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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1899
Page
6
A young man learns his proposal fails without money as the elder companion notes you must have funds to marry. The tale, quoted from Cleveland Plain Dealer, contrasts with a sports savvy remark about Dewey and a patriotic image, per Chicago Evening News.
A female writer argues that true equality means no return to old chivalry. She warns chivalry restricted women’s liberty and details how modern women gain power in thought and public life while men and women now share life’s path.
Martha Darrow of Edgartown, born Nantucket 1804, lives alone in a harbor road house and at 95 does her own work. She reads Scripture and hymns without aids, remains a longtime Methodist, and is cited as one of Massachusetts oldest Methodists. Her life spans six children and a former captain husband.
The Portland Transcript extols balanced effort for homemakers. It urges letting hot water and swift dish washing create time, preparing a ready dining setup, and reserving afternoons for pleasant work. The piece praises well balanced homemakers who elevate life through good management.
A simple room disinfectant combines ground coffee in a saucer with a small piece of camphor gum lit atop it. The burning gum releases a coffee-like aroma and the fumes are claimed to kill ordinary germs while masking odors, offering a healthful alternative to powders.
The article describes two homemade lotions to remove freckles. One uses vinegar alcohol lemon juice rose cedar lavender oils and distilled water to apply at night and wash off each morning. The second combines alum lemon juice and elderflower water shaken and applied with a rag twice daily after washing the face.
The guide from Ladies' Home Journal advises making strong white soap suds with Casile soap, mixing in borax dissolved in hot water, washing gloves on hands with gentle motions, rinsing in clear water, air drying in shade, and shaping as they dry then softly rubbing to soften once fully dry.
Admiral Dewey stated he does not want or plan to be president, a stance he says he has held since Manila. He arrived on the Washington express and stayed at the Cambridge hotel while in New York, clarifying he is not here on official business.
First Assistant Postmaster General Perry Heath highlights rural free delivery as boosting postal receipts and farm land values by two to three dollars per acre. The system reaches 383 routes across 40 states and a territory, with 180000 people billed at about one cent per capita annually, saving farmers long mail runs and raising farm access to markets and literature.
Frank Gilbert of the Inter Ocean died suddenly on Saturday night at age 60 after a long heart disease illness. A prominent Chicago newspaper figure since 1866, he served as assistant treasurer of the United States from 1877 to 1881, led editorial writing at the Inter Ocean, briefly worked for the Tribune, and later headed the census for the Chicago district in 1890.
Moscow Idaho November 6 jury verdict finds ten guilty and three not guilty among Couer D Alene miners charged with conspiracy and stopping a U S mail train at Wallace on April 29 the same day Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill blew up at Wardner. Sentences follow under statutes imposing fines up to 10000 or two years imprisonment or both.
A Detroit Journal item notes Thorite passing through a 4 inch Harveyized steel plate, hailed as a major military record if its success endures alongside a comparison to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. The piece cites rapid, lasting relief for stomach, liver, and kidney diseases and endorses it after other remedies fail.
A brief humorous note quotes a policeman directing readers to a new dentist. He claims the office is around the corner and that patients’ cries can be heard from a half block away, reflecting a humorous take on dental pain.
An advertisement from the John M. Smyth Co. Chicago promotes a higher rate Top Buggy for 34.95 as part of a Mammoth Catalogue offering everything to eat wear and use at wholesale prices. The note cites the firm as a large reputable dealer and urges readers to read the advertisement carefully.
Grain-O is a delicious healthful drink sold by grocers as a coffee substitute. It tastes like the finest coffee when prepared properly, aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not a stimulant and can benefit both children and adults. Costs about as much as coffee. 15 and 26e.
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as stopping coughs at once with a free sample bottle from the druggist. It promotes large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents and urges immediate purchase, warning delays are dangerous.
An 1880s advertising item touts a tonic that promotes daily bowel movement and general health, claiming gentle action on liver and kidneys and relief from headaches. Priced at 25 and 50 cents, the brief promotes the product in a humorous joke from the Philadelphia Record.
A vintage notice promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee. An accompanying year 1904er letter from M. P. Dieter in Brooklyn tests the cure for whooping cough with Piso's Cure detailing a testimonial and date.
Winter in the South appeals to Northern travelers seeking mild climates and outdoor recreation. The Gulf Coast segment along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad from Mobile to New Orleans offers ideal weather, pure air, and first class visitor accommodations at moderate prices. Through car service from Northern cities is available with schedules to Florida destinations. Write for car folders to K Ridgely in Chicago.
A quip from Gilliott's Magazine notes the caution in romance while a Chicago Post quotation frames proposal as a challenge. The item references a social scene involving a millionaire's daughter and a witty exchange about affection and prudence.
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