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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1899
Page
8
Washington sermon extols angels as deathless, immensely intelligent beings who oversee destiny. It recounts biblical examples, their speed, vast numbers, and guardianship, urging moral strive under constant angelic observation and support.
A sermon-like meditation extols guardian angels guiding and protecting believers through life and death. It links angelic aid to battles against sin and the devil, urging trust in divine escort for travelers, children, and the faithful, with biblical and liturgical framing.
Miss Mary Proctor notes the southern cross as a picturesque celestial halo. The article explains its history from a part of Centaur to a standalone constellation and describes the coal sack, the ruddy star Kappa, and the rich star cluster revealed by Sir William Herschel and Flammarion.
In Waterloo Ta, Mr. D. B. Henderson, likely speaker of the new House, warned that the coming presidential contest will hinge on currency. He argued Bryan Democrats push free coinage while others back trusts with mixed support for corporate activity. He contends the Republican stance will favor those who see benefits in combinations of capital despite its harms.
President McKinley and party arrived back in Washington after a 5000 mile western tour with over a hundred speeches in nine states. Mrs. McKinley reportedly gained strength, while cabinet members say the journey strengthened support for his policies. The trip honored Chicago fall events and extended to Minnesota and Dakota volunteers then in the Philippines.
The Louisville Courier Journal mocks Bryan’s touring and money critique while other papers comment on Bryan’s lack of principles and New York Sun and St. Louis Globe-Democrat opinions. Illinois labor federation drops free silver from its plank. The anti imperialists form a national league without naming a responsible nation.
A parent warns a child about a grim place named Never-Says-Please where residents dismiss politeness. The poem contrasts Kindly Pretty-Town with grumpy figures and urges the child to avoid Snarly-cross Town and the grumpiness linked to rudeness.
A humorous anecdote describes a Chinese laundress explaining a “prayer book” made of rice paper inscribed with hieroglyphs. She claims it guides her to tear off a fresh sheet every night, ensuring daily prayers, a practice supposedly permitted by the Chinese government and sourced from Peking.
A boy and a bee weighings story notes bees can carry about twice their body weight in honey. Scientists weighed bees loaded with nectar and again after unloading to compare weights. The finding shows bees can carry significant loads and still fly over long distances.
An English magazine recounts a tale of a gentleman who shared meals with his cat. The cat sat at the dinner table, used its paws to eat, and even split portions by dropping a mouse on both plates when it returned to the chair mid pudding.
A Springfield family feeding tame squirrels on Ingraham Avenue and Union Street has caused a pet-quirk scene. The nut-loving animals roam indoors and out, answer to names, and even linger on window sashes after mischief. The clan notes shrinking size as young squirrels replace elders and wonders if constant nut feeding affects growth and shell use.
A naturalist notes ants avoiding tar as they bridge tar circles with sand bits, a bee hive example shows bees building a shoring pillar to brace a loose comb, and a Capuchin monkey cracking nuts with a stone after using teeth proves tool use. Also describes a shark egg with a thick leathery covering, two inches by two and three quarters.
The passage describes how each weekday has been observed as a day of rest by different cultures. It notes Sunday by Christians, Monday by Greeks, Tuesday by Persians, Wednesday by Assyrians, Thursday by Egyptians, Friday by Turks, and Saturday by Hebrews.
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