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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1898
Page
5
The article urges readers to purify the blood this season using Swift's Specific to prevent summer illnesses. It claims winter impurities accumulate and a cleansing course strengthens the whole system, reducing risk during hot, sickness-prone months.
An advertisement extols S. S. 8% Blood as a powerful tonic and blood builder. It claims to cleanse impurities and supply rich red blood using exclusively roots and herbs, guaranteeing no potash or mercury and appealing to summer health needs.
The Cleveland Leader describes enormous cone shaped nests built by mallee hens in Australia. These artificial mounds reach up to 15 feet high and 50 feet across, forming cooperative incubators where eggs are laid at night and buried six inches deep. Sun heat hatches the eggs while the shy birds guard their nests.
The London Echo opines that living flowers rival art in color and freshness, noting petals’ perfection unattainable by artists and the decay of dried blooms. It highlights flowers’ nectar and their health benefit through absorbing carbonic acid, concluding flowers can sustain beauty despite their fragility.
A long imprisoned man, once a youth offender, is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling next week on the last issue in his case. The octogenarian inmate died yesterday, but officials confirm he was the youth offender convicted of murder 70 years ago, not a lifelong life prisoner.
A new postal card contract took effect detailing sizes and denominations. Domestic one cent single cards measure 8.5 by 5 inches, domestic small one cent cards 2 15 16 by 4 15 16 inches, international two cent cards 3 1 4 by 5 1 2 inches, double domestic reply cards two cents each part 3 1 4 by 54, and international reply cards four cents each part 8 1 2 by 54.
A New York Sun clipping recounts Dr. Ewen, a theosophist, lifting a tamarind jar without touch in Trinidad and curing a Bermudian rheumatic patient by healing hands. The article quotes witnesses on his omniscient perception and urges a life of poverty to access higher mysteries.
The Nickel Plate Road offers round trip tickets to Rochester New York at one fire and one third on certificate plan for the Baptist anniversary May 16 24 1808. Three through express trains depart Chicago daily from Van Buren Street station with fast time and first class equipment. Rates are advertised as the lowest. Contact J Y Calahan general agent 111 Adams Street Chicago IL.
In this excerpt from What to lat James Courtney Challis presents a playful scene where a kiss between lovers collides with social expectations. The narrator hints at a secret kiss and a vow to keep quiet, revealing tension around marriage and propriety.
The text outlines military hierarchy from general to captain and notes drill regulation conflicts. It describes a general commanding three corps of divisions, a major general three brigades per division, a colonel three battalions per regiment, and a colonel subdividing to form a battalion commander using a lieutenant colonel. It also mentions four company battalions and lieutenant colonel assisting colonel.
The text argues that Spain must be driven from the continent and Cuba freed, citing Weyler's brutal rule and imperial failures. It asserts the U.S. public supports war despite costs to end Spanish misrule in Cuba and condemn Spain for robbery and murder.
The article extols the Graphophone as a versatile entertainer capable of reproducing and recording all kinds of music and sounds. It highlights low relative cost, immediate recording and playback, and strong pleasure returns, inviting readers to request a price catalogue from Columbia Phonograph Co. in Chicago.
Authorized carriers offer tickets at one and a third fare round trip on certificate plan for the Woman's General Missionary Society meeting in Cleveland, with departures from Van Buren Street station at 10 35 am 2 05 pm and 10 15 pm. First class equipment and day coaches, colored porters. Through trains daily from Chicago.
Nickel Plate road offers round trip service to Cleveland Ohio from Chicago Adams Street and Van Buren Street station for the Royal Arcanum Supreme Council meeting May 18 25 1898 with three daily through trains and fast service. Public notices mention travel and health remedies from DeWitt's brand and local druggists.
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