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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
4
An Arena excerpt advises soothing a child prone to night fears from bear and tiger dreams. Gently expose the feared object with light, reassure that the cause may be harmless, then ease the child into laughter to dispel the nightmare and restore calm.
The North American Review cites Professor F Spencer Baldwin of Boston University who argues there are two kinds of luxuries. Justifiable are those that boost efficiency and do not require harmful labor, while unjustifiable luxuries demoralize the individual or demand noxious labor. He says self restraint remains important for character.
A hunter tracks an elephant to its forest retreat and uses stealth to approach. He rises to strike the back sinew near the foot, cutting to the bone to sever arteries, causing quick hemorrhagic death. Source cites Harper's Weekly.
A Cheyenne man’s gambling loss led to sacrificing his sister in a card game, sparking tribal outrage though no one challenged her choice to wed the winner. The writer recalls guiding four young Indian women seeking protection from forced marriages at Darlington’s Arapahoe School, noting tribes shifting away from traditional practices toward lawful marriage rites.
In Harlem Life a playful exchange imagines little Jamesie joining neighbors and choosing games. Mrs Reagan consent is hinted as the scene shifts to whether Jamesie will perform as William Tell with the apple on his head.
In a Boston Transcript quotation, Lottie laments Fred’s waning affection after reading a letter that omits terms of endearment. Edith dismisses the worry, while Lottie notes at least three missed chances to write dear or darling in the message.
In Tit-Bits a dialogue has Mr Bunsby urging his son to called after supper, while Miss Bunsby says it is unnecessary since he comes every day after meals.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway sells excursion tickets to Denver on May 15 and 16 with return by June 15 at one fare plus $2 for the round trip. Information available at the depot. Also promoted is DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for quick wound healing.
The Monticello council met in an extra session with all members present. Ordinance 199 received a second reading and, with no dissent, the second and third readings were dispensed, and it was passed as read. Ordinance 200 was introduced to tax transient surgeons and require licensing. The city clerk bond of $1,000 was approved, and adjournment followed.
Andrew Lang discusses how Dickens and Carlyle use caricature in their works. He notes Dickens exaggerates a single trait in figures like Carker and Rigaud while Carlyle mirrors the historian’s habit of fixating on one characteristic. The piece argues caricature can Mislead but remains a defining technique.
Mary Proctor recounts typographical slips from explorers and editors. She notes errors from a planet Earth title misrendered as The Earth With Roots to a pig headed pin in Barnard’s remark and a lecture title misprinted Our Place Among Infirmities. The piece highlights the fragility of typography in scientific communication.
A Cosmos writer explains a dust particle consists of a solid or liquid nucleus with an atmospheric shell that reduces weight, yet keeps the particle suspended. Friction with surrounding gas slows descent, so wind currents lift and relift dust, keeping it aloft for long periods.
Buffalo and return excursion at one fare offered by the Nickel Plate Road with travel dates June 12 and 18 and return valid through June 17 1899. City ticket offices listed in Chicago with depot locations on the Loop Van Buren and Pacific avenues near Clark. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad agents can provide European summer rates tickets and berth reservations.
Travel notice for a Chicago to Buffalo excursion on the Nickel Plate Road with departures June 12 and 13 1899 and return valid through June 17 at a single round trip fare Dining car service praised. Also contains assorted advertisements for remedies and local notices.
Mrs Michael Curtain of Plainfield Illinois credits King s New Discovery for Consumption with a dramatic recovery after a month of treatment by her physician. Six bottles restored her health allowing her to do housework. Free trial bottles offered at D C Prader Co s drugstore. Also notes DeWitt s Little Early Risers for liver issues and a statistic claiming 90 000 die daily globally.
An advertisement touts a universal salve claimed to heal cuts, sores, ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It is priced at 25 cents per box and sold by D. C. Prader & Co. Separately a health notice reports that at least ten percent of Hawaiian natives are lepers.
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