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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1880
Page
2
Fragmentary verse lines speak of enduring love and fading beauty amid clouds, hills, and sea. The speaker notes that despite decay and worldly ills a single comforting voice remains, suggesting resilience of the gentler spirit.
The article surveys how detectives may employ devices and deceptions to obtain evidence while requiring a complete offense by the accused. It recounts historical court rulings on entrapment, searches, confessions, and noteworthy cases from the US and England, noting when evidence is admissible despite method and when it is not.
A collection of old time guidance covering waterproofing paint mixtures, hand care with buttermilk and bran, pumpkin pie preparation, tree planting ideas for children, sponge cake method, horse care cautions on pawing, meat price notes, wattles recipe, and batter cake tips. It preserves period domestic advice with multiple named items and processes.
Henry Martin, Louis Farez, and William Hendrick arrived in the Lite York woods on a hunting expedition. They pitched camp, killed 31 rattlesnakes and saved Farez after a snakebite by removing injured flesh, while a perilous freight incident and a plant height claim from Kingston are noted.
The article argues that keen vision and attentive observation distinguish successful farmers from less informed neighbors. It urges regular on site checks, experiments with soil and fertilizers, and keeping notes to judge stock, crops, storage, and timing, forming an intelligent partnership with nature.
Two Agricultural College students were expelled after being detected stealing from peers. A Circuit Court decision affected benevolent lodge claims, with appeal to Grand Lodge as remedy. A train wreck near Estherville injured crew. Creston man killed by a passing car in the yard. other local misfortunes include canning factory output, a Burlington homicide, and various accidents, crimes, and civic measures in Des Moines and surrounding counties.
On a St Petersburg train a cavalry Captain, accused of stealing 160 roubles from a lady, returns the money and then commits suicide. The incident highlights Russian officer eccentricities and dishonor fears. The Utah and Northern railroad progresses toward 300 miles from Ogden, expanding toward Montana.
A farmer recounts a severe lice outbreak in a poultry house where kerosene and fumigation failed. Gas-tar painting inside the coop, applied with a broom, dried overnight, led to rapid recovery in hens and chicks within two weeks. The note cites a similar tip from Prof. J B Turner and mentions other assorted newspaper brief items and advertisements.
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