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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
8
A mock letter from Geo V Hobart presents short comic tales titled The Finish of Billdad and Pebble on the Beach. Characters debate politics and toast life while a City Man endures a humid coastal trip filled with exaggerated modern slang and satire. The piece closes with a playful, dated author note.
A summary of Jeremiah outlines and prophecies as discussed by the Highways and Byways preacher. It covers the structure of Jeremiah chapters, including the roll of Baruch, prophecies against Judah’s kings and false prophets, fall of Jerusalem, exile comfort, and prophecies against foreign nations. The piece asserts the genuineness and dating of Jeremiah and cites Jeremiah chapter 44 on Scripture authority.
The Chemical Society of Great Britain weighs admitting women as members amid strong opposition. Over 35 years 3400 papers saw 23 by women alone, with Mme Curie as the sole woman member in an honorary role without voting or council eligibility.
The article critiques gull populations in Scotland grown over two decades due to protection. Councils consider trimming protections as gulls damage fish stocks and raid eggs and young birds. Comparisons are made to hooded crows and rooks, labeled as vermin by Country Life.
The sermon discusses the Jews in Egypt turning to idolatry and the queen of heaven, and God's mercy in pursuing them. It notes Johanan's wrongful motive turning to good, Jeremiah’s bold warnings amid wickedness, and the people's blasphemous shift from blessing to idol worship. It warns of final judgment when the Spirit's entreaty ends.
Jeremiah contends with Johanan as he proclaims God’s judgment on Judah while Jews in Egypt embrace Egyptian worship. He warns that those in Egypt will face sword famine and plague, and Pharaoh will fall to Israel’s enemies.
The Cahill telharmonium creates sound from electricity without instruments while Dupont’s system converts music into electrical currents. A phonograph with a microphone records the musical scale as currents, which reproduce as alternating current and a hearing sensation. Future work may help deaf mutes hear and aid nervous patients through musical influence.
A cow and a colt in a rural scene overhear a hired man mention a new self hooking waist invention by an eastern man. The cow jokes that it will end a vaudeville stereotype about her being bossy as she continues chewing cud.
Medical discussion rises as whiskey mixed with Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla is touted as an infallible remedy for lame back rheumatism. The formula calls for half a pint whiskey with one ounce each of Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla, taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at night. Toris Compound is sold by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago and by other druggists.
The Lake Champlain water level fell nine feet below high water mark in the recent drought. Steamboats halted many trips due to docking difficulties as streams dried up and forest fires plus drought devastated local agriculture and forests across the region.
An 1890s classified-like page lists medical claims for Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for a cure, plus testimonials and mail options. It includes references to F. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, and notes for several patent medicines and remedies such as Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Allen's Foot-Hose, all advertised in a dense collage of product pitches.
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