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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
4
Ten years ago R. M. Wall of Morristown Tenn contracted a severe blood poison. After a physician failed to help he began taking 8.5S.S. and soon improved. He stopped after six bottles and reports full recovery and lasting health.
A string of testimonials extols Kodol as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia boosting digestion and blood quality. Electric Bitters receive approval for jaundice liver and stomach issues with a 50 cent price and guaranteed satisfaction.
Public notice announces a special stockholders meeting in Chicago on August 20 1902 at 11 am and the annual meeting on October 15 1902 at noon. Free travel tickets are offered to registered holders for nearby trips to Chicago and back with conditions and countersignature. A. G. Haerstarr, secretary.
A collection of brief humorous vignettes from Chicago News featuring children and parents. Jokes cover hiccups in the wrist and fish sense, wedding invitations, christening hair washing, and a four year old asking how to do three things at once.
A brief quip notes the observer’s compliment about a person’s striking head, attributed to a remark in Scribner's. The line reflects a pointed, witty tone typical of Victorian period prose and its social exchanges.
A child entrusted to a neighbor ends prayer abruptly when she cannot recall her usual words. She asks for forgiveness and explains she is staying with a lady who does not know her prayers. The scene captures a tender religious moment from Harper's Magazine.
Farmer Corntessel predicts Josh will tell people he went to town to work for many things they didn’t know. His wife agrees that Josh spares others from knowing too much, since most folks aren’t as they seem.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a widow who keeps a cheerful demeanor, remarking there is such a thing as carrying happiness too far when she laughs at her husband's funeral. The exchange highlights social judgments of grief.
The conversation reveals a plan where Harold and the Swain discuss buying dogs to distract a dangerous bull dog owned by the girls’ father. They intend to stroll to the parsonage while the dogs keep the father’s dog occupied.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt notes the new church minister described as conceited by some yet praised for a modest sermon last Sunday. He reportedly acknowledged fallibility, even himself, during the address.
A tramp laments writer's cramp and lack of work as a housekeeper questions his condition. He explains he has kept a list of people who did not offer him jobs, uttering his frustration at being crippled yet unseen.
Boston to Boston round trip fare set at 19 dollars for travel October 7 to 11 with return validity until November 12 upon ticket deposit. Nickel Plate trains offer through sleeping cars and dining car meals from 85 cents to 1 dollar or a la carte options. City ticket office is 111 Adams Street Chicago. inquiries directed to John Y. Calahan, General Agent, Chicago.
The Highams of Higham near Iligham England hold a famed 50 piece collection of early English, Chippendale and Sheraton furniture valued at 250000 dollars. Wealthy buyers including Henry Grant offered 100000 but were refused as the Highams refuse to part with any piece as long as a Higham remains.
A famous physician warns that deafness is broader than commonly believed and that many people misattribute it to the ear itself. He cites ear wax buildup as a frequent cause and advocates professional care, not self treatment. He emphasizes that nose catarrh often underlies chronic deafness and should be treated. He cautions against inserting objects into the ear, noting the ear’s delicate mechanism.
A fussy man counted thirteen passengers in the Real Estate Trust elevator and balked at boarding when another hurried rider entered. The elevator man notes the man fearfully avoids thirteen, a superstition the paper attributes to many people.
At the Town Moor a famous horse won the Northumberland Plate and the crowd shouted Tats off in front. After the horses passed the uncovered ones recovered, and a young Northumbrian tried to distribute hats but faced vexed remarks as he explained he bet a crown on a baldheaded man he cannot find.
A long standing device in Sicilian cities uses leather disks placed near a horse’s nostrils to clamp the nose with a small rein pull, cutting off breath if the animal attempts to run beyond control.
A reader from McConnelsville credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve for curing a three year ailment after doctors failed. The advertisement promises relief for burns, bruises, cuts, sores, eruptions, eczema and piles with a money back guarantee. Available for 25 cents at O H Scottie's drug store.
Billiousness and liver disorders at this season may be prevented by cleansing the system with DeWitt's Little Early Risers. These famous little pills do not gripe and move the bowels gently but copiously, giving tone and strength to the glands.
A neatly dressed poor old woman on Woodward Avenue pauses as three children aged about nine comfort her. The eldest offers a kiss to the old woman who reveals she has no children and has suffered for ten years. The children’s blessing and offers bring a lighter heart to the stranger.
An improvement on blind man's buff is the game Boston where players sit while the blind man in the center calls numbers and others move to new seats. If he catches someone and guesses, that person becomes the new blind man and calls numbers. Occasionally the cry All change plates leads to a wild scramble and a catch.
Washington corresp reports Archie and Kermit Roosevelt walking on stilts in the White House corridors when weather is bad. The two boys nimbly tread near stairways and occasionally slip, causing loud thumps as their stilts fall to the tiled floor.
A Wales born boy preacher astonishes listeners with pulpit power at fourteen. He displays a superb memory an excellent delivery and his exhortations are consistently sound sensible and impressive.
After four decades of suffering from piles, C Haney of Genoa Ohio reports relief from DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. The advertisement claims the salve also cures cuts burns and skin diseases and warns to beware counterfeits.
An evening at the Model features a band performance on the grapho phone, followed by a sale of baking powder canisters with the prospect of securing the machine. The item sale appears tied to the event routine.
To Boston and return via Nickel Plate Road October 7 to 11 for Brotherhood of St Andrews count meeting. Deposit tickets at Boston and pay 50c to extend return to November 12. Vestibuled sleeping cars and first class service. Cheap rates to all New England points. Write John Y Callahan 113 Adams St Chicago for particulars.
German Syrup is a prescription from Dr A Boschee a celebrated German physician and is said to cure coughs colds and lung troubles quickly. It is not experimental and has stood the test of years with growing sales two million bottles yearly. Introduced to the U S in 1868 and sold in towns worldwide. Three doses will relieve an ordinary cough at 75 cents Get Green's Special Almanac.
The Washington Post reports Elder Dowie imposes another assessment on his followers amid a developing financial crisis. Community members must contribute funds to cover mounting obligations as leaders navigate the unsettled situation.
W H Brown of Leesville Ind endured asthma's death agonies before using King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He traveled 18 miles to obtain the remedy and reports instant relief and later sound sleep. Guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00 with trial bottles free at O H Soetje’s drug store.
Mothers fear winter as children catch cold easily and croup proves deadly before doctors arrive. One Minute Cough Cure liquefies mucus, reduces inflammation, and acts quickly to cure coughs colds grip bronchitis and lung trouble. A Georgia user testifies voice restored before a contest and a purse medal won.
W. P. Whitehead of Kennedale Texas reports distressing pains in head back and stomach and loss of appetite. After using Dr King’s New Life Pills he says he soon felt like a new man and improved in stomach and liver troubles. Only 25 cents at O H Soetje’s drug store.
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