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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
8
The Health Department of New Work seized a quantity of so called cheap baking powder found in the city. Samples showed it was an alum powder composed mainly of alum and pulverized rock. It was deemed dangerous to health and several thousand pounds were destroyed at the offal dock. High class cream of tartar baking powders are the economical and healthful alternative.
A London bridge widening plan will illuminate from the center rather than the sides. A Bridgehampton real estate sale transfers the Ludlow family’s final 1665 landholding from Long Island. A New Yorker with matches and chlorate of potash caused a fire that ruined his clothing and emptied a streetcar.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped Mrs Bruce of Lansing Michigan recover from ovarian troubles after years of travel and poor health. She reports improved health within a month and full recovery in three months with no missed engagements.
In Thornham Norfolk a village ironworks run by Mrs. Ames Lynde produces hand forged repousse ironwork from gates to table decorations blending medieval and Italian styles. Started in a village classroom twelve years ago, the shop now employs several forges, apprentices, an artist and a photographer. Royal patronage includes a Sandringham lamp and a gate for his Majesty’s Norfolk home.
Chicago readers hear of a footwear fad inspired by the ancient sandalium with heavy gold leather and three straps. The loafing shoe, designed for house wear but adaptable for street use, may appeal to women and children as Chicago summers loom, with possible popularity at lake resorts.
At the Indiana Republican state convention in Indianapolis on April 23 Senator Beveridge delivered a lengthy defense of American soldiers in the Philippines. He praised care of prisoners, disputed reconcentration claims, and urged unity and loyalty to the flag, urging readers to view the United States as a single united people advancing globally.
A family physician angers patients by advising women to stay out of sanitariums and instead sweep at home to strengthen muscles and broaden the chest. He prescribes a hour of bedmaking, a bath, and a half hour rest, with markets kept a mile away and daily market trips. He urges avoidance of worry and daily written accounts of industry, signed by the doctor.
An old promotional note claims watercress provides mid iron and acts as a blood medicine. It urges abundant consumption for clear complexions and to destroy pimples while cleansing the system. It says watercress neutralizes chalk in the blood, linked to aging and stiff fibers.
London post offices have begun employing girls for express messenger service alongside boys. No exam beyond local knowledge. applicants must be over 18, healthy, and have good character. Messengers walk within ten minutes of their office, with bus fare paid beyond that radius. Receivers sign for delivery time as a check against loitering. Wages run about 13 shillings weekly with no uniform.
A Chicago Post quip features a banter line about being “a great bore” and referenced “the big guns” in a playful exchange. The remark contrasts perceived ordinariness with noted power. No further facts or dates are provided.
A compendium of editorials from multiple papers discusses 1904 Democratic strategy, Bryan’s stance on silver, and potential platforms. It notes Oregon’s June election as a trend indicator, Republican strength in the West, and calls for unity or new framing while contrasting Republican expansion and contraction stances.
The Washington Star reports during a Boston grand opera Tosca performance several Italian audience members in a box laughed during a passionate aria. An usher questioned them as laughter grew and one replied they could not understand the sung Italian lyric about torn trousers prompting further annoyance.
An advertisement pack quotes various claim lines and testimonials for medicines and dyes. It lists Druggists and shoe stores selling remedies for coughs colds and aching feet, with mock quotes and product mentions including Bromo Quinine and Putnam dyes, reflecting a period advertising page.
China leads in duck production and consumption while Tierra del Fuego holds rich minerals including gold. The Adaman Islands host the smallest humans with an average height around 81 inches? and light weights. Peru forms new rubber firms, signaling rubber as a forthcoming major wealth source.
Vermont Vermont April 28 Mr J S Tillery testifies to kidney and liver trouble relief from Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says after trying many medicines he improved quickly and remains better, calling it the greatest remedy the world has seen and vowing to promote a good thing.
Advertises Peruna as a universal remedy for kidney catarrh with testimonials from John Vance and J Brake. Describes symptoms, miraculous relief, and urges readers to write Dr. Hartman for advice. Claims benefits include kidney function support and heart and digestion stabilization.
The Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific system presents six to seven different routes between Chicago and St. Paul Minneapolis. The main line carries the Pioneer Limited and Government Vast Mail train with direct through coaches and sleeping cars on several alternatives. Travelers can enjoy scenic sections through Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota including the Wisconsin Dells and Mississippi River scenery. One way and round trip excursion tickets are valid via any direct line. Teachers attending the National Educational Convention in Minneapolis gain route flexibility for going and returning.
In a Baltimore American snippet the first promoter debates raising capital to one billion dollars with the second, who suggests simply adding more chimey figures on the typewriter to push the number higher, remarking it would not be hard.
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