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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
4
Chief Hayes recalls a police entrance exam joke in which a tester uses a stopped watch to probe hearing. A recruit assures he hears the ticking from three paces away, sparking amusement and a reminder of keen detection during police screening.
A Indianapolis reader reports severe itching at night and hair loss starting in July 1905. After trying various baths and remedies, four boxes of Cuticura Ointment and Revives provided full relief and hair stopped falling out by late October.
Dusen just back from a business trip describes a town hotel as the very worst he ever knew. He woke in the night to gas escaping and quips that he would have escaped himself if another hotel had existed.
An old advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease markets its claim to cure painful swollen smarting and sweating feet. It promises easier shoe fit and urges buyers to reject substitutes with a free sample offer. Address A. B. Olmsted Le Roy New York listed for correspondence.
A humorous exchange shows one author claiming no enemies in the world and another noting the line refers to before the book was published. The brief gag appears in Stray Blorics with playful banter about readers and reactions.
Garfield Tea from Garfield Co Brooklyn N Y promotes digestion and blood cleansing as a mild herbal laxative. Strong claims advertise Ram plesfree as part of the remedy.
A quip attributed to the Philadelphia Inquirer notes that people in mountainous regions tend to have good lungs, with a jokey line about survival if not. An ad for Woolford's Biunitary Lotion promises an 30 minute itch cure and offers mail orders from Detchon Crawfordsville Ind for $1.
Bernhardt recalls her greatest triumph in Paris with L Aiglon where one armed spectators in the front row joined the crowd to applaud. The punch line notes the difference between junk and bric a brac depends on perspective.
Article outlines two methods to sharpen fence posts efficiently. A tripod support with a stake resting between rails allows free use of both hands. An alternative uses a ground block near an outbuilding to hold the post steady while cutting.
Article argues that providing sheds for cattle in winter reduces feed needs and improves health. It contends shelter saves at least half the feed bill, paying for itself in one or two winters, and urges stockmen to invest in housing to maintain animal heat and productivity.
The writer notes a drop in crop yields due to continuous corn cultivation and lack of crop rotation. Humus is identified as the soil’s main issue, with recovery possible through livestock farming and clover in rotation to restore fertility.
A Farm Journal quote emphasizes that visible pride in farm animals, calves and lambs, marks a man toward success. It suggests that half-hearted farmers miss opportunities and that confident presentation of livestock aligns with achievement on the road to prosperity.
A New York State entomologist outlines thorough pruning and spring spraying as key to managing San Jose scale in large orchards. He favors a boiled Hime-sulphur wash, 20 pounds lime and 15 pounds flowers of sulphur, applied after proper preparation and complete coverage.
A Country Gentleman note advises loading hay with rough bale edges together to create air pockets and avoid heating. Do not prioritize tight weight shaving. slight weight excess may be worth it for freight savings. Bale size should suit the shipper. 75-pound bales common for city retail trade, 60-pound bales also viable.
An instruction on a homemade scraper for gutters and floors in stock barns. It details blade size about eight by eight inches, thickness one inch, beveled edges, two holes, and a two inch sapling handle with an iron ring and wedged joint. It ends with a proverb comparing trees to children.
The American Inventor notes umbrellas in the United States number about 15 million sold yearly though only seven patents existed in a century. It describes assembly steps from rib fabrication to handle attachment, mentions luxury materials like ebony and ivory, and cites advances such as button auto-open designs and compact, lockable, large-spread models.
A Shanghai group of foreign women formed the Natural Feet society to oppose bound feet. They printed and distributed tracts and prizes, influencing viceroys to issue anti binding proclamations. A new Tien Tsu Hui girls' school for unbound girls attracts Chinese gentlemen, signaling a shift toward education and skilled labor for 200 million Chinese women.
A sailor barked back as a missionary denounced tattoos among seafarers. The aged sailor challenged the preacher and cited Leviticus 19:28, claiming he could prove the point from Scripture, while the exchange underscored the clash of faith and nautical life.
In a wry aside from the Sage of Philosophersville a playful jab at rivals in marriage is paired with a quip about poodles and rubber plants. The Chicago Sun records a tongue in cheek remark reflecting local humor.
In the Cleveland Leader a humorous note plays on a mock proposal. The column jokes about Clarence and Miss Sharpin having brains enough for two and flips the idea into a lighthearted marriage quip.
Joseph Nix gathered 2845 signatures for a nine day gospel temperance meeting in Bradford England. Rev Silvester Horne runs a billiard room at Whitefield tabernacle London and says it aids church recruitment. Rev Rowell of Porter J T works in a blacksmith shop and recently wed Anna Gardner and Sam Acre there. Father Boulet, Oregon priest, plans new churches including one at Blaine and offers Lyndon Catholics a site. Father I Ramsey, after 40 years in Ashantiland, travels in the United States and recalls being bound by Ashanti chains nightly. Rev Robert Hurley, Congregational, is a member of London club the Athenaean and is noted for mathematics despite a weak start with his multiplication table.
The report discusses a range of science topics including alleged weight loss in reacting substances, Landolt's search for cause, acetylene gas in blowpipes reaching temperatures above 7 000 degrees, sun shape changes from 13 year Gottingen data, Ball's glacial epoch lecture predicting a future ice cap in 200 000 winters, and pure hydrogen production via water electrolysis with rail transport feasibility at high pressures.
A collection of reflective maxims about boasting of ancestors shifting duties with death, drinking as exercise, and ill fated schemes for wealth. It notes the contrast between wealth by marriage and work and counsels wary views on women's matrimonial plans and men's self-perceptions.
An Unio woman recounts a lifelong coffee habit that led to heart trouble and weak digestion. After switching to Postum Food Coffee she reports clearer thinking, stronger nerves, and restored health within weeks, attributing the change to Postum and inviting others to read The Road to Wellville.
A Newark nurse and former Philadelphia Hospital chief clinic nurse testifies after years of experience that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female troubles within four months. She urges sick women to try the remedy, claiming it relieves irregular painful periods and related symptoms.
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