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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
4
A bank's leadership lineup includes Farwell as President with F M Wicks as Vice President HW M Carpenter as Cashier and H 8 Richardson as Assistant Cashier. The document notes paid up capital and surplus funds associated with the institution.
An advertisement argues cold weather worsens catarrh and claims Swift's Specific S.S.S. is the only blood remedy to reach the disease at its source. It cites Y A Williams of Spartanburg as a testimonial and asserts the medicine cures catarrh and other blood diseases.
The Florida Times-Union notes the peril and solitude of lighthouse keepers along the Florida Keys. It describes wrecks, the reef system, two-keeper crews, and harsh routines, with one keeper later becoming a renowned Key West lawyer.
Richard Davey discusses Islamic practice noting that removing shoes is for cleanliness while mosques allow all visitors regardless of faith per the Koran. He notes Eyab mosque in Constantinople as the sole one a non Muslim cannot inspect. The excerpt includes a side remark about thirst during a speech and a cough cure ad from Chicago Tribune.
A London Spectator excerpt recounts Frank Buckland’s account of Mr. Bartlett’s humane training methods at the zoo. The chimp Joe yielded to curiosity and fear tricks, while a rhinoceros’s facial abscess was diagnosed via whimsical tests and a birch broom, followed by careful lancing.
The Philadelphia Times explains a violin comprises 69 parts including back belly sides and bar with 24 purflings and a sound post. It details maple pine and ebony usage for specific components such as maple on back neck sides and bridge pine on belly bar and side linings ebony on finger board tailboard nut pegs and tailpiece hardware.
Fainting should be treated with flat posture and head elevated only after removal of clothing. Send blood back to the brain by lying flat with feet up and cold applications. avoid sitting up or pillow propping. After Dinner Speaking in England is described as a ritual of preparation and staged delivery to cue laughter, ending with a cue to the audience. Eskimos Peary brought back are sick with severe colds from the Arctic to New York.
The article describes a traveling display in a Japanese port with an old bearded man guiding tortoises on a deck as a living bridge and other trained animals. It notes exotic carp varieties and fighting fish imported from India. Scattered ads follow for DeWitt’s products including Witch Hazel Salve and Little Early Risers.
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