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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
8
A wartime poem urges courage and perseverance. It extols marching to the front, facing danger with resolve, and honoring those who press forward in the fight for justice. The author cites J. G. Davis from the Chicago Inter Ocean.
A Ventura county rancher recounts Tiburcio Vasquez waiting his execution in San Jose. Vasquez chats with visitors, shares stories of frontier life, discusses a blooded horse, reads Bret Harte, and faces death with calm, dignity, and forced cheer. The crowd gathers as the hangman prepares.
A New York Herald report describes Peruvians celebrating Christmas Eve in Lima with crowded streets, fruit stalls, ice stalls, and masks. Midnight mass follows amid festive processions led by priests and soldiers. Bull fighting is the highlight of the day, with multiple bulls and riders killed. women show keen enthusiasm.
The Albany Journal argues for revived protection of the U S commercial marine, noting past global leadership and current losses from foreign bottoms. It cites bills by Senator Wikins and Congressman Serena Payne, Maine and New Jersey party stances, and calls for discriminating duties to restore American shipping to prewar prominence.
The piece argues that bipartisan support for reciprocity benefits the United States by expanding foreign trade without surrendering protective principles. It rebuts charges of free trade, explains the 1890 act’s impact on duties, and notes Republican backing for restoring reciprocity while some Democrats push a revenue only tariff.
The Textile Manufacturers Journal reports in detail on 432 woolen and worsted mills showing reduced hours and payrolls since 1892. It lists loom counts and employment drops, noting 96 mills closed and total workers down from 71,509 to 49,009 while urging sympathy for protection over free trade.
An article excerpt discusses Republican foreign policy rooted in American traditions and the Monroe Doctrine, plus demand for honest money and a sound currency. It criticizes tariff reform as a cause of economic distress and credits protectionism as the pressing issue. It also notes Democratic and Republican expectations for Cleveland or Whitney to be nominated, questioning who could replace them if not chosen.
A playful poem shows students misbehaving when the teacher is cross and dyes fade, pencils smack the desk, and chalky chaos erupts. When calm returns the desks align, numbers add, and orderly study resumes. The piece contrasts classroom mayhem with restored focus and neat rows.
An excerpt from William I. Hornaday in St. Nicholas describes the great anteater’s appearance and habits. The animal is compared to a bear in size and form, with a long tail, hair, and a spindly head. Its clawed fore feet, tongue, and lack of teeth are noted, along with its hot climate coat and suspected tail-use theories. The piece recounts limited personal sightings and notes its distribution north of Panama in Guatemala and Costa Rica, with predators like jaguar and puma.
A historical science trick shows two identical glasses connected by a leaky tulle membrane. Water is inverted to stay in the upper glass while wine rises to fill the lower, with a final swap yielding clear water in the bottom and red wine in the top through a timed exchange.
An English tale reports a cow named Volatein entering a yard and devouring trousers a vest a cardigan jacket two silk handkerchiefs and a pair of lady's walking boots. She later fell ill and a second operation recovered a 23 inch umbrella rib removed from the cow's owner.
A tramp visited every house in a small town near Louisville and begged from every kind lady a postage stamp to write to his sick mother. He collected stamps or equivalents at each stop and left town with nearly five dollars in his pockets from the ruse.
A German tale recounts children finding a stork on their roof and sending a note asking kindness for the bird. The stork wintered away, returned with a letter from an African missionary inviting help for destitute children, sparking a lasting charitable exchange. The story also recalls an amused encounter of the German emperor and empress with snowballing boys in the Thiergarten.
Public school scholars in several states vote on state flowers including Alabama Nebraska Oregon Colorado Delaware Idaho Iowa New York Maine Minnesota Montana North Dakota Oklahoma Utah Vermont and Rhode Island Wisconsin. Rhode Island and Wisconsin share the maple as state tree. The article notes nearly 1,000,000 pounds of fur for hatters produced in the United States.
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