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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1880
Page
2
The poem extols perseverance through hardship with moral resolve. It urges duty inscribed on the heart, steadfastness in right, and hope amid storms. It ties inner strength to eventual light, noting past trials endured and the near reward.
On a warm January day Lottie Carr befriends a frightened dog named Kriss who jumps from a moving train. The dog belongs to Cecile, a Paris born girl traveling with her father Horace and mother, reuniting estranged siblings Charlie Carr’s family and revealing shared ancestry. The Carrs plan to move to California, aided by a generous brother.
The Calais Advertiser notes Joseph Lovering of Alexander at sixty six or seventy six years old hunted a deer on Meddy bemp lake. He spurred his horse in pursuit and struck the animal with the pung knocking it down. He then killed it with a knife and brought the carcass to market. Six miles of railroad were built in New Jersey last year.
A St Louis Republican summary notes Dr Licks of Bethlehem and Messrs Connolly and McTighe of Pittsburgh claim diaphoto and telepticon devices that transmit speaker images with voice by a single wire. Experiments reportedly show the system working, with potential face to face contact across oceans and rapid photo reproductions for newspapers.
German statisticians calculate rail road spending at 13 billion dollars while the Manhattan Elevated Railway reports 25 000 unemployed and 20 000 applicants for first vacancies. California exports wheat and wine as Europe’s beet sugar output is shared among nations. world debts total 98 billion with a further annual lien of 1.7 trillion. The U S nickel coin links to metric measures and a note on social customs ends with a cheeky line from the Chicago Tribune.
A collection of agricultural and domestic notes covering plant care in winter, soil treatments with lime, and the value of experiments in agriculture. Practical guidance on protecting plants, mixing spices, animal feeding, and the dangers of ammonia and benzine. Emphasizes improved fertilization, composting methods, and efficient manure use.
Thirty years ago farmers heap ed manure from horses cattle and sheep to compost believing crude manure should be buried or plowed in. Modern practice favors applying soil amendments directly or in liquid form and composting only when it saves labor and benefits crop growth, with dry muck valued as a cheap absorbent.
Farmers lose money by mixing good and poor grain and livestock for carloads. inspectors grade whole lots by the poorest sample, dragging down prices. If farmers sort on their own and ship uniform lots, prices rise. mixed lots sell for less.
An Arab recounts how a water flood from a window provoked a retort from an Arzab beneath. The exchange centers on insults based on age and gender. The piece also notes a long lapse by old Pother while discussing pedestrianism.
During a Philadelphia visit Mrs Pannell was presented with the commission issued to her father Commodore Stuart by Andrew Jackson, a gift marking the historic naval appointment.
Retired physician advertises a supposed vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis and other lung ailments and nervous complaints. The offer: send for a free recipe with instructions in German French or English by mail to W. W. Shear 149 Powers Block Rochester N Y.
An assortment of testimonials and endorsements for health products including Vegetine praised for blood purification and debility recovery. Additional notes tout Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, Piso's Cure for sore throat, and Redding's Russia Salve, with broad mentions of manufacturers and users.
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