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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
1
A sunrise ascent near Wenatchie lake leads to a rugged goat hunt in the Cascades. The narrator and companions track a herd of goats, climb cliffs, and engage in a prolonged pursuit with shots, missteps, and a dramatic final kill of a buck after a tense chase through rock slides and brush.
Henry M. Flagler near eighty one years old rides no elevator when the Standard Oil building elevator fails. He ascends twelve flights to his twelfth floor office while a porter offers a lower option. A messenger boy declines the climb, but Flagler remains unbothered, earning praise for his discipline.
A homeowner recalls a stray homing pigeon with bands that lingered at a country barn for ten days. The bird entered the barn and roosted on roofs before finally departing, leaving the narrator to speculate it lost its bearings and chose the winter refuge.
A Baltimore American quote describes a child’s witty reply to why races aren’t won by the fastest. The boy explains delays occur when tires bust, illustrating practical obstacles in speed contests.
A department store manager directs a weary shopper to a suitable present for her husband as she completes a long day of browsing. Her spirit reflects Christmas peace and good will after spending about a thousand dollars on gifts to bring happiness to others.
A shopper realizes she must buy a gift for her husband after listing many others. The aisle manager directs her to the bargain counter three aisles away, ending the scene with practical irony about holiday shopping.
A feature on year round gold hats and white hemp summer hats with lace and coral beads. Describes gold tissue hats with net crown and lace coronet, white hemp round hats with lace bands, and the season’s design emphasis on decorative rather than practical fashion. Also includes a testimonial promoting Deans Kidney Pills by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
A compact pen wiper design suitable for home use or sale at bazaars. The item can be quickly made using a small china ornament as a base, with attractive Japanese ornaments available cheaply to enhance appeal and variety.
The piece outlines inexpensive methods for making decorative lamp shades at home using cut magazine pictures on rice paper with gold borders, punched flower designs on white paper, or beaded wire strands. It suggests selecting images of famous women or authors and emphasizes glass or transparency for desk or library lamps.
A simple craft describes making pen-wipers from a dark cloth strip. Cut the cloth to form pointed edges on one side, roll and tie tightly, then insert into the ornament neck for use or sale. The small illustration shows the arrangement.
In a Washington dinner speech, Senator Depew lauded wives as indispensable helps. He joked that no young man should be without one and quipped that a man's public failure reflects his wife's honesty about his conscience.
Mrs. Francis Lund of Plain City Utah reports a child with a severe head rash improved after using Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment. She says the head cleared quickly, hair grew, and the condition never returned. Includes offer for a free Cuticura book.
A tense exchange reveals a quarrel over wardrobe as Mrs Richquick-John urges her husband to buy a new parlor suit while he insists on varying outfits for morning noon afternoon and night, threatening a change with each room.
A fragmented page discusses marriage intentions, liberty, and a bribing ad for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup priced at 25c a bottle. It also mentions Bouchefou could and a remark on trust versus deception. Sore throat is described as serious and spreadable via food. Hamlins Wizard Oil is named as a cure.
A new scarf design blends alternating Paisley chiffon stripes with wide checked white Marquisette. The pattern creates a bold visual contrast suitable for fashion collections and accessory lines.
Women who adopted wide silk braid on winter suits report poor durability. Loose weave disintegrates after contact, pulling out threads and forming wooly knots that ravel. Patchwork proves difficult as original designs are scarce and hard to match, making upkeep tedious.
A puffy white shoulder shawl tolerates delicate washing. Use warm pure soap suds and press the shawl under water for twenty minutes. Do not lift from water. rinse in same temperature water. Squeeze gently and repeat if needed, then lay flat to dry on grass in summer or near a warm register in winter.
A late Alabama circuit rider, noted for fiery sermons and plain speaking, is remembered for denouncing sin and his intimate prayers. An anecdote recalls him challenging youths at a log meeting house altar who feigned penitence but did not “smell like penitents.”
A grim note reports a man suffocated in a telephone booth, described as meeting with a hard death and suffocated by his own hot air, the stark detail underscoring the fatal incident.
Quoted line compares the role of modesty to merit with shades in a picture, attributing to Bruyere a view on how quiet strength enhances beauty.
A speaker describes CASCARET as a vast asset enjoyed nightly by four hundred thousand people and blessed each morning, urging others to join the crowd to access this life changing resource.
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