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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1897
Page
7
Reports from Illinois Iowa Wisconsin and Missouri describe widespread flooding. Dams levees and bridges fail as towns endure rising waters and displaced residents. Memphis Osceola and surrounding areas face levee breaks and heavy rescue operations while other cities report submerged farms and evacuations.
Telegraph reports detail widespread disaster from floods in the Mississippi Ohio and Missouri valleys with numerous deaths and heavy property damage. Levees broke near Caruthersville and Austin Mississippi with multiple drownings. towns submerged. cyclones and rising rivers flood communities from Memphis to Milwaukee. several fatalities reported among farmers and refugees.
Report of the Ville du St Nazaire disaster off Cape Hatteras. Seventy eight aboard. 11 passengers and 71 crew. Four saved. Most were foreign residents. 60 were colored. Survivors recount severe weather and a seven day drift with scarce provisions. One Greek passenger witnessed his family die. a rescue by a passing schooner saved others. An Austrian gunboat sunk a Greek provision ship near Candia after exchange with insurgents. Massachusetts lawmakers seek to ban kinetoscopic display of the Fitzsimmons Corbett fight.
Household tips describe polishing silver by boiling potatoes with salt and a tarnished mug spoon or sugar bowl. The method claims tarnish will fade and brightness return as a cheerful result. Published in Good Housekeeping style guidance encouraging domestic care.
Mary K. Howard argues dressmaking is a respected art, needing careful thought and study. She laments the lack of instructional literature on cutting, fitting, and sewing and urges dressmakers to share discoveries to elevate the profession.
The Chicago Chronicle reports on new infant clothing designs praised for hygiene and warmth. A woven wool vest replaces linen day shirts for comfort, with a long flannel bodice featuring white coral stitching and lilac ribbons, plus a simple straight skirt for ease.
Authorities praise the Russian empress coronet as the most beautiful diamond ornament ever seen. It features four large flawless stones, 18 slightly smaller ones, and many exquisite diamonds, flashing like rainbows to observers. Bloomers for Housemaids. Lady Harberton urges housemaids to adopt the bloomer costume to reduce breakages and accidents. Canon Owen, newly appointed bishop of St. David's, is a Welsh speaking Welshman.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat highlights a new shell cradle used for play and sleep. It comes in silver plate or white metal with a curved swinging pivot and two end rods. Lace trim frames the canopy, and woven baskets require careful fastening to prevent falls. Cradles of metal are favored for easy cleaning.
A NY Tribune excerpt warns mothers and nurses to guard infant nerves in the first year. It condemns overexcited play and tossing babies, linking such shocks to fatal brain diseases and early death.
Guidance on brushing up and down along gums for both upper and lower teeth the interior surfaces, using tepid water and a small curved brush. Soak brushes before use avoid closed storage and choose cautious powders with camphor chalk myrrh borax and herbs for daily dental care.
Dialogue fragment shows Sally Mander asking about uneasy feeling and Jerry Mander replying yes during a New Jersey hotel stay. Philadelph ia Dress mentions lighting a lamp and searching.
Plant parsley on a window sill to save pennies and enjoy fresh flavor. Thyme may also be grown for kitchen decoration and convenience.
In Bureau County Illinois Mrs. Lamb aged 77 credits her recovery from two grippe attacks to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after skeptical family advice. Her husband aged 83 helps at home and she reports regained strength and ability to work. Additional notices blurbs promote health cures and various remedies.
The article notes March and April rail specials by the Louisville & Nashville reaching the South and selling round trip half rates to Tennessee Alabama and West Florida. It lists agents C P Atmore and J K Ridgely and markets a Pullman sleeping car line Baltimore to Chicago via Cincinnati and Indianapolis. It also includes ads for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and poetic snippets.
An OCR fragment touts No-To-Lunc as a tobacco cure with claims of over 100000 cured and price points 50¢ and 1.00. It includes jokes from Cincinnati and Chicago notes, theatre references, and assorted ad copy for tonics, candies, and patent medicines.
A public health column urges husbands not to seek legal separation for wives showing uterine disorders. It recommends medical treatment using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and cites Mrs. Metra Rouron of Camby Indiana who credits the remedy with curing her womb trouble, headaches, backache, and irritability.
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