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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
2
Cartoonish dialogue shows Spinkers-Really and Mr Spudds debating bill payment while a western millionaire boasts of a rich uncle and heir status. The banter includes a rattling quip about buying rat poison with ten cents and remarks on unusual fortunes and origins.
A Chicago Post quip notes a philanthropist died without a will, prompting talk of potential feuds with lawyers. The casual caller recalls his good deeds, while a Yegal figure condemns him as unfriendly to the legal profession.
A pastor notes spiritual lull while the popular young clergyman boasts high congregational activity. Ice cream socials draw crowds and a rummage sale raises nearly 375 dollars for the organ fund.
A reflective quatrain notes the world’s disdain for fall from fame and urges self reliance. It contrasts personal decline with the need to hustle to earn daily bread, warning about being missed on payday. The piece mirrors urban newspaper voice.
A quoted panel from Ally Sloper shows a character remarking on a black eye and defending her partner as rarely hurting her in visible places, reflecting early comic humor about domestic abuse without graphic description.
A poetic excerpt contrasts envy with affection, describing jealousy as the joy that hatches from the nest where hopes begin in The Chicago Record-Herald.
In a brief note from Tit Bits Miss Clara informs about little Bobby swallowing a penny. Featherly reassures her not to worry, remarking that a penny is not serious.
A figure claiming to be a sideshow glass eater was arrested last week at Landlord Pettyville Tavern. The sheriff deemed him an unsafe person to be at large amid a crowd described in a terse local column.
A collage of lighthearted quips from early 20th century papers. The quips mock voice cultivation abroad, wealthy fathers and piano aids, begging tramps, and late sympathy in marriage through brief exchanges.
The modern poet declares in a column that fame and pomp mean little as he chases money and success, framing his hustle as a practical, ruthless pursuit. The quote appears in the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
A terse, dramatic exchange unfolds as a doctor laments delayed contact while a wife retorts that only moonlight could change the situation. The terse dialogue reflects strain and urgency in a strained domestic scene.
Judge notes the idea that the young poet shares his verses with enemies rather than with friends, presenting a satirical view of literary bravado and misdirected praise.
A witty exchange shows Mrs Phoxy asking why Mr Phoxy told the doctor they had corned beef and cabbage for dinner, implying it is common food. Mr Phoxy replies that the doctor would inflate his bill if told the true meal.
A daughter tells her father she wants no gift but mentions Jack asking her to speak about a son-in-law. The exchange centers on an engagement discussed for a potential marriage.
A Brooklyn Eagle snippet contrasts the proverb a new broom sweeps clean with Mrs Schermerhorn’s stance that she will not clean up the former girl’s dirt. The dialogue hints at a domestic or social conflict echoed in the era’s language and tone.
A fragment describes women hosting at homes or teas to distribute invitations and gestures to friends while snubbing enemies, aiming to honor connections and exclude rivals through social gatherings.
A playful note from Meggendorfer Blaetter asks Lieutenant-liss Ella for permission to decorate her home for a temporary period. The whimsical request reflects a lighthearted tone and imaginative language from the era.
The speaker pleads for a smile from Marie and receives not just a smile but a hearty laugh, she doubles over with amusement and joy.
An angry man confronts a horse dealer claiming a horse he considered flawless is blind in one eye. The dealer responds calmly that blindness is a misfortune, not a fault.
A fragment from the Washington Star shows a bank director reply to a question about an employee shortage. The remark frames the staff as behind on a game and suggests leadership has an advantage.
A fragmentary exchange shows Puckery dialogue with Mr Johnson I adoah and Miss Phoebe urging a specific day. The snippet hints at arranging a sudden job hunt and attire for a possible event or performance.
The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette argues urban workers overlook country life benefits. It cites scarce farm labor and offers country toil as healthier and morally sound, noting city habits and gregariousness hinder migration. It references National Stockman on slow rural shift.
Farmers in the west face wearying harrowing tasks as the driver walks soft ground. Some employ an extra horse to ease manageability, though this method carries drawbacks. Additional farmers have begun constructing improvements to the harrowing process.
A riding cart attached to the harrow long drawbar proves most satisfactory with minimal extra draft. The design uses wide tires on an axle bolted to a four by four, seat supported by standards, and whiffletrees kept clear by weight. Jim L. Irwin notes practical, valuable use in this region.
Rural guidance urges farmers to keep cost records and use paper plans for production. It highlights Danish farming success through education and cooperatives, urging study of world crop data and harvest prospects. Summer poultry care stresses ventilation, regular whitewashing, clean ground, low perches, flat water pans, and daily fresh water.
J G Allshouse in Ohio Farmer explains draining a water tank through a center hole filled with small stone or brick to reach sand and gravel beneath. A stone drain or tile system from the hole directs leakage water to a lower porous layer, preventing mud buildup and foundation decay.
The excerpt notes annual losses of three percent for steamers and four percent for sailing ships, famine counts by country since 1000, a Lancet suggestion of a fly’s 25 million descendants in a single summer, long life spans for certain marine crustaceans, Hepzibah Merton’s pantry apple pies in ancient times, cement use in South Africa’s construction and the Malay masons, and a British appeals court ruling that nine knots is excessive speed in fog for ocean liners.
A Wallace's Farmer excerpt advises farmers on feeding a well bred colt to develop bone and muscle. It recommends four quarts daily oats if possible, with blue grass pasture, second cut clover, corn fodder, and clover hay as weather turns cold. It warns that underfeeding will hinder development and hurt profits.
The Kansas Farmer stresses sturdy fencing to keep young stock in place and properly separated by age and condition. It urges scales on every farm to accurately track feed, gain, and profits, noting dealers' figures can mislead and weekly weighing helps avert losses. Potatoes are exported while imports, called old potatoes, go to hotels for potato salad.
A compilation of British social and economic trivia notes English paupers in workhouses the use of London baths orchard acreage and foreign apple imports river traffic and cultural oddities including a band rain superstition in Oxfordshire and a yearly migration of organ grinders between Italy and London through June to October with eight months back home.
A worn catalog-like description details a baroque pearl brooch with dull gold setting, white mother of pearl cuff buttons with diamond centers, sport-themed lead pencils, silver bags with heavy cords, and a bronze ash tray featuring a horseshoe and Port nouveau maiden motif.
The narrative notes European revenue up 55 times since 1680, with Norwegian ships leading foreign entry into British ports, followed by Germany then the Dutch and French. Holland reports 700 acres under tulips and bulb exports valued at £120,000 yearly. London imports a million annually for domestic use. Belgium’s population reached 6,744,632 on 31 December 1809 with 3,862,436 males and language shares split between Flemish only 2,485,384 and French only 2,485,078, plus 700,907 bilingual.
Rockbridge Missouri residents celebrate the recovery of Ambrose McKay a well known local and mason after years of diabetes rheumatism and chronic pain. The patient reports rapid relief and notes the pills are more valuable than their cost as a rising Missouri reputation grows with reported cures.
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