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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1881
Page
2
A poem laments how horses endure abuse and neglect by humans. It contrasts pampered treatment with brutal toil and calls out the cruel spoils of racing and battle, ending with a note on the creatures left to suffer and die. The piece voices the horses as victims of human vanity and violence.
The Dean family settles in Renton linking to a public charity drive for the Orphans' Home. Miss Dean and Jo win favorable notice, while Mr Dean researchers the revolution. A village hall auction raises funds as Mrs Badger raises alarm about a graft scandal tied to the Deans.
In Smithsonian grounds Washington 50 000 bedded plants were set last year. A sum of 87 260 was offered for sheep exhibited at the recent sheep show in Australia. An average of 2 000 postal cards are daily mailed nationally. Laborers wages in Mexico rose from 18 to 43 cents daily. A 150 pound man would move 100 tons if as strong as a 3 x beetle. An alligator twenty two years old, five feet four, caught near Talbotton Georgia, escaped from Levi B. Smith’s pond in 1861. The world’s largest pasture lies on the New Mexico Texas border. 40 miles of rock fence, 200 miles of fencing needed to enclose. owner Taylor Mandlin sows 1 000 tons of oats to feed 100 000 cattle. Lead sounding weights range from 14 to 150 pounds in deep seas. Wire for line reduces friction. hemp rope sends 800 weight sinkers in 20 minutes in 1 500 fathoms. Cologne Gazette notes beet sugar output with Germany leading Austria and near 630 000 tons. English French duties may drop to boost consumption. Parsee mill expert Parett describes mills in Bombay Presidency since 1854 with 32 mills, 10 000 looms, 1 000 000 spindles employing 30 000. total capital about 34 million dollars. India hosts 18 other mills with 340 000 spindles, 1 800 looms, 86 million capital. Average 1 000 hands per mill. max 100 000 spindles in a mill. min 4 800. mills hold up to 240 looms.
A collage of witticisms and poems from early 20th century papers. Jokes compare anxious men seeking luck to a water under a terrier’s nose and poke fun at idle sentimentality. Light verse mocks fashion and brass bands near summer resorts and quaint rural scenes.
The article links nail shape and color to character, noting slender rosy nails signal refinement while broad yellowish nails suggest coarseness. It advises careful nail care with a brush, borax and soap, trimming to an oval, and warns against biting nails, a habit common among professionals like lawyers and clergy.
A collection of home craft and farm guidance covering rat control with cayenne rag use, bread milk batter, manure application in crops, rust stain removal with oxalic acid, and recipes for green pea soup blackberry jelly and Mother's Crullers. Also includes horse navicular disease signs and treatment, lime around fruit trees, mossy tree wash, and hoof care remedies.
A short guide urges tidy yards and cheerful gardens to make homes inviting. Clean refuse, rake leaves, plant vines or flowers, and teach children to help. Honest effort creates a pleasant image and discourages sloth, with sunflowers and hollyhocks as improvements over weeds.
The piece argues humans interfere less with nature. Insects prey on other pests including wasps, hornets, flies, cockroaches, spiders, caterpillars, beetles, and flies. It notes natural predators regulate pests, suggesting man should aid these beneficial insect relationships rather than disrupt them.
Sunshine benefits all life and aids recovery in illness. Ransom Cook of Saratoga Springs described a sundriven health view and a curious invention using worm lips and a microscope to shape an augur.
The piece promotes St Jacobs Oil as effective against rheumatism, citing endorsements from bishops and priests. It claims miraculous cures and urges readers to keep the remedy at home. A Boston quip about saving fares is included as a light aside.
The Home Journal notes refined and educated women may suffer silently from kidney disease constipation and piles for years. It claims Kidney-Wort, available in dry and liquid forms, could easily cure these conditions.
An old advertising box promotes Rough on Rats to deter pests and fires in homes. It also advertises Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water for sore eyes and Repprna's Rusata Salve praised for fast healing. Prices listed as 15c and 25c.
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