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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1899
Page
6
A poem portrays Don Francisco in blue attire and a silver buttoned suit with a bright neckerchief. His white milky steed with a silk mane carries him across hills and streams as the prince returns to his homeland.
An old white mule named Jack at the Cincinnati workhouse backs into his stall each time, refusing to enter front-first like other animals. He occupies a custom rear corner box and has become a favorite among staff and inmates for his peculiar but honest, dutiful work ethic.
In a curious pair of pets Dulcinea and Trilby captivate a neighborhood. Dulcinea hunts small green snakes and retrieves fish from ponds while protecting Trilby and washing her face. Trilby enjoys baths and often soaks in a tub before shaking dry.
A Brooklyn naturalist notes the Mexican wasp lays eggs in hot weather and supplies meat for developing young. The wasp hunts fat spiders, stings them, and stores them in mud cells to feed the brood.
A Brooklyn Eagle report explains a wasp that lays an egg in a spider and paralyzes it with a sting. The larva then eats the spider as it hatches, while the spider remains alive and immobile for months. The piece ponders the wasp’s instinct and questions pain, justice, and cruelty.
A Chicago professor recalls a Maine woodpecker family near Allegash headwaters that outsmarted borers. By dropping Indian poke berries into worm galleries, they coaxed the prey to come out, then waited to snatch it, a tale the observer cites from the Chicago Post.
A Twenty first street resident claimed a revolver was unloaded then pointed it at a visitor. The visitor is hospitalized with a lung injury while the owner apologizes at a police station. The Chicago Chronicle questions how to prevent such deadly foolery.
The estimate places a muddy day in London at about 25000 dollars, highlighting weather disruption and cleanup costs. The figure underscores the financial toll of damp conditions on transportation and public spaces.
The article lauds President McKinley for handling new national issues faithfully and ably. It emphasizes his Americanist stance, cautious judgments, and close touch with public sentiment, noting the weight of responsibility since the election and his lack of vainglory.
The piece notes anti expansion sentiment amid the 1898 vote, with Republicans generally holding steady and Democrats suffering some losses. It cites Massachusetts and Nebraska dynamics, Bryan and Altgeld positions, and concerns about militarism and army growth influencing voters, while Nebraska readers faced language barriers.
The piece argues the 1896 canvass shows broad public approval for President McKinley, praising his handling of diplomacy and war. It notes victories in foreign policy, territorial expansion, and economic stability, with major newspapers affirming the electorate’s endorsement and rejection of imperialism critics.
The Secret Service uncovers another group of counterfeiters and seizes a large batch of bogus currency. The report warns that valuable items like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters are commonly imitated, and stresses ensuring a private Revenue Stamp seals the bottle neck.
An old colored man watches a new machine spin down the street and mislabels it as an autograph. He identifies it as an automobile. The remark ties to Salllus and two towns being “nixed,” with a hint of Alabama origins.
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A brief communications snippet shows Mrs Golde Nugget unable to take calls while Nanette reports to a caller that Madame is blind today. The exchange reflects a newsroom telephonic line notice from the Philadelphia paper.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 promise for any uncured case, and notes testimonials and 75 cent price.
The article promotes reliable information for land and resource opportunities in North Carolina. It highlights climate and undeveloped resources as future bonanza, invites applicants to John W. Thompson, Assistant Commissioner in Raleigh, and notes attractions for home seekers. It includes various quoted witticisms and advertisements from contemporary papers.
A collage of old notices promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement health benefits and gentle liver kidney action. Also features ads for Auto-Machine Works in Chicago and Dr H T Green's Dropsy cure. Ends with Taxative Bromo Quinine Tablets offer.
The column compiles quotes from multiple papers praising or critiquing Bryan eras and the 1900 campaign stance. It notes Kentucky as pivotal per Col Bryan and cites reactions from Chicago Tribune Milwaukee Sentinel Memphis Commercial Appeal Time Topeka Capital Ohio and Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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