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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
7
The passage describes grieving soldiers visiting graves of fallen comrades. They kiss the graves and pray together, recalling past lives with their children and vowing annually to reunite if spared.
A veteran sword on display recalls its long service from Civil War battles to Bunker Hill. Presented in 1881 by a young lady, it reflects on loyalty, sacrifice, and the enduring bond of soldiers across divides. The piece notes its role in Winchester and its steady testimony to heroic deeds.
An old saber narrates a Civil War veteran’s tale of friendship and sacrifice. Col Poindexter frees a Confederate captive, enabling a reunion with Col Carroll. The weapon follows a family through battles, loss, a son’s service, a Klondike voyage, and a memorial wedding uniting blue and gray. The story ends with hopeful reflections on memory and loyalty.
A Congregationalist meditation on Memorial Day honor. The author honors heroic dead, veterans, and a young woman cut down, linking memory to courage and duty. The piece stresses timeless remembrance and gratitude for those who bore arms and served others.
A Charleston visitor relays a tale from West Virginia about General Appleton hearing a Black man’s plea to enlist and prove patriarchism. The dialogue highlights Black and white claims to equal ardor for the cause amid looming wartime mobilization.
Poem excerpt by W G Park published in Good Housekeeping. It commemorates soldiers who have fallen, urging sleep for veterans, gratitude from the living, and the laying of flowers and garlands at graves. The piece honors those who served and rests the weary in a reverent tone.
A Chicago Chronicle anecdote recalls 1873 market dullness and a Washington street dealer noting drop-in trade. A colonel explains stairs deter opportunists while a visitor with a valise offers corn salve, revealing how access and perception shape sales in hard times.
A Lake Crystal testimony by H. Woods describes a four year old burned by boiling water and saved by Allen's Ulcerine Salve after months of treatment by physicians. The letter praises the salve for reviving sores, aiding recovery, and preventing blood poisoning, noting a full recovery thirteen months after injury and continued health. It is signed by a traveling agent and Justice of the Peace, with price and supplier details.
In a domestic vignette Mrs Redway pleads for sixty cents to cover car fare and luncheon as Harry laments finances. An embedded Harper's Bazaar grain drink advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute aiding digestion and nerves, touted as affordable at 15 or 25 cents.
Fragment from Yonkers Statesman shows a brief dialogue about microbes and perception. A speaker claims not to know and mentions being married, reflecting casual social discourse in the era.
Advertisement claims quick cure products with money refund policy. Testimonial from M J Dieter of Brooklyn dated Nov 14 1904 supports DPiso’s Cure for whooping cough. The Washington Democrat cites druggists offering refunds if failure occurs.
The Boston Herald describes the Polyphemus as the most singular ship in the world. It is a long steel tube buried in water with decks only four feet above sea level and has no masts or sails, built for ram and torpedo duties.
A brief quoted exchange shows Mrs Bellows and Bellows in a domestic dispute tone with hesitations and refusals implying a tense interpersonal scene from a New York Journal report. The fragment hints at secrecy and affection within a troubled conversation amid unnamed broader context.
From Milford Indiana Miss Imma Rybolt a bright Milford schoolgirl suffered nerve strain prostration and pain for years. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she reportedly gained weight recovered health and strength and backed the remedy with a sworn statement by her mother Mrs Be Rybolt and Notary Caleb Baker.
Advertises affordable farm opportunities with outdoor work, stock forage, and travel to Garden Spots. Encourages writing to P. Sid Jones in Birmingham or Dr. R. B. Crawford in Chicago for details and suggests train excursions on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad on the first and third Tuesdays. Offers a 10 cent copy of Garden Spots.
Detroit Free Press quotes a doctor noting patients fear physicians care more about getting paid. The Pioneer Limited train advertises nightly service between Chicago St Paul and Minneapolis with safety and passenger payment upgrades. An illustrated pamphlet of scenery is free upon sending two cents to Geo TH Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago IL.
Chicago Daily News reports unprecedented demand for Shenandoah at McVicker's Theater in Chicago with patrons securing seats four weeks ahead. The notice jokes that pugilists and babies are put to sleep in a different manner.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for deafness caused by catarrh and inflammation of the Eustachian tube. Promises $100 for cures not helped by the remedy and directs readers to send for circulars from Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, with sales by druggists at 75 cents.
An editorial compares paths to prosperity, noting one group finds wealth through a single breakthrough while others advance through persistent effort. The piece cites a brewer as an example of a different route to success.
Dr. Hayes and associates of Buffalo report treating more than forty thousand asthma cases with five to seven thousand patients under treatment currently. The notes include remarks from Town Topics about marital separation and unrelated town quips about people waking for fires and sermon lengths.
A discussant urges mothers to seek proper guidance for daughters health problems not to suffer in silence. The letter from Miss Martin Johnson of Centralia Pennsylvania credits Lydia E. Pinkham remedies with restoring health after irregular menses fatigue and weight loss.
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