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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1898
Page
7
The speaker recalls harvest time and November’s gold when Thanksgiving brought stories shared with loved ones. The verse speaks of memory’s tome and a heart greeting the old folks at home, a gentle, nostalgic reflection on gratitude and kinship.
In a wintry Hillsboro tale, sisters Mary North and Susan face a looming foreclosure after their stepfather’s debts. A storm brings Willard Blackwell, head of a city firm tied to the mortgage, to their door. Mary nurses him back to health as Susan rails at their bad luck, while Blackwell contemplates their plight and possible mercy.
Blackwell, once seen as cross and old, returns for Thanksgiving at Mrs. North’s home. He arranges a generous meal and gifts, wins Mrs. North’s gratitude, and Mary North’s regard. After eight days as a guest, he plans to win Mary as his wife, leaving with a renewed sense of purpose.
A five-year-old boy jokes that a turkey peeked at him and vows to get even. His mother scolds him as she passes the plate for a third helping, reflecting a lighthearted kitchen moment captured by the Chicago Daily News.
A reader asks about a poor family likely to miss Thanksgiving without help. The note mentions a harsh spring in Japan with unusually cold weather, including snow in Nikko near Tokyo in mid May.
Col Stillwell rallies, rushing to buy fishing tackle after a regretful reflection on lost opportunities this summer. He muses about fishing at Newport News, imagining an Eskimo-like effort, and hopes to make up for time once ships launch with champagne bows.
Readers are told that catarrh is curable by constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure and Wall's Catarrh Cure are described as internal medicines that affect the blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward for any case they fail to cure. Include testimonials and address in Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
A Detroit free press quip ponders lineage with a definition of a lineal descendant as someone deriving value from an esteemed ancestor, reflecting on pride and social status in inherited merit.
The clipping mixes quips about medicine and manners from various papers. It references a discussion on hay fever versus influenza and advises use of St Jacobs Oil for pain, alongside humorous asides about work and social distinctions.
The text urges schoolboys to raise 3,000,000 for a battleship named the American Boy. It extols patriotic effort and links Health with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a health tonic.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Post recalls a man’s war talk and a woman’s witty retort. The dialogue ends with the idea that a man’s handling of his arms is none of a girl’s business, closing with the line there was no chance for a conflict.
Advertises Grain-O as a grain based beverage that tastes like coffee and can be safely consumed by children and adults. Claims it has rich seal brown color and is easier on delicate stomachs. Priced 15 and 25 cents per package and sold by all grocers.
In the Indianapolis Journal Hoek and Hogan-Fwat discuss the German phrase hock der Kaiser meaning to soak him or bring him down. The article analyzes slang usage and the wartime context as a satirical comment on Kaiser Wilhelm II.
An advertisement urges immediate use of a cough remedy by Raul Balsam promising quick relief. It offers sample bottles free and large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents, warning that delays are dangerous.
An Italian woman told reporters she felt relieved as she carried seven bush els of coal she gathered beside the railroad. The scene captures a moment of simple rural relief amid daily hardship.
An advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as a daily health tonic. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys, cures a sick headache, and is priced at 85 units.
A brief reflection notes that a man may speak his mind but must avoid disturbing the peace with loud brays, reminding readers to balance freedom with social harmony.
A collage of dubious remedies and wry quotes fills a winter page. Advertisements tout Laxative Bromo Quinine and St Jacobs Oil for colds and frostbite while readers share jokes from Golden Days and Chicago Daily News in a lighthearted column.
The North Western Line announces cheap home seekers excursions on November 1 15 December 6 and 20 to many West and South destinations with favorable time limits. Tickets and full information available via Chicago and North Western Ray agents.
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