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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
8
A kitten fearing dogs devises a cat boat to escape to sea. He sails with a crew but in the dark of night a passing bark signals an ocean greyhound on his track. The kitten realizes the danger and fears defeat.
A traveling circus in a town drew a crowd when a bear attacked a girl eight or nine playing near an elephant. The elephant struck the bear with its trunk, injuring it, and the girl escaped with only slight injuries while the elephant seemed pleased with the outcome. The incident was witnessed by spectators and noted by D. B. Waggener in the Chicago Record-Herald.
The Detroit Free Press describes Java insects that imitate green leaves so closely that they fool observers. Their coloring matches chlorophyll and natives believe they originate as buds on trees, while a leaf butterfly mimics a leaf by folding wings to reveal rib like patterns.
Jack and Dorothy, poor country children, cannot afford the Globeville parade or circus. They earn a dollar daily picking berries and witness the circus watering its animals at their well. A kindly handler lets them ride the elephant, turning their disappointment into a magical event they remember as the circus coming to them.
In 1866 the Japanese ship Japan, commanded by Capt Barker, was driven ashore on the Cape East coast during a blizzard. Eskimo villages sheltered the 32 crew, sharing huts, clothing and food through a harsh winter. A council of settlements chose to support the strangers, with women often giving portions of their own rations. Barker later learned there had been no formal decision, only the implied duty of hospitality.
Editorial voices from Des Moines praise the Roosevelt method in the Northern Securities merger ruling. They call the decision a constructive victory for conservative policy and a check on radical, market concentration plans, with bankers and Wall Street expressing relief at limits on corporate power.
The Cleveland third term push dies after an ex president appearance at a Booker Washington support meeting. The St Louis Globe Democrat says a democrat allied with racial policy cannot win party favors and would lose credibility. The movement wanes with doubts over Southern support.
A sensational ad extols Peruna as a cure for catarrh and a path to fertility, citing Mrs. L. M. Griffith of Areo Idaho who claims a ten pound baby after using the medicine. The letter urges others to write Dr Hartman for advice at the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
The article argues railways are subject to public oversight and national policy. It cites Minnesota’s ban on consolidation and the Cheney case as a warning that private capital remains under sovereign public control. It credits Roosevelt with shaping reforms reducing the trust issue and shaping political outcomes.
A compilation of editorials and commentary from several papers on the 1904 presidential race. It cites St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Washington Star, Chicago Tribune, Indianapolis News, Cleveland Leader, Troy Times, and others noting Bryan Cleveland Hanna and tariff issues, with mentions of Senator Martin and Henderson joining a New York land venture.
Mrs. W McRoberts writes from Delano Mississippi to Dr Hartman sharing her concerns and asking for guidance on a medical or personal matter. The brief note reveals a private correspondence in a rural Mississippi community.
Letters from Mrs. Lt. M. Griffith and Mrs. I. J. Thomas of Alpha Missouri recount dramatic health improvements after using Peruna and Mana with a six month old baby weighing twenty five pounds and multiple bottles taken, claiming strong recovery from grippe and enhanced strength.
An 19th century art anecdote recounts illustrator Gib son discussing a model who grew from a pretty baby to an ugly man after a nurse swapped him. He recalls the infant’s beauty fading due to a nurse’s misstep, told with a sharp, humorous voice from the New York Tribune.
The train makes the West nearer to New York by 36 hours, letting a St. Paul or Minneapolis traveler reach New York by Wednesday after a Monday departure, and a Denver traveler reach by Tuesday with Chicago layover. The note cites Brooklyn Standard Union and Puck praise for the service.
A collage of brief quotes and notices references travel folders for trips to Los Angeles and Colorado points tied to church gatherings, health cautions about meals and swimming, plus a comic remark about memory and a joke on money in marriage. Includes stray notes from Philadelphia Press Detroit Free Press Chicago Daily News.
Doan's Pills are described as easing back pain from long standing injuries and improving urinary issues. Testimonies from residents in Missouri and Massachusetts claim reduced back ache, relief from frequent urination, and overall renewed comfort after using the product. The notes reference sample requests and early positive effects observed within days.
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