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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1899
Page
6
A wounded veteran recalls a torn romance as he visits a graveyard. He reflects on a letter ordering him to leave and the memory of his southern beloved. He kneels before a lone headstone among the Ralston family graves, reading the inscription with quiet sorrow.
An elderly Union veteran believing himself dead revisits Erma Ralston, the daughter of a Confederate planter, at Ironwood. Misunderstandings fade as memories revive and love rekindles when Erma recognizes him. The tale blends war trauma, forgiveness, and revived romance in a Southern setting.
A Detroit Free Press snippet quotes Gilberte Holt as she voices a vow to banish anger forever while paying tribute to the dead at gravesides. The remark echoes themes of closure and reverence in a funeral setting.
Elizabeth Robbins Berry writes in Boston Budget that Memorial Day grows from Civil War veterans to all who mourn. She notes children joining the tribute, flowers on graves, and a future when a younger generation honors fallen comrades who served humanity.
A Christian Work commemorates Memorial Day as a national tribute to those who died for liberty and the republic. It honors forefathers who sacrificed for independence and praises brave soldiers who laid down their lives for country and institutions, urging floral tributes and remembrance.
A solemn tribute recalls Edwards and Van Zile in Once a Week. Poem honors fallen soldiers, laying flowers on sacred graves and expressing national sorrow and gratitude for those who perished in dark days.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip recalls a 12 year old lad questioned about studies and life at school. The boy says there is no corporal punishment, only moral suasion and that the teachers "just saw us."
Chicago Times-T Herald cites John Barrett ex-minister to Siam arguing that anti expansionist rhetoric fueled Filipino resistance. Barrett says pamphlets from Bryan and Atkinson inspired natives, while American troops remained loyal and eager to continue fighting. He notes volunteers pressed to stay and frontline actions, contrasting with deserters seeking home.
The Indianapolis Journal criticizes Bryan and populist editors for claiming good times are an illusion while noting wage increases across Cleveland Birmingham Reading and other cities. It counters that real prosperity exists with higher weekly wages and urges caution toward supposing Senator Wanna or any figure could become a popular idol.
The Troy Times notes a nationwide upswing in wages and demand, with Nebraska leading farm prosperity. Central City shows cattle demand and bank deposits rising, mortgages increasing as people seek homes, and counties near debt reduction, painting a broad picture of widespread economic improvement.
Brigadier General Harrison and Gray Otis back the troops after their return from the Philippines. The piece credits raw volunteers with endurance and sacrifice in the Manila campaign and condemns sedition advocates at home led by Edward Atkinson. The Cleveland Leader cites contempt for traitors undermining Otis and his forces.
The analysis argues that silver’s rise could pit William Jennings Bryan against silver as a policy, since a surge toward 100 cents would label opponents of silver as Wall Street agents. It asserts Bryan supports silver as a dishonest dollar, harming farmers and workers, and predicts a quieting stance until silver weakens.
A compilation of 1900 era editorials and opinions from Kansas City Journal Cleveland Leader Brooklyn Eagle and others. The pieces discuss Bryan’s stance on imperialism free silver the Republican platform and the contested status of the Philippines with references to American ownership by cession purchase conquest or possession.
The poem encourages youths to train their energies and be thorough in all tasks to become future great men of America. It urges dedication in small duties, honesty, and perseverance for possible roles as leaders, senators, or makers of national destiny.
A fragmentary account discusses the takahe, described as the rarest bird of New Zealand. It names a speculative scientist Selence and Notomis Montelli, notes alleged sightings in 849 and 851, and mentions capture by dogs and display at the British Museum. subsequent records are unclear.
A specimen of a rare bird from New Zealand’s fjords was sold for about £250 to a government collection. Described as a large wader with blue plumage, olive green wings, a short tail, and a unique equilateral pink horn bill, it belongs to a rail family and shows signs of rarity and historical range.
Lumbermen rolling logs toward the St. John river in Canada faced a near catastrophe when a log bound from a bluff, soared over a worker, and landed far out in the water. Dawn rolled the log gaining speed, striking a ridge and lifting high over the man’s head in a stunning close call.
In Salem County North Dakota a cat named Dassy lived with a host of ducklings in a barnyard. After the mother duck’s brood was scattered the cat carried 13 ducklings to the cellar, keeping them warm, while MA Allen who owns the cat and ducks discovered the brood gathered by a vat the next morning.
A Chicago Record column describes discovering a rare white robin among a flock near Mosquito Creek, noting its normal behavior and friendliness with other robins. The article recounts migration patterns and albinism in robins, suggesting the bird may return to the same nesting site next year.
The article notes Australian Aboriginal burial practices with wall poles arranged symmetrically over graves forming a skeletal wigwam appearance. Poles overlap creating a telegraph-pole likeness, giving a tender yet grotesque impression of such burial sites handled by the community's children.
Gen Otis, later a Philippines commander, once caused a faculty stir as a boy at Rochester Academy by smuggling a donkey into a classroom and tying it to the head professor desk. The professor met the prank with calm, saying, “Young gentlemen, I see you have wisely chosen your instructor.”
English singer John Abel famed for wealth and independence sings only when inclined. In Warsaw the king forced him to perform under threat of bears. Prince Ghika, Romanian aristocrat turned circus manager, defied family rules, squandered wealth, and later rose to a managerial post.
The prince eagerly works on bicycles, having recently fitted up a repair shop for this purpose and performing all maintenance himself.
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