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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1902
Page
8
A child's plea questions maternal love as Bert asks Ted if a mother can love constantly beyond gifts and kindness. The verse contrasts warmth at bedtime and Christmas with scolding and limits, ending with a query about perpetual affection.
Peter Hope, a two year old orang-outang, traveled half fare from Philadelphia to San Francisco. He wears a sweater and veil and behaves like a child, learning to smoke, brush hair, and eat at a table. valued at 2,500 with a 3,000 life insurance, he could be worth up to 10,000 when mature.
In Hamd a little girl pleads for a spool of red silk for mother. The shopkeeper teases her by asking for the exact shade, and the girl retorts that her mother wanted the color like the shopkeeper’s nose.
A short descriptive piece about a bumblebee visiting clover blossoms and gathering pollen. The bee is portrayed as purposeful and industrious as it moves from flower to flower, transferring pollen required to form seeds. The tone reflects a childlike curiosity and wonder at natural processes.
A brief description of bumble bee commerce. The bee gathers nectar from flowers and stores pollen in hind leg baskets. After daily work she nests in abandoned burrows, lays eggs on pollen, and the grub develops into adult bees.
An amusing description of the hermit crab details its shell living habits and battles over housing. The piece includes a Western Sunday school anecdote where a teacher uses homeopathic pills to illustrate manna and the pupils shout pills as the Lord fed Israel.
Rural districts report horses wearing cowhide shoes as a practical adaptation. Farm workers say the durable hoof protection suits uneven tracks and long distances. The practice appears widespread in remote communities with cattle and horse work.
The Baltimore American reports a convention where a spokesman laments dwindling football interest and proposes spicing the game. A shaggy haired man from the Russo American Society of Anarchy suggests filling the ball with dynamite, provoking loud applause before the remarks end.
In a humorous exchange a father advises his daughter to marry for a good heart, claiming devotion as the key. The daughter probes, and the father boasts of six months of borrowed money from the suitor, implying ongoing affection and financial reliance.
Frisco System trains from Saint Louis and Kansas City feature handsome Observation Cafe Cars under Fred Harvey management. The cars provide library observation rooms with easy chairs, writing materials, newspapers and periodicals, plus electric lights and fans for passenger comfort.
Train schedule notes multiple daily departures from Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis via the Chicago and Northwestern line. Describes electric lighted service, dining car prestige, and invites readers to obtain tickets from agents or a Chicago address.
Mrs. Clara J. Sherbourne, a Portland nurse, reports quick relief from kidney related back pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with permanent improvement after years of suffering and offers to share details on request. A free trial is available via Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. bottles cost 50 cents at druggists.
The Philadelphia Press argues that indicting township supervisors for road neglect can push the good roads movement. It supports borrowing money to build proper road foundations, noting the long term value and modest interest compared to continual repairs and stagnant taxes.
The article describes a simple tripod device for selling trees and explains a cost saving method using a notched board. It outlines selecting a suitable site, preparing the ground with plowing and harrowing, and marking planting points with stakes and a long narrow board to guide placement.
A simple inch thick notching board with three end notches and a center notch guides planting. Place center notch against the stake, set two stakes in the side notches, dig the hole, then align the tree so the trunk rests in the middle notch for perfectly straight rows. The device, though simple, addresses crooked plantings.
The Midland Farmer editorial warns that cheap salt in butter increases costs and poor care lowers profits. Odor transfer when milk cools or cream is held. impure foods can make butter bitter. Proper care turns an ordinary cow into a profitable asset, while pasture movement affects milk quality due to nervous tension. The dairy prospect favors honest profitability now.
Rural New Yorker advises storing nasal strong odor vegetables like turnips and bombagas in earth rather than straw. Keep them pitted and covered with earth to protect from freezing, using straw or manure as a second layer if needed. They improve after a good freeze but should not thaw and refreeze.
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