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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
6
Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson reports a bicycle related overmotion illness among riders. He notes moderation prevents symptoms while enthusiasts show a vibratory habit driven by craving for rapid motion. The condition inflames the heart, resembles alcohol craving, and is endorsed by leading physicians.
A new riding strap lets novices steer hands off at slow speed by resting a crosspiece on the shoulders. It enables riders to handle obstacles and sharp turns without gripping the bars. The strap adjusts via buckles and can be worn under a coat when not in use.
A bicycle salesman extols the transforming power of a wheel, claiming even broke men can borrow money and soon prosper. The piece also notes German interest in American bikes and the paper mache craft’s production method, ending with a light exchange about ear piercing at amateur musicales.
A Buckhannon resident patents a folding screen attached to both sides of a lady bicycle head to shield skirts and limbs. The design uses clip secured curved arms and optional leather edging, unfolding outward to avoid pedals and not hinder pedal operation.
In France bicycles are taxed about $2.25 yearly yielding roughly $400,000 annually. Parisians use Pedaleurs and Pedaleuses as terms for cyclists of both sexes. A Paris paper invites architects to plan bicycle spaces in homes. A Schweplishman named Jefferson begins a 6,000 mile ride to Irkutsk weighing 60 pounds. Naples imposes a ten franc tax on sport wheels, five francs if partly for business. Some New York postmen tried cycling but poor roads may force return to carts. Exempt cycles are dealer wheels unsold and government messenger bikes. A Nez Perce chief traded 30 horses for a bicycle, signaling a shift from horse to cycle.
The Springfield Republican notes women discover joy in muscle work through cycling. Physicians praise bicycle use for health across conditions and stress that tight dress harms, urging loose shoes and clothing to allow full muscle movement during wheeling.
A Chicago Tribune feature notes riders improve posture this season with fewer arching poses over the handlebars. Mosely Wraggs jokes about weakness before a luncheon, while a sympathizing neighbor laments burglars taking valuables but sparing the baby.
A brief verse notes a sick husband asking for grave care and a wife replying that Evergreen cemetery keeps graves green as a specialty without extra charge. The exchange appeared in the Weekly.
A visitor asks a seven year-old about his father’s skill with killing. The boy replies that his father no longer needs practice because he already knows how. The line is attributed to Tit-Bits in a cutting that blends dark humor with a chilling brush of violence.
A farmer describes caponizing as a practical, profitable practice. He details equipment, technique, and age for cockerels, noting higher meat yield, better flavor, and steadier prices from six to ten cents above standard chickens.
In a Journal of Agriculture excerpt, Chas. W. Murtfeldt discusses rising cattle weights from 400 pounds at the century’s start to 450–500 pounds by 1830, predicts a shift to British breeds like Angus and Herefords, explains calf rearing practices, and laments meat prices as too high for workers while arguing for increased calf raising and cheaper meat through better farm management.
These notes cover feeding young pigs without overration to avoid stunting, recommending small grain portions with milk and water to aid digestion. It also disputes teeth alone as a horse age indicator after eight years, noting eyelid wrinkles rise yearly. Profit from poultry depends on management, with a 50 hens to 73 hens example and a $56.78 profit. Wisconsin studies show whey converts to pork efficiently with cheap corn.
The article explains a new stock barn design shown in a modern construction, noting farms replace bulky fodder with condensed ensilage. It highlights how the site’s approach changes feeding conditions and reduces need for vast silo storage by reconfiguring space for hay and fodder storage.
A plan illustrates a barn using wall space on three sides for stock, with storage above on scaffolding for hay and fodder. The center houses a large or double silo, offering maximum height, while a cellar beneath handles manure disposal. A wheeled car can remove manure if a cellar is not feasible.
Guidance on poultry crowding feeding and water practices. Warns against dirty fountains and outlines optimal hen management and egg laying. Then discusses hog marketing: sell at peak price, use grain wisely, and avoid holding for higher prices. Emphasizes profit through efficient feeding and timely sale.
A Chicago Inter Ocean column surveys silverware novelties for bicycles and indoor use. Highlights include silver oil cans with rider engravings, silver name plates for tool bags, silver top clips, engraved silver grips, and silver thread waxers shaped as miniature cars. Also noted are silver embroidery scissors with shields, silver silk winders, coffee spoons with floral handles, zodiac birthday bookmarks, Shakespearean bookmarks, watch stands, new garter and belt buckles, an all silver belt of medallions, a silver belt hook, a rabbit’s foot mounted in sterling silver, and college color pencil tips engraved for students and friends of colleges all within reach for various budgets.
The piece argues gossiping between hotel and boardinghouse residents and their servants is widespread and degrading. It contends well bred women avoid idle confidences by staying busy with home duties and social obligations, while idle/clothes minded women foster intimate worker relationships.
A Chicago Tribune blurb describes a comic misreading about bloomers between siblings in a car, with a Detroit Free Press quip labeling Danvers as a deep one after six drinks. It notes the London Parliament tower reaches 340 feet in height.
One thousand farmers are urged to settle on lands along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line in Dakota. Prices range from seven to fifteen dollars per acre with promises of rapid value increases. The ad touts fertile land, abundant schools and churches, nearby markets, and strong farming prospects in South and North Dakota. Contact immigration agent W. J. Powut at 410 Old Colony Building Chicago for details.
Grand excursion planned to Buffalo for the next annual meeting of the National Educational Association with routes via Niagara Falls. Michigan Central offers a round trip fare plus $2.00 membership fee for association members. Send 10 cents for Notes for Teachers and 10 cents for a descriptive Summer Note Book on North and East resorts. City Tickets Office 110 Adams Street. O W Rueaues Agent. Jewelers blamed for bicycle fashion as noted in Chicago Record.
All About Western Pub Lands promotes its illustrated monthly Corn Belt aimed at farm land information for the west. Subscriptions cost 23 cents in postage and paper will be mailed to the reader at one year.
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