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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
2
The narrator observes a dingy window home to many spiders and their prey. He compares the creatures to humans with hopes and fates, detailing web biology, spider manners, and a grand, gluttonous Mrs. Jacobson who guards two brown bags. The piece ends with a defiant stance against the window cleaner, echoing a Times-Democrat tone.
An All Milwaukee Sentinel tribute echoes the opening of baseball season. Fans cheer as teams from Cincinnati, St. Louis, Boston and New York signal the return of play. Umpires, pitchers and shortstops are painted in vivid, nostalgic imagery.
A Paris suburb cafe rewards guests with a kiss from the cashier for bills of one shilling or more. The hostess performs the ritual as business, while the owner promotes patrons with the scheme. Another cafe gives Havana cigars on New Year to frequent patrons, illustrating how cities define themselves by their people.
The article retells Abraham’s trials with Eliezer as heir and God’s pledge of a son. It emphasizes waiting on divine timing, mishaps delaying blessings, and the shift from human planning to God’s covenant with Isaac, highlighting faith, patience, and the sense of God's guidance.
A vivid 1908 portrait by Margaret Sangster of the dressmaker who arrives as an autocrat in the household, dictates fashion, and commands deadlines and budgets. The piece blends humor with social commentary on class, gender roles, and the ritual of fitting gowns, sleeves, and silks.
A Farm and Fireside contributor shows how to convert a box into a shoe nest for shoes, slippers, and rubbers. The double deck unit fits any closet size with simple construction requiring little skill and no fixed dimensions. Ends may rest on the surbase or be supported by a leg in larger spaces.
Burlap nursery portieres in blue or brown with English tapestry borders of nursery rhymes offer attractive wall decor. Tapestry strips 50 inches wide present varied subjects such as goose girls with flocks and maids in gardens, suitable for framing rooms.
Doctors note perfumes carry antiseptic value and may cleanse linens. Lavender is said to soothe nerves while jasmine allegedly induces nerve exhaustion, so avoid strong scents and choose delicate, clean fragrances.
The coat falls five to six inches below the knees with multiple braid straps ending in buttons. It is single breasted with small sleeves and turned back cuffs braided, while the skirt features box plaits with braid straps along the center.
A satirical exchange mocks class snobbery as one woman defends exclusive social circles. The other defends fashionable tastes and insists her daughter associates only with carriage folk, highlighting tensions between fashion, status, and social mobility.
An old health ad describes headaches arising from poisoned blood and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a permanent remedy. It cites Miss Stella Blocker of Leander Louisiana who reportedly recovered after three boxes, noting prior weakness and fever. Pills are sold by all druggists and said to ease neuralgia sciatica and rheumatism.
A Baltimore American exchange questions whether the Koh-i-noor remains the largest diamond, with a fan dismissing oversized dimensions as not regulation and not to be recognized. The pair debate the diamond's true measurements and its status.
In a sharp witticism the exchange mocks a grim topic by linking baseball slang to a grandmother's health. The Office Boy confirms the disease is spreading, prompting a macabre joke about pitching illness.
Ad copy criticizes patent medicines and touts Pusheck's Karo as a doctor made remedy. It lists rheumatism weakness nervous prostration and stomach and bowel complaints as treated. Offers trial treatment paid only if it cures and includes free advice from Dr Pusheck of Chicago. Ends with endorsements and unrelated quotes.
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