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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1903
Page
8
A Massachusetts correspondent asks if plants can begin without seeds. The writer explains soil can nourish but not create life, asserting seeds or prior life are required for both plants and animals, citing disputes and current scientific consensus.
A description of hydroelectric potential in France, calling water power white coal. It notes motive power of about 500 000 horsepower from streams and the challenge of building large high pressure conduits. Steel or cement pipes with iron bands and safety valves are used. an elbow joint twelve feet in diameter is pictured and in use in France.
In Knoxville Tennessee the court denied Clarence Peak’s petition for habeas corpus seeking release. Silas Hulin, long thought dead, appeared in court as Peak’s murder victim witness, but the judge ruled Hulin alive only in form and declined to interfere with the existing murder conviction and 18 year sentence. An appeal to the state Supreme Court was requested.
Describes wedding customs with fire in Persia Nicaragua and Japan. In Persia the service is read before a fire. In Nicaragua the priest guides the couple to a lit fire and the bride’s duties, ending with extinguishing it. In Japan the bride kindles a torch and the groom lights one, burning the wife’s playthings.
The article surveys coal porcelain made in Summit Hill Pennsylvania noting its polish and durability and lists coal ware items from cups to book covers. It also details Japanese sword construction with layered iron and steel sheets and describes the grip bacillus as the smallest microbe.
A humorous dialogue from the Brooklyn Eagle about a wife learning to use tact and invite her husband’s advice. The elder matron argues that letting a husband voice his thoughts yields smoother decisions and shared comfort, especially about house size and servants. The tale ends with the wife urged to return home and let him guide the choice.
Charles Glidden of Boston becomes the first to drive an auto over the Arctic circle, starting from Liverpool June 25 with wife. They travel 6,670 miles in 54 days through the British Isles, Denmark, Sweden, and central Europe, with Sweden chosen over Norway due to official travel stipulations.
An old Sicilian secret society of women, the Thirty-three Belle Signore, meets three times nightly and is said to hold magical powers. Members vow strict secrecy and obedience, and peasants fear oath-breaking may turn them into toads.
A reporter asks about a sudden graft epidemic across departments. The politician says grafting is not sudden and the aim is to hunt out and expose grafters as the latest fad.
Describes two Parisian gowns with detailed trimming. The left gown uses black cloth with blue velvet and black galloon. its hip-yoe skirt forms a sharp front point. The right gown in light brown cloth features a belero with lengthened shoulders, netted embroidery motifs, and a blouse front of white silk paired with a black velvet cravat.
The account describes kidney trouble starting with back pain and vague aches triggered by activity. Mr Plangman recalls worsening symptoms after straining his back, seeking a Sherman specialist, who offered cure for fifty dollars. Dean's Kidney Pills are promoted as direct kidney remedy with rapid, certain action.
Newton congressman Samuel L Powers recounted a Boston Post anecdote about Senators Blackburn Fairbanks and Secretary Shaw. In Riggs House a bar scene follows the trio ordering lemonade Moxie and squash pie, illustrating Washington social life with humor.
A Chicago Tribune note recounts a tale of two brothers. A wealthy Malay Peninsula merchant sent a draft to his formerly employed South Clark Street cook directing payment in New York. The letter requests the cook travel to New York to cash the draft and also visit their long-absent brother Thomas in Texas.
In Hinton Kentucky a local schoolteacher, K J Thompson, was treated for diabetes for over two years by two physicians who were unable to help. He then used Dodd's Kidney Pills and claims the remedy cured him after ten boxes. He praises the pills as life changing and notes some doctors still doubt diabetes can be cured.
A Philadelphia Press item notes a playful exchange during a dance where a man praises dancing and a woman jokes about repairing a torn flounce. The fleeting moment captures social banter and a lighthearted mood.
St Louis departures include 8:80 a.m. and three additional daily trains at 2:21 p.m. 8:40 p.m and 8:05 a.m. Through Pullman Sleepers Dining Cars and Elegant Chair Cars. Twelve hours saved to California and fastest Texas schedules with tourist tickets year round.
A promotion for a new town in Sawyer county Wisconsin extends along the Chippewa and Couderay rivers describing fertile hardwood land and hunting and fishing opportunities. Readers are urged to request maps and details from the local postmaster at Radisson or I W Teasdale in St Paul.
A fragment describes a visitor charm offensive toward Tolstoi in Crimea era fiction plus a separate ad touting the Number Gold Mine of California. It promises a paid up endowment policy with Prudential Life Insurance and a return of original investment.
A collage of ads and snippets from 1900 advertising reading, cure-alls, humorous exchanges, and trains. It includes requests for a book order from George Morton, humorous dialogues about rightness, and promotions for Puritan cough remedies and dye products, reflecting regionwide commerce and culture.
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