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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
8
Jim Munson blends bravado with a hunting mood as he waits for a train to meet a mysterious woman. He wrestles with jealousy and pride while bargaining over a grey steer claimed by Bill Brown, in a tense ranch town scene filled with bluff and humor.
George Williston discovers a gang of horse thieves at work on branded cattle near the Missouri river bed. Paul Langford of the Three Bars ranch pledges aid to capture Jesse Black and his outlaw band. Louise Dale, court stenographer, travels from Wind City to Kemah for testimony in the case. Jim Munson, a hot headed Three Bars cowboy, meets her on arrival at Velpen.
Jim Munson walks with Louise toward the Bon Ami restaurant amid attention from locals. He seeks publicity for the Three Bars ranch and its boss Paul Langford, while noting the absence of women at the ranch and entering the Bon Ami under Mrs Higgins.
Indianapolis News urges halting large spending on elections arguing much money is wasted. It notes Republican leaders fear donor trust money but insists both major parties seek funds. suggests trimming literature costs and increasing publicity to voters.
Secretary Taft lauds conditions in the canal zone noting steady work under Col. Goethals as military leadership drives the project forward. Editorials say independence from civilian engineers reduced delays and the colonel’s disciplined approach keeps the job on track for national benefit.
A newspaper remark proposes maids in color based sets with blondes on the second floor and brunettes on the first. It is noted that a maid’s death could spoil a set and replacement would be harder than replacing china.
The Chicago Evening Post argues for an intelligent revision of the U.S. customs laws through government experts and assistants as Senate Beverage proposed. It warns against tinkering with tariffs and urges exhaustive study to align duties with national needs, despite pressure from various interests.
The editorial argues that Bryan’s backers in Minnesota used twenty thousand dollars to sway a state vote against Gov Johnson to boost Bryan. It calls for an investigation if true and questions Bryan’s complicity, while urging a charitable view of Johnson as a target of Wall Street influence.
Senator Teller admitted error after reports claimed Roosevelt secretly altered a forest bill. Pittsburg Dispatch notes the president did add 20,000,000 acres to national forests following congress action. Roosevelt’s announcement and stated reason were public at the time. Congress has not rescinded the measure.
The National Prosperity association delegates and the president agree there should be no rash legislation and that corporate lawbreakers deserve punishment. The address emphasizes building confidence in the country’s commerce through prudent policy and broad support.
A quotation contrasts tariffs with ideological ideas and government railway ownership. Mr Bryan defends tariff policy while addressing a critic, William, about government ownership imported in a bag and arriving duty free.
The passage argues that flaunting personal faults or family wealth is equally off putting as boasting of ancestry. It suggests most people care little for family affairs beyond curiosity and recommends keeping such matters private.
Wrights resume experiments at Manteo North Carolina with a stronger machine built in Dayton. They plan to return in August to attempt an endurance flight of one hour and twenty minutes about 80 miles. One or both brothers may visit Europe before then.
James Wilson secretary of agriculture plans to resign after 11 years in the post and four administrations. Observers expect Gifford Pinchot the U.S. forester to be named as his successor if he steps down.
The article notes steamers named after American cities and figures across several lines. It mentions the United States, Pennsylvania, Amerika with decks named for Roosevelt and others, the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Presidents Grant and Lincoln, and the Anchor line’s latest steamer the California.
The article outlines two main theories of pyramid building. One suggests each king started a tomb as a personal monument and added layers over a short reign. The other, supported by Petrie, argues pyramids were begun and completed for a fixed design of size and arrangement.
An angry Detroit resident meets the trolley line superintendent to seek redress after a conductor tore a yard of fabric from his wife's dress. The citizen asks for compensation while brandishing the torn cloth as proof.
A period piece urges readers to reveal private health concerns to Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts. The text claims long experience and confidential letters from grateful women prove the method’s value in aiding cases that doctors may miss.
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown Pa writes that since sixteen she suffered an organic disturbance and female weakness with dreadful headaches and nervousness. A physician advised operation but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she is now a well woman and urges others to try the remedy.
The advertisement promotes Judia I. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for females. It claims to have cured thousands of women troubled by displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feeling flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
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