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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1880
Page
3
A lyrical poem praising a beloved as a summery, nature filled personification. The speaker equates her presence with spring, summer fruits, and dawn light, using rich imagery of birds, flowers, and seas. The piece reflects Romantic expressions from Scribner for March.
Delia Rogerson in Croftsborough Maine advertises summer boarders to save her family home. A harsh tenant, Mrs Clement, leaves Delia a surprising will revealing a fortune. Langdon returns from Melbourne, sparking a romance as Delia weighs wealth against old love.
A digest of 19th century religious and educational notes: Baptist seminaries report 450 students. Rev Canon Barry calls for professional recognition of elementary school masters and mistresses. 130 Indians confirmed and 73 baptized by Bishop Hare. Lutheran Observer urges one tenth giving. Missouri reports better schools and higher attendance. Fisk University in Nashville shows growth with 331 students and many teaching in public schools. London Times cites Bishop’s workload. Freedmen's Aid Society receipts rise to 75060.76 with running costs 7.3 percent. Church of the Savior in Moscow to be consecrated on Aug 26 with domes and gilding details. large iron and bronze features, overall cost around 15.0 million.
Chief Justice Pyne of the King’s Bench famed for gifts influenced verdicts. He accepted twenty five heifers from Mr Weller before Cork Assizes and later, amid a cattle dispute with Mr Nongle, delivered a bold verdict for Mr Nongle. The judge checked Waterpark’s herd to find twenty five heifers grazing, proving a ruse.
A Country Gentleman correspondent explains clean barrels for salt pork and permits reuse of kerosene or molasses barrels if kept spotless. He describes a salt pork procedure, brine recipes for hams and bacon, and notes smoking adds little keeping power. He urges new barrels for salt pork and clearly labeled packages.
A collection of tips on detecting artificial butter and baking butternut pies, plus garden advice on seedling flowers, cattle stomach relief with charcoal, cold remedies, carriage tires, pot plant watering and fertilizing, rose care, pruning and soil enrichment from various sources.
Practical notes on starting vegetables early with shelter and frames, using walls or hedges for wind protection, hot-bed and cold-frame methods, and the benefits of sash coverings for asparagus radishes lettuce strawberries plus cautions on air and warmth management. Also short anecdotes from contemporary papers.
A selection of historical notes discusses A T Stewart credit examinations via Lewis Tappan, then critiques state infrastructure as signs of civility, remarks on a Quaker-like hound, Hudson River ice harvest losses, ham storage advice, a Saarbrucken gas main decay, urban debris iron content, and various scientific and household tips including butter making and axle grease usage.
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