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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1880
Page
2
A reader recalls a mother described as simple humble and devout. The verse reflects admiration for a pragmatic life of faith work and care, noting a portrait on the parlor wall as a lasting image of her. The author thanks God for the good mother and mentions Mrs S Perry of Baltimore Methodist.
Aunt Prilly confronts John Claverhouse, a hardfisted moneyed man, about aiding the poor in Water Street. Guided by ailing saintly patient in the two flights up, he witnesses poverty with faith and charity. He eventually funds Aunt Prilly, finds spiritual reward, and the tale ends with a moral from the King’s child on generosity.
Washington Gladden argues that city boys spend three fourths of their yearly working time in play or idleness. He notes varied labor among boys, from newsboys to bootblacks, and contrastswork with extensive leisure, urging reflection on whether such a life from age ten to eighteen prepares boys for serious adult work.
A humorous New Haven Register piece offers dated courting advice for girls with one year of practice per four years. It suggests stylish grooming, cautious shyness, proper greeting, and lingering calls, with tongue in cheek steps about attire, parlor lighting, doorbells, and post visit behavior.
A Cologne Gazette correspondent notes Nihilist safety in Prussia by using bribes to police for easier access to cities like St. Petersburg or Moscow. The piece claims many residents lack permits yet live freely, with passports effectively replaced by small bribes to beat the system. The report also cites Texan cattle numbers and state livestock leaders.
A collection of home remedies and tips on odor control with a boil pot, lace renovation, gentle cooking for the ill, stair climbing guidance, and night transplant experiments. It includes glycerine ointment prep for skin care and relief for chapped hands and hemorrhoids, attributed to American Agriculturist.
The text argues Western farm gardens lag behind village plots in taste and efficiency, urging layouts that mix relishes with staples, early vegetables, and continuous care. It recommends a one-acre square garden with practical tools, planned succession, and well-managed manure to minimize weeds and labor.
The compilation covers prices and values from margarine sales in Philadelphia to New Jersey tax burdens, London port data, Missouri mule production, coal and ore history, gold and silver valuations, Leadville ore belts, and California agricultural yields. It presents vast totals and long-range estimates with a documentary tone.
The Chicago Times notes that ashes and commercial fertilizers are seed free and good for gardens. It advises against planting vegetables on the same land for many years and suggests using well rotted clover or pasture sod manured previous fall to yield fine vegetables with less weed effort.
The article urges delaying early sowing of grass seeds on fall sown fields to avoid frost loss. It promotes clover as a forage crop and soil renovator, recommending a mix of one quarter clover in meadows to boost hay yield and animal health. It advises mowing timing to protect the crop and notes long term benefits for future grain crops. From Burlington Hawkeye.
A description from Youths Companion details Moorish practices in Morocco where girls as young as twelve are fattened for marriage. The process uses restraints, daily forced meals, and a stick to compel consumption, reflecting a cruel custom valued for heavier brides.
The American Watch Company of Waltham secured a third major contract from the British Government for 872 watches to serve conductors engineers stationmasters and other Indian state railway staff. London papers note the repeat success of Messrs Robbins and Appleton and question English manufacturers ability to compete.
In Batavia New York on September 15 1879 Peter Showemean reports long term diabetes relief after using the Diabetes Cure. He states frequent urination and heart palpitations have lessened and at age 70 he feels “like a new man.” The testimonial is from H H Warsxen & Co Rochester.
An advertisement touts GilteEdge Sutter Waker powder claiming July August and Winter butter equal June quality, boosts production 6 to 10 percent, reduces churning time by half, and adds 8 to 5 cents per pound for grocers. Also promotes Vegeetine and Repoine’s Russia Salve and Frazer Axle Grease with price notes.
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