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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1896
Page
8
Fragmentary text mentions a road with no teams in fall and cheese shipments from a factory twelve miles away. It cites costs around 256 dollars and a cost estimate for steel safeguards from 3000 to 5000 dollars per mile, with references to a person named Mr O Donnell and calculations of production costs.
G W Guernsey in Orange Judd Farmer argues for ditch depth, water bars, higher roadbeds, and crushed stone to prevent mud and ensure lasting road improvement. He calls on commissioners and overseers to act promptly.
Practical instructions for grafting trees detailing knife positioning for cambial alignment, making a cion, inserting it into the root, and securing with wax. Includes steps for wax preparation from beeswax tallow resin, with cautions on cutting, wedging, and handling to ensure a tight, moisture sealed graft. Orange Judd: Farmer.
A London World column rails against health faddism and chronic self pity in modern society. It mocks strict dieting and medical knowledge as overrated, arguing former generations endured health better without fuss. The piece laments excessive self care as egotism and urges return to social restraint.
A brief satirical note contrasts road presence in civilized lands with heathen ones, praising roads as a marker of civilization. The fragment hints at civic pride and infrastructure as a civilizational sign across societies.
Four years of growth show fruiting freely and improving quality beyond expectations. Russian cherries cost around 20 cents per quart basket, noted as one of the best peculiarities of the tree. Dominion experiment farm at Ottawa reports similar merits, with no doubt about the virtues of these iron clad fruit trees, per Dr. Th Hoskins.
The article explains garget in cows as caused by fidlamination and congestion or caking, worsened by feeding. It advises frequent udder examination for several days and relieving distension by milking, at least once daily and ideally twice, to prevent milk flow issues.
A fragment mentions Europeans traveling and Americans praising a “thoroughly studied system of constant repairs” as a result of scientific construction. The text hints at a sensational or humorous headline from a periodical.
The article notes growing popular support for road improvements as Good Roads movements gain momentum, projecting larger interest and activity next season.
A debate on February cuts faces Sehatians as long standing experience challenges the idea. Community voices argue for measured steps while officials cite budget needs guiding the plan.
A illustrated lesson shows New Jersey towns improving roads by issuing bonds to fund better highways. Four horse wagonloads once heavy with 55 baskets gave way to two horse vehicles carrying 90 to 125 baskets as roads improved. Also urged is individual effort to diversify ornamental plants rather than copying neighbors, valuing unique taste over imitation.
The passage discusses a theory that Portuguese navigators may have found land in South America around 1447–1448, prior to Columbus. It cites Bianco maps showing western land near Cape Verde, the 1483 papal bull and 1494 Tordesillas line, and argues that Prince Henry the Navigator greatly influenced such exploration, possibly linking discovery to the year of Columbus’s birth.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch describes 20 to 21 story high homes on Manhattan Island and nearby towers. Tenants enjoy fresh air and bright rooftops with limited neighborly contact, while stair climbs and elevator waits shape daily life. The article notes wealthy districts expanding toward Central Park and Harlem, with distinctive stone and terra cotta facades and unique tower interiors.
An English physician Prof Fraser claims a snake bite antidote by adapting antitoxine therapy. The piece notes obstacles in India including fatalism and caste concerns toward inoculation. It questions whether antivenene’s effects are permanent and if infancy inoculation could be mandated by the state.
Charles A. Rogers a West Side Chicago resident born in Brooklyn fifty four years ago faced severe locomotor ataxia after Civil War service. He found relief after his wife urged Pink Pills, improving appetite, bowel function, and pain levels within weeks, with lasting health gains though not full recovery.
The item extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as ideal for travel and outings from home. It claims it aids bilious, malarial, dyspeptic, and liver disorders and is a favored companion for yachtsmen, captains, and emigrants. Also notes rich farming lands in South Dakota along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line with strong harvest prospects and open settlement lands.
An obscure ad style passage touts Hall Carter and Guro Airset with claims of curing ailments by combining ingredients that affect mucous surfaces. It mentions Toledo and references generic medical rhetoric, ending with a note on genuine love as a fragile human passion.
An advertisement highlights the Santa Fe Route as the direct through line from Chicago and Kansas City to Cripple Creek with luxury Pullman cars and low rates. A free illustrated book on Cripple Creek is mailed by G. T Nicholson or agents of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
At McVickers Theater in Chicago the next attraction titled Lost Strayed or Bidlon opens May 24 with seats available by mail. A Dr Kline’s Norge Restorer is advertised as a cure all with a free trial bottle. Address: Kilne 081 Arvh St Philo Pa.
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