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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
8
In Greendale a jovial store owner Baker and stranger Thompson form a wary bond as Thompson schemes to rob a four letter safe word. After a tense midnight confrontation police seize the plan. Thompson is jailed for seven years and Baker later visits him behind bars, sharing jokes.
A gentleman leaves an umbrella in a hotel hall with a note claiming the owner can strike with a 250 pound blow and will return in ten minutes. He returns to find a card saying the other man can run 12 miles an hour and will not return.
A short poem for youth contrasts two near places, Busyman's Country where choosing to walk makes days brief yet joy comes at night, and Lazyman's Land where hours drag with endless yawns leading to dissatisfaction. The verse from Julie M. Lippmann in Youth's Companion frames daily choices.
A Chicago Inter Ocean guide describes making a compact corner cabinet from pine or white wood. It covers patterning two wall plates, two triangular shelves, a bottom shelf, a top, and optional curtains, hooks, and cup-hanging by a wall anchor to prevent tipping.
A father attempts to foster independent prayer in his son during his wife’s absence. The child recites the Lord’s Prayer then asks for personal requests. He kneels and prays for a horse, a bicycle, and other gifts, saying Amen with earnest fervor.
A western town tale shows a lazy Indian chief who accepts a heavy iron stove as a sale prop. The chief carries the baby while his squaw shoulders the stove, then the chief hides the child in the stove oven as they move toward a foundry.
G Rafael O Rielly describes two tame reddish brown mice-like creatures found in a woods hollow stump. The pets, kept in a wire cage, adore a carved coconut hut where they nest, play and wash, showing no urge to gnaw outward over three years.
A mouse retrieves a cheese crumb at dawn as an English sparrow attacks. The sparrow drops the mouse, pins it with wing and beak, and kills the rodent to seize the prize, leaving traces of blood and a possibly disabled leg. Boston Globe reports.
A magazine excerpt asks how to be healthy with Longfellow's answer. The tale mentions joy temperance and repose with a humorous phrase about Liam the door on the doctor's nose. The passage targets older readers seeking health steps from a poet’s voice.
In a family quarrel a boy named Johnnie orbits a dime he says he kept for himself after a dispute over a missionary box and a teacher overheard a harsh word. Mrs. Chafie sternly questions the source of the found coin and the boy defends his tale.
Cuban rebels dynamited and derailed a train between Neuvitas and Puerto Principe. The crash killed the engineer and fireman and injured 37 others. Rebels threaten further action to push for autonomy as Spain moves to pacify and reorganize Cuba.
Louisville report states retiring Knights of Labor leader R Sovereign resigns as general master workman to push a 1900 presidential bid. Delegates admit he is an avowed candidate when McKinley’s term ends, with “field worker” movement as the first step to launch his campaign.
Joseph M. Tilford, veteran Indianapolis Journal proprietor 1854 64, died suddenly in his Downey Avenue church pew Irvington Sunday morning. A Kentuckian in his eighty seventh year, he was Hanover college first class member and helped found four churches across the state.
National league magnates met in Philadelphia and adopted the double umpire system. They also approved a Bush resolution to suppress rowdy behavior by players. Any player found guilty of indecent language after a full hearing will be expelled for life with no reinstatement eligibility.
In Forest City Arkansas two men Joe Sartin and George Skipper shot at each other in the road. Sartin fired first and hit Skipper in the stomach. Skipper, leaning on an elbow, returned fire with buckshot into Sartin’s back. Both died soon after.
The trial of Charles L. Draper for the Hastings murder proceeds in Trin Jacksonville Hil with a venue change motion denied. The case is set for December 6 after proceedings on November 15.
A ten year old Hartsville girl Louise Rybolt recovered from illness after persistent study and overwork, aided by Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. Her parents credit the pills with restoring health and enabling her to resume school, praising their effectiveness and affordability.
Nellie Chaffie attempts to converse with young Clamwhopper who replies in monosyllables. Hearing violin music in the next room she asks if he plays, and he quips about the fellow in the next room with a burst of local dialect.
An advertisement claims a new preparation called Grain-O, made from pure grain, can replace coffee without upsetting the stomach. It asserts that it nearly matches coffee in taste, benefits children, costs 16? and 2h eta per package, and urges readers to ask for Grain-O.
A fragment recalls a couple's wedding anniversary and a remark by Henry about a terrible event ten years earlier, with the line suggesting someone cannot recall what happened. The text is garbled and hints at a Detroit press origin.
Advertises Allen's Foot-Mase as a powder that cures painful swollen feet and relieves corns and bunions. Claims instant sting relief and comfort, makes tight shoes feel easy, promotes sweating relief for tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c with trial package available, address given in LeRoy New York.
A fragment reports a candidate fearing defeat amid gossip and a remark about improving impressions by aiding the elderly. The item ends with an unrelated mention praising St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism as pleasant weather appears in the background.
Mrs. Henry Peck quotes Balitfonty on pity and social judgment. Mar Henry Peele replies that pity follows him now as well. The brief note captures a wary exchange in a Boston Traveler item.
The Ohio venue in Jefferson announces Thanksgiving Day matinee showings from November 22 for one week. The program includes Rip Van Winkle and Cricket on the Hearth, with additional vaudeville or quickstep acts and medicinal cures cited in humorous paragraphs.
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