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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1882
Page
2
A narrator recalls Ellis Marston, a refined newsman with a taste for books and a cosmopolitan life. He befriends Marston, learns of a troubled marriage to Mrs. Marston, and watches his career crumble as unpaid bills and rumors of gambling affect his standing in New York.
A narrator details Marston's decline from illness, a secret will witnessed by a grocer and a policeman, and his request that the narrator care for his son. Mrs. Marston remains distant but later comforts herself with mourning attire as a broker may marry her, while the son shows promise under the narrator’s protection.
A New England Evening Post essay contrasts American and English dress, praising American women as best dressed yet independent in taste. It notes English fashion overemphasis on display and cites English perceptions of American practicality and individuality. The St. Louis Post adds the street sprinkling firm earned 239,500 dollars last year.
A compilation of farming and home advice including when to prune fruit trees, chicken and duck yard separation, paint timing, ginger pound cake recipe, artificial incubation notes, peanut coffee method, and ways to kill pot worms with matches and insect powder.
The article advises leaving poults alone for 24 hours, then moving them to a clean dry coop. Start with hard boiled eggs curds and stale bread crumbs, gradually adding corn meal by the third week. Feed five to six times daily for three months, then switch to cracked corn and grains, and finally two meals daily if weather allows. Protect from dew and cold rains. warmth and drying are vital for survival. A mother hen can be unreliable at night, so secure the brood yourself. If birds get wet or chilled, warm and dry them and feed seasoned with pepper. early recovery is possible. After full feathering they may range freely and should be taught to roost home each night.
The piece recalls Dresden china dating to 1710 and the long process of making including molding trimming baking and decorating. It notes a mark with two crossed swords to identify genuine articles and mentions English and U S production. An inserted anecdote from the Providence Star tells of a hotel guest with a trunk and theft. A health advert promotes Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock Sarsaparilla as a tonic for women’s ailments and overall weakness.
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