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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1901
Page
1
The Da kota Indian presbytery now has 23 churches across North and South Dakota Nebraska and Montana. Three years ago the churches counted 1 331 members with 16 native ministers one lay preacher and two assistants.
Analysis shows many weeds once deemed useless have notable feeding value. Canadian thistles cut at bloom and stored with softened spikes in silos are claimed to provide valuable winter feed for sheep.
In London street lore seven Adam and Evens five Noahs Arks and as many Olive Branches are listed. Two Jacob’s Wells one Job’s Castle one Sampson’s Castle and an aged Simon the Tanner in Longlane Bermondsey mark the tanning district hub.
A New York paper reported a foundlings home ad offering babies for adoption leading to about 200 infants placed in families. Investigators found many infants were placed by parents able to care but who chose surrender to avoid responsibility.
The United States coast and geodetic survey will publish an atlas of the Philippine Islands featuring 30 maps created by Jesuit missionaries. It will include three lists of geographic names totaling about 6,000 entries prepared by geographers active in the islands.
Dr Mayo Smith known as the doctor of Mark Twains Innocents Abroad died at his Colorado Springs home. Thousands who laughed at the character will mourn. He was Horace Greeleys intimate friend and the first reporter on the New York Tribune.
The adjutant general of New Jersey proposes adding a corps of chiropodists to the army, arguing that foot care is vital to marching fitness and that specialists in minor surgery have been lacking. The dentistry department has already been added, signaling broader medical expansion.
A Fentress Mississippi jury concluded that death resulted from a stroke of a train while the decedent was in a drunken state. The wording echoes the Georgia jury’s ambiguity and contrasts with Maryland’s plain statements from earlier sessions.
The Automobile Club of America in New York launches a 450 mile race to Buffalo offering $5,000 in prizes. Any machine dropping below six miles per hour is disqualified. Open to all entrants and to machines. Europe led with early autos, but America asserts the lead.
Dispatches from Jersey Shore Bellefonte and Johnstown report wildcats attacking residents in separate incidents within days. The piece contrasts these rare nocturnal assaults with shifting wilderness life as civilization spreads. It also touches on two royal weddings, noting different public receptions.
A letter urges Americans to donate books papers and magazines to 450 garrisoned towns via Mrs Charles C Walcott Jr care of Maj C C Walcott Jr Manila Hospital Aid Society Manila Philippines. The appeal notes it is a worthy cause demanding little expense or effort.
A comprehensive digest from Washington, the East, the West and the South. Foreign dispatches update readers on international developments and major domestic events shaping the week.
The United States Senate on the 26th agrees to an amendment to the army appropriation bill restricting sale of public funds and granting franchises in the Philippines. A favorable report is issued on a House bill extending national bank charters for 20 years and Rear Admiral Sampson faces criticism over promotion of enlisted men. Conference reports pass in the House and Senate with adjournment amid a disruption over Speaker Lentz’s withheld speech. The Army appropriation bill for temporary Philippines governance passes in the Senate, while river and harbor funding and various conference reports advance in both chambers. A $130,000 Civil War losses payment for John Morgan’s raid into Indiana is introduced.
Officials in Washington plan radical steps to stop smuggling by ocean tourists as the Treasury Department acts. Filipino insurgents reportedly obtain supplies in a mysterious manner. Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson and Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee are retired. Senator Spooner’s Philippines resolution mirrors Jefferson’s 1803 Louisiana Purchase reasoning.
Totten, a former Yale professor, believes the newly found star may be the star of Bethlehem. Robert Alexander, D. D., Presbyterian editor, dies in Philadelphia at 64. William Maxwell Evarts, famed statesman and lawyer, dies in New York at 83. February U S commercial failures total 1024 with liabilities over 11 million dollars. Four Scott children perish in a Litchfield fire. Fourth Maine Republicans nominate ex Gov Llewelyn Powers for Congress.
A Kansas legislature passage bars fusion by preventing any candidate name from appearing more than once on a ballot. The report also notes various political, civic, and criminal incidents across multiple states including elections, deaths, scandals, and capital punishments.
In Chicago the national educators in session named T. R. Glenn of Atlanta president. Other items note a snowslide in Colorado killing two mining engineers John Fields and John Kittridge near Widorado. Foreign intelligence covers German population figures, Chinese officials beheaded in Peking, Crete annexation talks, and various imperial notices.
The sundry civil bill passed the Senate after a long debate on the first. The House concurred in Senate amendments to the army appropriation bill by 159 to 134, ending the chance of an extra session.
Congress conference report on war revenue reductions cuts taxes across many items including tobacco beer cigars bank capital commercial brokers and more in total about 41 million dollars. Provisions take effect July 1 with detailed estimates listing expected reductions by category and signer names.
Washington March 1 The president selects William A Rublee of Wisconsin as consul general at Hong Kong to succeed the late Rounsevelle Wildman His Yale education editorial work at the Milwaukee Sentinel and prior consular service experience are cited The nomination expected before Senate approval.
A blaze at the Leary dye works in Rochester on Friday destroyed a five story brick building. Two men were killed one fatally injured and ten others seriously hurt when a chemical explosion sparked the fire.
An awkward scene unfolds as a man tries to make a good impression with stories and a passionate speech but remains unconscious of the maid’s efforts. The dialogue ends with a tense silence and a question about wearing a collar as a rule.
A suggested US England alliance would create a vast strength with little chance for enemies to prevail. The ad promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a health tonic to fortify bodily strength, enrich blood, steady nerves, and boost appetite against dyspepsia and indigestion.
Freshleigh Pray reflects on transformation from softness to hardness. The Ossified Man recalls youth as gentle and kind, contrasting with a brutal world that hardened him. The Ohio State Journal frames the exchange as a reflective, almost parable like account of change.
The article promotes Grain-O, a grain based coffee substitute now sold in grocers. It claims delicate stomachs tolerate it well and that it costs about 15 to 25 cents per package. It asserts children may drink it with great benefit and urges readers to ask for Grain-O.
Frank J. Cheney sworn claim as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Adverts testimonials, internal remedy, direct action on blood and mucous surfaces. Notary A. W. Gleason, December 6, 1886. Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
An Atchison girl recalled that two suitors vied for her hand and she drew straws to decide. She drew the wrong straw in the Atchison Globe item.
Physicians recommend Kemp's Balsam for grippe patients as it aids the throat and lungs. Do not wait for symptoms. keep a bottle ready for use to prevent pneumonia by loosening coughs and preventing lung inflammation. Sold by all druggists at 25 and 50 cents. Courtship knot remark attributed to N Y Herald.
Rail services announce the Dixie Flyer and Chicago and Florida Limited with through sleepers from Chicago to Jacksonville via Nashville Chattanooga and Atlanta. The Chicago Nashville Limited connects in Union Depot Nashville with Dixie Flyer. Excursion tickets on sale with full details via B F Hill in Chicago and W L Danley in Nashville.
An advertisement urges shoppers to ask grocers for Grain-O the new drink replacing coffee. It claims Grain-O is coffee colored, grain based, easier on delicate stomachs, and suitable for children. Pack is 25 cents per package and sold by grocers nationwide.
A collage of patent medicines and quips from a 1900 era page. Advertisements for Kemp’s Balsam Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Yar Drake Pills Poczo’s Cure. jokes about smoking and digestion. endorsements by city newspapers and rosters of merchants.
Bertie recalls a quip from papa quoted by Puck with playful dialogue about a sudden turn of events in a whimsical exchange.
A collection of ancient and modern proverbs cited by the Brooklyn Standard Union. It contrasts ignorance and wisdom with guidance about travel on the New York Central and the value of discernment. The piece weaves Arabian and American sayings to illustrate judgment and happiness.
A Chicago makers letter notes Cas Carets sales rose from nothing to six million boxes in five years. It urges试 readers to advertise a meritorious remedy to stimulate liver and bowels, and claims the product offers health benefits and value for money. The ad is featured amid other notices and travel promos.
An advice note touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for fatigue and related symptoms in women. It cites Mrs. Ella Rice of Chelsea Wisconsin reporting relief from bearing-down pains headaches and backaches after treatment and invites readers to write for guidance to Lynn Massachusetts.
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