15 Oct 1896
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1896
Page
1
A medical authority warns horn playing injures the heart and circulation. A silk from wood pulp reportedly costs 20 cents per yard, threatening the silk worm industry. Dr Max Wolf of Heidelberg reports five new asteroids found on photographs, increasing minor planets to 423.
A Pittsburgh judge questions a wife's exclusive right to her husband's affections while noting a social shift in the rail industry. The piece cites a man paying 14060 for a marriage prank from three years ago and mentions a Milan led discussion on homicide trends at the National Prison association in Milwaukee.
The article notes a likely Hudson river’s oldest building at the corner of Washington and Delaware streets in Poughkeepsie, said to date from 1713, now undergoing repairs to prevent decay. It mentions thick plaster and hand cut laths and recalls various historical curiosities and social observations.
The owner of an opera house in Butte Montana ordered the structure razed after a land dispute. The action left a ruin, prompting comments on reckless destruction and vengeance in the western states.
A Wyoming coal field shows a subterranean fire near a shallow coal vein 15 feet deep. The burning area is visible for miles and matches Indian legends of long burning fires in the region. A hollowed, crumbling ground marks the site where fuel has burned away.
A government brief notes ten year U S commerce totaling 16 031 205 383 with annual average over 1 6 billion The week ending June 9 saw New York and other leading exchanges total 1 058 172 453 down from 894 271 419 the prior week The weekly failures reached 296 up from 315 the previous week and 268 a year ago In Washington the National Association of Life Underwriters re elected its president E W Christie of Cleveland Ohio
The report lists gas explosion deaths at Carrie furnace Rankin Pennsylvania and other fatalities including a banker’s suicide in Gloucester Massachusetts, jail fire in Paulding Mississippi, a man hanged after assault in Indiana, and a bank robbery link in Minnesota. It also notes snow in the Adirondacks, political nominations in Connecticut, and a record kite height at Blue Hill Observatory.
In Galesburg Illinois the thirty eighth anniversary of the Lincoln Douglas debate was celebrated a memorial tablet unveiled at Knox College and addresses delivered by Chauncey M Depew Robert T Lincoln and Senator Palmer. Fire destroyed the Parsons Horological Institute and Ide Manufacturing Co building in Peoria with 100000 damage.
Summary of scattered items: a murder suicide in St Louis over a marriage dispute. Col J R McLain liable for 100000. grain stocks across Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley. Eddy N M bank closure with 75000 liabilities. Niagara Falls water plunge. Great Barrington and Epping fires. Ottawa’s Mrs Omeara dies at 111. Grant patent medicine accident. postal receipts drop 63000. New York Bay wrecks and hotels adrift. Bufford Overton executed. Canada set Thanksgiving. Inter national Typographical union meet. US Supreme Court October term docket 615 cases.
Luther Vailin Mills spoke to a packed Auditorium in Chicago at a Marquette club event on the money issue. He argued the nation must defend its heritage against silver policy proposals and compared current debates to 1860 secession, urging unity across parties and warning of Bryan and Sewall’s platform. He cited 1892 Harrison figures to boost progress claims.
The piece rails against the free silver agitation as repudiation, arguing it would ruin creditors, pensioners, and insured workers. It praises Republican leadership under William McKinley and Lincoln’s ideals, urging Americans to defend honest pay and national honor in the November vote.
William J. Bryan drew large crowds as principal attraction at Burlington Iowa’s semi centennial celebration. He rode in a parade to the Coliseum in Crapo park and urged ending the gold standard in favor of free coinage of gold and silver at sixteen to one.
A major blaze on the 8th destroyed a third of Corning's business houses, valued at about 150000 dollars, with A B Turner worst hit at 100000. The National Bank of Corning president W S Heflin and many merchants and professionals suffered losses, and the post office was housed in a burned building.
A humorous scene in a great legislative body ends with a member introducing Mr Blank as the man who has written more stupidities than anyone living, only to reveal he is the official stenographer of the house. The exchange highlights editor versus stenographer clash in witty repartee.
A historical fragment notes Jamaica's life tree growing months after uprooting. It mentions 2.5 tons of Qohasselas grapes taken from the king’s line at Fontainebleau and other global items including Russian censorship, Nemi vessels, Belgian weddings, Armenian student protests, and Paris newspaper reactions.
Advertisement notes four Virginia farm excursion dates September 1 and 15 and October 6 and 20. Tickets from west and northwest points via Big Four Route and Chesapeake and Ohio at one fare plus 3 dollars round trip. Virginia praised as ideal for farmers with cheap transport and climates. farms from 10 dollars an acre onward.
The article argues reforms work best when carried out with regular, gradual progress rather than abrupt shifts. It highlights health improvements from steady methods, praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a leading example. A satirical line about a woman and engagement appears at the end.
Advertisement proclaims No-To-Bac cures tobacco habit and promises rapid weight gain with over 400,000 cured. Text urges readers to buy from local druggists and mentions free booklet and sample. Includes a cartoon caption about a boy making trousers for orphans and cites Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
Low rate excursions to southern points on the first and third Tuesday monthly through October via Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Inquire at ticket office or contact C. P. Atmore or J. K. Ridgely for excursion ticket details. Also ads for homeseekers and a Texas excursion October 20 via Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway with agent H. A. Currier.
Chicago program notes advertise Wm H Crane, a veteran comedian, appearing at McVickers Theater on October 12 in His Wife's Father. The ad features witty exchanges about a woman’s endurance and pockets or fortunes, reflecting era humor.
An old girl marries a younger man and raises him her way while an ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. A 10c Cascarets box is promoted as a liver and bowel regulator with a 25c option, and a separate note mentions a man selling a nail driving machine offered for cleaning.
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