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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1878
Page
2
A Saul Mayne poem celebrates childhood’s innocence and the sorrow of its passing. The speaker laments lost children and recalls daughters with sparkling eyes and sons full of buoyant laughter, contrasting their charm with the permanence of memory.
Mrs. Swallow defers flying to help the couple below as Frank and Luta face doubt from a quarrel. The balcony nest scene reveals hidden tears and a missed sign of romance, until a timely gaze rekindles their reunion and restores family harmony.
A compendium of rustic advice covers thrift for the farm a method to float without swimming and horse colic care. It details potato shells baked with butter and pepper preserving scraps, boot treatment with petroleum, soil improvement through compost mixtures using hen manure coal ashes and leaf mold, and notes on manure effects and crop yields.
An Iowa State Register plea urges humane winter care for horses. It condemns tight, foul, or drafty stables and advocates clean, well bedded stalls with ample air and warmth. The piece argues owners must provide comfort or face moral reckoning.
The author describes a simple method to preserve poultry litter by layering hen manure with road dust in barrels. Alternate layers of dust and droppings are packed until full, with dust quantity adjusted to dust composition from clay to sand.
Col Mallory argues births exceed deaths among tribes under U S treaty control with Sioux federation example showing quadrupled numbers in 140 years. He claims North of the Rio Grande Indians number about 600000, possibly higher with mixed ancestry, contradicting fading Indian legends and easing national conscience.
A group of workmen in a Larned street boiler shop wake an old vagrant by sealing his space with a barrel and hammering. They later spray test water and coax him out asking for soup, while he jokes about coughs and shirts. The notice hints at hard times and factory dress concerns.
Vague OCR fragment mentions spring time, frat and rain, unclear names or places, hinting at a social or campus event. Details are unreadable, making precise identification impossible.
A Canadian mining family faces a day without school as the boss delays holidays for safety. Two brothers Tom and Jamie wander the Mountainville shaft, get lost, pray, and survive the dark hours. They emerge to a stranger’s aid, learning the hardship behind holiday bounty and giving thanks.
A collection of anecdotes and news snippets on fashion woes and social pretensions. It recounts a New York dressmaker's rigid standards, trivial disputes over dress alterations, and a satire on fashion culture. The piece also notes remarks on tramp questions and a political note about Dr. Pierce’s Congressional election.
A promotional notice extols a safe life insurance agency and a stock company tied to health benefits. It touts cancerous claims for Dr Pierce's products while asserting agent networks and awards at World’s Exhibitions, highlighting prestige and consumer assurances.
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