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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
1
The piece recalls a Chicago burglary where a Chinese laundryman faced a stubborn robber. It also mentions an Indiana man seeking a site for a brass band college and asks readers about a newly discovered island in the Pacific Ocean.
The piece likens Galveston to Venus rising from the sea offering a hopeful, poetic image for readers amid discussions of rebuilding and resilience after disaster and controversy about how to describe recovery.
A cheerful grocery boy whistles like a planing mill and substitutes gasoline for kerosene in a can. The lamp glows blue and the reader is warned there are only about three seconds to reach the front door.
Scientists report the earth is 1314 miles shorter around the poles than around the equator. Despite this, most people would prefer travel along the equator rather than a polar circumnavigation.
Captain Liddle of the King Bleddyn reports sighting a submarine volcano in the Gulf of Mexico. It was blowing a column of boiling water about 75 feet high as the British steamer reached New York. The sea serpent appears to be displaced by this dramatic event.
The Chinese almanac is the emperor’s exclusive domain summary by which every household seeks a copy. It is valued for its information on lucky and unlucky days and its unique status within his dominions.
Surveyors report trouble locating corner stones on Indian lands in Oklahoma. They suspect deliberate destruction by Indians, risking delays. If the vandalism continues, another government survey may be required, potentially taking at least a year.
Dispatches from New York report Bishop Fantosalli among missionaries killed in China and tortured. The note claims 45,000 native converts have been slaughtered across the empire, a scandalous toll that shocks Christendom.
Census figures show a Manhattan block bounded by Sixty-first to Sixty-second streets and Tenth to Eleventh avenues housing 6,888 residents in a row of large tenement houses. The record surpasses China’s population density, though it is not a boastful statistic.
Wooden shipbuilding grew in Maine as abundant timber nearby supported yards at Bath that produced 46 693 tons of ships last year. A five masted schooner highlighted the mix with Virginia oak for the frame Georgia pine planking and Oregon pine masts.
The New England coast has seen a sharp drop in clam supply as demand surges. Large areas that once produced many clams four to five years ago are now barren due to overharvesting of natural seed clams, with extinction looming.
The Pennsylvania railroad announces a crusade against tramps with hundreds of special police to deter and arrest wanderers who ride and steal valuables. Officials state thefts by tramps amount to thousands of dollars yearly, prompting tightened patrols on the lines.
Barry the famous St Bernard will be honored with a monument in Switzerland. He lived ten years with monks and saved 40 lives during his service. His noted deed came when he found a ten year old child in snow, warmed him with breath and saved him by carrying him to the convent on his back.
The New York immigration commissioner reports 400 842 arrivals for the year ending June 30. Southern Europe and Oriental nations show rising intake. Italy leads with 99 019 migrants, Poland 36 835, Ireland 25 200, Germany 23 382, with 44 520 from Europe overall seeking homes in the United States.
A florist sued an estate administrator for flowers furnished to a deceased citizen. The Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld the expenditure, noting that funeral flowers are nearly universal and commendable when not abused by ostentation, expressing love for the departed.
A roundup of national and regional news reports highlights growth in foreign trade and postal finances. The post office department posted receipts of 102 354 579 dollars for the last fiscal year, with a deficit of 4 894 718 dollars, down 1 500 000 from the prior year.
Week end totals show clearing houses at 1.633 billion dollars, down from 1.453 billion prior week. New York pier fire causes one million loss. coal operators and miners approach end of strike. New Castle population doubles since 1890. Carl Schurz resigns Civil Service Reform league presidency.
Reports from Richmond Indianapolis and several states note elections addresses and Democratic clubs in Indianapolis. Floods and storms cause widespread damage in Wisconsin Minnesota and Colorado. Gold receipts at San Francisco and Seattle total 16 million plus and 2.3 million respectively. Obituaries record deaths of Campbell Kell Fuller Brennan Olney and others. A boiler explosion near Waelder Texas kills three children. Byesville fire devastates town. A new world record trotting time is set at Cleveland. A train robbery case concludes with Baxter receiving 500 dollars. A cyclonic storm near Diwabik kills nine. Legislative special session called for Michigan rail tax amendment. A railroad express messenger is rewarded for shooting a robber.
Substantial agricultural prosperity described between Havana and Cienfuegos in Cuba. A powder magazine explosion near Eveleth Mina killed one person and wounded two hundred.
Turkey pays US debt installments as Gen Roberts reports daily Boer fighting in the Transvaal and Free State. Italy protests US anarchist liberty. Powers tacitly back Kwang Hsu restoration in China. British and Austrian Alps deaths mount. Boxer uprising blamed on advisers. Chinese troops push Germans from Tientsin. Mexican floods devastate villages and crops.
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers urges a convention of strikers in Scranton Pennsylvania to vote on terms proposed by coal operators. Other items note the US Supreme Court's session in Washington and various national statistics including Cuba customs receipts for 1900 and Alabama coal output projections.
The dispatch lists various brief items: 30,000 lepers in the Philippines. Cuba adopts modern farm machinery. a German firm builds a locomotive on the American model. Chicago and Alton restrict news agents on trains. U S leads in fruit growing. Cripple Creek gold yield expected at 27 million dollars. Italy records 2,400 duels with 480 deaths. Col Lynch says Kruger may visit the United States. Paris peace congress condemns Britain in Transvaal. English inventor proposes Atlantic crossing in two days. anticipated gold imports to New York due to South African mining revival. Railway Clerks union elects Henry E. First of Cincinnati as president. Georgia penal camp lessees accused of entrapment. European cabbages crop poor, U S to compensate. life-size Apollo statue unearthed near Athens from 5th century BCE. Virginia and South Carolina borders see many sheep and hog deaths from hybrid predators. naval reserves report poor interest in summer cruises. Japanese auctions use sealed bids dropped in a box.
London reports from Tientsin a clash with 8000 Chinese described as Boxers, later believed Li Hung Chang veterans, who forced a German withdrawal. Li Hung Chang travels to Peking as Belgium engineers and missionaries freed. Boxers fortify Grand canal with upgraded gunboats amid patrols. Emperor Kwang Su accuses Boxers and curses nine ring leaders while punishing princes. Tung Su Hsiang flees. Washington expects McKinley’s return and cabinet talks on the French note. Conger’s report on punishments to Boxers awaited. Post Office finances show a $4.89 million deficit.
A violent tornado cut a 150 foot wide path through Biwabik Minnesota wrecking mines and houses. At least nine people died and scores were injured as trains engines and cars were destroyed. The storm then hit near Pike Lake, killing a whole family of six and damaging infrastructure across the Duluth area.
Nearly half of Minneapolis flour mills will shut for an indeterminate period. Washburn-Crosby Pillsbury Milling report 40 percent closed, Consolidated Milling may halt operations. Officials cite sharply reduced foreign demand and political excitement hurting domestic orders.
In Salem Illinois October 8 W J Bryan rested in his birth city and spent the day with relatives. He dined with cousin Mrs Mollie Webster and was joined by about thirty kin for dinner. Accompanied by James C Dahlman and B F Shively he toured his boyhood farm and attended the Cumberland Presbyterian church in the evening.
Gov. Sayers will turn over 30000 dollars in cash to the mainland relief committee for hurricane victims and a campaign seeks 150000 cash from the 2000000 state surplus to aid Galveston and coast areas. The move also asks the legislature to endorse the governor’s action.
A brief note reflects on the uncertain fate of China amid competition among foreign powers. The piece also targets American readers, linking health issues to modern speed of life and promoting Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia constipation and related ailments.
A young woman asks for ribbon at a dry goods counter and recalls a seaside rescue by a clerk, who she says saved her life last summer. The clerk smiles as she requests two yards of the ribbon, confirming the remembered act.
An advertisement offers a wall map 48 by 34 inches showing divisions of U S territory from the Revolution onward. It includes the original thirteen states Louisiana Purchase Texas Annexation Gadsden Purchase Mexican cession and Northwest acquisitions. Price 16 cents postage prepaid on receipt.
An advertisement describes first class openings in growing towns across Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri for blacksmiths doctors dressmakers furniture grain and live stock buyers general merchandise hardware harness tailors cold storage creameries and canning factories. W J Reed industrial agent Chicago Great Western Ry invites firms to write with requirements.
A brief comic exchange in Boston humor shows a customer insulting a barber for his work and the barber replying that in this free country the customer may chew it off himself if unhappy. The quip highlights wartime style wit and local color.
A colonial era style pitch touts Cascarets as a universal remedy from headaches to cancer that cures by cleansing the bowels. It promises easy natural movements and health restoration for 10 cents, noting genuine metal boxed tablets stamped with C. G. C. and warning against imitations.
The Baltimore American notes the start of a powers conference focusing on the partition of China as Mr. Henpeck reflects on the moment while his wife and mother-in-law discuss with the cook.
A brief ad style note recommends Jell O as a quick healthful dessert option. It promises preparation in two minutes with no boiling or baking and only needs boiling water to set. Flavors listed include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers.
In a Philadelphia North American note, a man slides a sealed letter through a window and pays two cents to a stamp clerk. He then asks for an automobile, replying calmly when asked for his request.
An old Detroit Journal notice touts Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement benefits and cures for headache with prices 25 and 40 cents. The fragment also reflects a reflection on education sparked by a farmer's sale sign, noting the crooked printed letter S.
The advertisement promotes four Jell-O flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents. It targets family use and urges readers to try the product today.
Mrs Thos Robbing of Maple Street Norwich New York asserts Piso’s Cure for Consumption cured her three years ago. The fragment notes a February 17 1900 date and location in Norwich.
The Indianapolis Press notes discussions of retaliation amid debate over actions and responses referenced in a fragmentary excerpt. The text hints at calls for a course of retaliation without providing concrete events or participants.
A collage of current ads and satirical quips includes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tiblets offering a one day cure for colds with money refund, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and a note on humor from Mrs Bixby. Various newspaper quotes critique street mud and dyspepsia while promoting White's Yucatan chewing Roman phrase and Putnam dye.
Alabama congressman A. T. Goodwyn endorses Peruna from the Peruna Medicine Co. of Columbus Ohio after claiming two bottles cured his catarrh. He urges public support for a remedy he says has been tested for forty years and calls for a free book from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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