consumer habits as a writer recalls paying bills and imagining book advances. The piece contrasts checks with cash, notes upended finances, and the desire for small pleasures like a jamboree after expenses. It reflects on publishers, beef prices, coal costs, and the lure of imagined literary riches.
The Chinese government grants Sir Robert Hart a two year leave to see home and friends before his final adieu. At 78 he has received global homage and numerous honors from Belgium to England. Hart writes that months and years slip away and youth and middle age are past.
The opera singer exclaims that being robbed of $1,000 is dreadful and notes it takes nearly ten minutes of hard work to earn that much. The quote highlights the financial impact and personal toll of the theft.
The article details finishing seams on light fabrics using the French seam for a neat strong result. It explains running a plain seam on the right side, trimming, opening, creasing, and turning to sew a seam on the wrong side for a double neat finish. It also describes inserting embroidery by rolling the edge and overcasting to secure a delicate, durable edge.
Green dominates chic wear as standalone pieces like silk coats or skirts with white or pale beige accents. Pinked-out green taffeta ruchings transform hats and trims into a bright April May note. Nets and mousselines in green ruchings feature in hat detailing from the Vogue discussion.
The article describes cutting tops from old socks into half inch wide strips and sewing them together with a crochet needle to create a bedroom rug. It promotes recycling carpet rags instead of burning or discarding them.
A straightforward apron pattern in white linen 36 inches wide. Waist sits in a small pointed band with buttonholes. Bib edged with straps that extend over shoulders to the back waist. Materials given as 2 1/2 yards.
Recamier Coiffure showcases a pensive style favoring a straight part and a narrow ribbon bandeau. Hair is drawn high at the back with light curls at the forehead, leaving a few tendrils and the face framed to highlight a personal note.
Sweet grass candle shades and lamp shades offer economical, long lasting light for cottages. woven from Canadian fragrant grass in circular or hexagonal forms with pale yellow and light green tones. available in several sizes from small shade to large electric light coverage. cleaning requires only a damp cloth.
The description outlines a white linen Gibson shirt waist style with a plait over the shoulders and a center waist plait. The front and back are plain with fullness at the waist, a 13 gore skirt with pearl button decoration on the left front gore, three inch waist decoration, long sleeves, high collar, and embroidered bow.
Very Rev Canon Jeremiah Moynihan, born in Ireland and now at 193 Thirty-ninth Street, guards his exact age secret while boasting 100 years of life and 70 years in priesthood. Aged and spirited, he celebrated mass recently in Chicago and recalls Irish rebellion days, having served in New Orleans and Bradford before settling in Illinois. He speaks six languages and attributes vitality to regular rest, diet, and humor.
Humorist F P Dunne quotes a Mr Dooley piece praising funerals as joyous city boyhood events. The excerpt recalls rides in hacks to town and country, communal meals, neighborly chatter, and children admiring the loss of a parent.
Russia weighs a colossal project to link the Tobol Ishim Irtish Ob and Yemessei rivers with canals or light railways. The government has ordered wide-ranging surveys to assess a massive Siberian waterway.
A newspaper typo misreported a prominent society man as being held up by highwaymen and robbed of his watch and other vegetables. The editor clarifies the final word was valuables, not vegetables, in a humorous correction.
The dialogue weighs whether ships should be commanded by the line or staff and mentions a man skilled in horsemanship, with a judge’s involvement. The fragment hints at leadership debate and cross-disciplinary praise within a legal or formal setting.
George B. Farley of Concord New Hampshire recounts a two month itching eruption on his limbs described as raw beefsteak red and swollen. He tried several remedies with no relief until applying Cuticura which immediately stopped the itch and allowed him to wear shoes again in two days.
A playful exchange recalls the idea that music originated in prehistoric times. The child asks who first conceived music, and the aunt confirms the concept as a prehistoric notion with a warm, nostalgic tone.
Six-year-old Margie, raised Presbyterian, vows to fast from candy for Lent after observing Episcopal friends. Hours later she is seen with a peppermint stick, explaining she meant to give up candy but has switched to giving up profane language.
A patient fears brain fever and protests the doctor’s denial. The physician rebukes the notion as an illusion of the senses, asserting there is no fever or material fever base. The patient asserts consciousness and a mind that holds reality.
A testimonial letter urges parents to avoid caffeine for babies and children noting health harms from coffee. The speaker recalls early coffee use, nervous spells after breakfast, and improved sleep after adopting Postum from Postum Co. The ad promotes Postum as a coffee substitute and cites a related booklet in packaging.
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