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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
5
A lyrical piece describes slipping moorings at low tide and sailing into twilight toward mystic shores. The speaker imagines a lonely voyage across a darkening sea toward ancestral craft and unseen lands, with ripples telling of the journey.
Jim Bourn recounts a tale of two old Westminster friends, a jail chaplain and a devoted wife, and a dying convict who reveals Ella York is really Tam Wilson's daughter. The prisoner asks for Ella to kiss him before death, a request granted, leaving a hidden paternity secret unchanged.
In Chicago on November 8, $80,000 was taken from the subtreasury in small bills and gold certificates for hoarding. Over the past three months Chicago saw about $1.5 million pulled out, with a surge on Saturday. New York reported $1.35 million withdrawn on November 3, amid rising premiums for cash gold. St Louis saw over $100,000 in gold removed, three times usual, with $200,000 silver bullion delivered to a local syndicate from Argentina and Mexico.
At Gi rardville No. 2 mine a blast after a pillar robbing accident kills Thomas Welsh of Lost Creek and John Harran of Gilberton, fatally injures Joseph Staum, while Michael Nack escapes with minor injuries. The deaths follow rescuers rushing to assist Welsh as coal collapse traps them.
In Portland Maine on Monday evening Alonzo G Phillips a lithographer living in Boston shot dead his wife Fannie also known as Hattie Marston a Palace theater actress and then killed himself at Manager Littlefields Pearl Street residence The motive appears rooted in jealousy and separation.
Thousands of tons of California wheat have reached Calcutta reducing prices in affected districts. About 30,000 tons have been purchased for import to India. The government has hired 53,800 workers on relief works to avert starvation as the crop failure worsens, with peak distress expected by mid December.
A trolley car of the Consolided Traction company carried Italian laborers when a fuse blew and smoke filled the car. Panic caused a rush for exits. Lambuster Angelo was killed by a neck fracture after being thrown from the car and Lincoln Giuseppi was badly cut on the head and may die. Three others suffered minor injuries.
Ten thousand Turcomans are said to have been carried off by a fever in the Merv district over two months. A French shepherd’s body was cremated by electricity at Roche La Moliere after a lightning strike. Le Guilvinec lost 62 men in one night during a gale. all local men were at sea when the storm hit. A new word ca cann y in trade disputes means accepting low pay. A parish priest staged Jeanne d Arc mystery play with peasant actors near Domremy.
A London Daily News letter from a British merchant in the Philippines alleges brutal acts by both rebels and Spaniards, with harsher repression by Spaniards. It describes torture, executions, crowded dungeons, and a reign of terror in Manila, amid wholesale arrests and a standstill in commerce.
The annual report by Second Assistant Postmaster General Charles Neilson shows fiscal year mail transportation costs at 49 528 932 dollars with inland mail at 47 993 067 dollars. Pneumatic tube service is limited to Philadelphia for now, expediting mail and connections, with 50 000 dollars requested to expand.
Ella Sirkman nine and Anna Vanderwall seven were struck by a car on the Chicago and Alton line while crossing tracks at St. Joseph street. Gates were down but no supervisor present. Anna was decapitated and Ella mutilated, both dying after hospital treatment.
A special from Evergreen to the Advertiser reports the assassination of four African Americans in Monroe County Alabama. Neighbors objected to their presence at the employer’s premises. At night attackers fired from cover, killing two men, mortally wounding a third, and injuring a fourth who will lose an arm.
Heavy snow struck Huron and surrounding towns isolating Pierre with no wire communication since Thursday. Telegraph poles and lines failed, trains saw minor delays, while farmers faced an unprepared winter as the storm raged north and west. In Connecticut, Matthew A. Grant, 75, one of the famous Grant triplets, died of paralysis. William is the sole living member.
A jubilee postage stamp from Montenegro honors a two hundredth anniversary奋 of a historical event. The article notes the growth of post offices in the United States from 75 after the Revolutionary War to 70,000 today, with international counts in Britain Germany France Austria Hungary and Italy. It adds Texas station reporting on treating lumpy jaw cattle with iodide of potassium drench.
Washington reports show a deficit of 32.885 million dollars for the first third of the current fiscal year with October alone at 7.696 million. Receipts totaled 105.458 million, down 8.015 million from 1895, while expenditures reached 138.347 million, up 8.857 million from last year.
Official Canada fiscal year totals show foreign trade at 249 million dollars, up from 1895. Imports total 118 million, exports 121 million, with Britain receiving about 66 million and U S exports easing to around 39 million. West Indies exports fall to about 2 million. Britain and U S imports rise. Newfoundland and Australian trade rise slightly.
The General Land Office decision affirmed by the secretary of the interior orders a survey of about 1202 acres around Cedar Lake near Duluth Minnesota in the dispute G A Burns et al vs Murphy Security Land and Exploration Duluth Iron Range Cloquet Lumber et al. Settlers seeking homestead entries prevail while companies defend patents and swamp grants. The surveyor general is directed to contract the survey.
The special train carrying John P. Irish, an orator supporting the gold standard, collided with a freight east of Malcolm Nebraska. The engine of the Irish train was crushed and the caboose of the freight destroyed. John M. Tipling of Lincoln, a commercial traveler, was killed inside the caboose. The freight engine stalled after orders to sidetrack failed, but the special proceeded to York with a replacement engine.
In Georgetown Ohio, three miles from Wheeling, Scott Linton shot Dot Gray a resident of a local house of ill fame and Willam Metzger who with Gray were together. Linton then killed himself. Gray likely recovers while Metzger dies from a liver wound.
Sloatsburg New York November 2 Dr John M Gillette village doctor became a local hero by staying to treat diphtheria patients during a two week epidemic. About 500 residents with 250 exposed and 50 contracting the disease.
Guidance on wedding etiquette including sending post wedding ecards to the bride, presenting gifts to the maid of honor and bridesmaids, and offering presents to the bridegroom’s sister. Advises informing parents of engagements and proper manners for acknowledgment notes and ring handling.
Mrs Ballington Booth unveils a mercy scheme to welcome Sing Sing discharged convicts at Hope Hall. A steam launch named Omer Sage will transport men from the prison to a refuge with work, housing, and moral support under Volunteers supervision.
Advice from Queen home on eye care warns against rubbing eyes and children touching them. Recommend light nets over veils, reading with light behind, restful wall colors like pale blues or greens, and breaks every two hours with five minutes of rest.
A cold dessert substitutes ice cream by layering lemon or orange jelly with fruits and nuts. Prepare jelly, arrange sliced figs in sherry, dates, and chopped nuts, then fill a wet mold in alternating layers. Chill until set and serve very cold with whipped cream. candied fruits may replace dates and figs.
A short comic exchange echoes in Yonkers with Mrs Cooke Do alleging faces made on a wheel. Mur Coaxe replies in playful jest about maternal habits and Yonkers Statesman style.
The article describes novel lantern lamp shades gaining popularity over traditional large decorative shades. Though not as pretty as silk and lace varieties, these shades are praised for novelty and smart appearance and may suit rooms with various shapes better than the older umbrellas or pagoda styles.
Instructions from the Chicago Chronicle for creating a four sided lantern shade with yellow silk and black velvet decorations. Includes cutting shapes, attaching lozenges and crescents, and finishing touches with lisse ruching and scalloped edges.
A Twentieth Century Cookery note praises lettuce as a rich soup base and vegetable. Wash and tear the leaves then sauté with onion in beef dripping, steam until cooked, and add two quarts of stock or water with beef extract. Optional cold chicken can be added.
The text advises proper garment care for women’s coats and jackets. It criticizes hanging jackets by a neck loop as causing sagging and drag. It recommends using loops at the armholes and keeping coats on wooden hangers when not in use to maintain shape and fabric.
The Yonkers Statesman notes Windham spoke last night and pledged not to keep the audience longer than necessary. The crowd reportedly rose and exited, signaling a brief, truthful address rather than a drawn out lecture.
A wife confronts her husband tied to late nights, insisting it stop. He mutters agreement and the exchange ends with her firm stance, in a domestic scene captured by the press.
The manager quips a sharp line about past riches and stage praise, noting how applause echoed while money mattered during salary days. The remark casts a wry look at performance and wealth in theater.
A New York Recorder note recalls a woman who rejected Mr. De Goode after admitting she liked him but found other girls uninterested. The exchange captures social expectations and matchmaking tensions in a humorous, gossipy tone.
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