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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1881
Page
2
A lyrical meditation on fading light and a late summer fading into autumn. Vivid nature imagery marks time passing as aurora and dawn signal the end of a golden season and a loveliness that cannot be named. The speaker contemplates the hidden truth of time’s erosion.
A Thanksgiving tale unfolds as Grandma’s warm dinner awaits. Father Thanksgiving arrives in old regalia, chiding the family for treating the day as a feast alone rather than honoring its deeper origin and history. The scene blends humor with a gentle reminder of tradition.
A grandmother plans a learning moment about Thanksgiving with children and relatives surprise them with Father Thanksgiving, Uncle Hal, and a playful reveal. The long discussion covers origins from New England to England and the shift from fasting to thanksgiving celebrations across history.
Practical notes on wintering Gladiolus bulbs in sand. Recipes include loaf cake doughnuts vinegar candy and apple butter. Advice on using damaged wheat in poultry feed and on buckwheat yields and buckwheat bran. Weevil descriptions and larval impact on stored grain and forests noted.
A Country Gentleman excerpt warns girls against borrowing and urges refusing lendings to cultivate consideration for others. It cites a cautious daughter who borrows clothes and supplies from friends, noting that while she helps and is sociable she risks overstepping boundaries and prompting others to deny her requests.
A garbled collage of testimonials touts St. Jacobs Oil and other remedies as cures for rheumatism nerves and lung complaints. Letters claim recovery from consumption headaches biliousness and coughs while urging readers to send stamps for medical booklets and trial products.
An alliance of nations outlines a five year Arctic and Antarctic campaign. US aims for Lady Franklin Bay and Cape Barrow while Russia covers Nova Zembia and Lena mouth. Denmark Greenland and others assign stations. Main goal to study magnetic currents with synchronized instruments.
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