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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
3
Marcella, persuaded by Janet after a trip from Germany, undertakes a strict milk and cream regimen to improve looks, consuming up to four quarts of milk and one quart of cream daily. She suffers indigestion, insomnia, and fatigue, abandons the plan after a health scare, and returns to the country with Janet, ending the diet.
In a 1905 narrative, Jacob returns to Bethel with Rachel and recounts the vision that changed him. The couple find spiritual awakening as Deborah the nurse dies at Allonbachuth the oak, and Jacob is renamed Israel. A sacrifice unites families while a recorded revelation confirms God’s steadfast presence.
A New York Sun item recounts a prank where Jones persuades a worker to write a begging letter for a raise. The boss and big boss see the letter and approve, leading to a seven dollar and fifty cent weekly raise for Jones.
The article notes that fingerprint identification, considered a modern European tool, was reportedly used in Korea about twelve centuries ago, showcasing an early instance of biometric methods in East Asia.
ER H Darrow aged 60 shoots and kills Lillian Darrow 25 then kills himself in a back seat of a carriage near Arcade hotel. Couple registered as J H Darrow and wife on Oct 10 then planned to Milwaukee station. Letters imply marital strife and dying love.
Washington reports both Russia and Japan signed their copies of the peace treaty. Baron Rosen notified Secretary Root that the Russian emperor affixed his signature at Portsmouth. Minister Takahira said the Japanese emperor signed in Tokyo. The war began February 8, 1904 and ended October 14, with final exchanges planned later in Washington.
Five railroad workers died when a heavy double header freight from Town Central railroad struck a cow on the track near Seaton Illinois at about twenty miles per hour. The engineers George A Caffal and Harry Summers, firemen Harry Barr and L H Briley and brakeman P T Morgan perished at the scene or shortly after. Briley was found near the locomotives and Morgan was buried beneath a box car in the wreck.
A farmer explains that ventilation cannot fix filth and moisture in old barns. He advocates the King system with insulated flues, concrete floors, double walls, and controlled intake and outlet openings to maintain uniform winter temperatures and reduce moisture and carbonic acid buildup.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent discusses grafting Hugush onto Black walnut. Mrs J Kay advises inserting a small limb with a bud into the stock then tying and binding, removing bark, fitting the budwood, and waiting for dormant bud union next spring, with a diagram explained.
Five people are dead and more than 30 injured after a gigantic wave swept the Cunard Line steamer Campania last Wednesday. John Graham of Milwaukee, a steerage passenger, was washed overboard. Other confirmed fatalities include two Irish girls and two women. Ten injured remained in hospital upon quarantine arrival and many others had minor injuries.
Tokio reports Vice Admiral Togo worshiped at a temple, seen as a model for national religious education, likely boosting ancestral worship in the army and navy. In Missouri, Martin Paulsgrove was found guilty of first degree murder in the January death of his sweetheart Miss Mary Newman after a 48 hour jury deliberation.
In Toledo on October 16, Arthur E. McKinstry financial secretary of the Mau Mee River Yacht Club and 14 year old Willie Donohue drowned when a small sail boat capsized in Maumee bay Sunday afternoon.
A five story brick structure at 75 77 Lake Street valued at 30000 and the 100000 stock of paints oils and wallpaper owned by Podrasink Klapperich Co occupied the building. The blaze Sunday destroyed the property and five people were injured.
New York National League team defeated Philadelphia American Leaguers 2 to 0 at the Polo Grounds to clinch the world championship in the fifth game on October 16.
The Cornell bulletin compares soil nutrients removed by 20 years of continuous apple cropping to 20 years of wheat. It finds apples remove more nitrogen and potash while phosphorus drops differ, showing orchards deplete soil fertility faster than wheat. Burned apple wood demonstrates the potash tied up in tree timber.
Growers face a price deadlock this season and many plan to hold fruit for winter sale or home use. Bulletin 248 from the New York Agricultural Experiment Station reviews factors influencing apple keeping quality, shares storage results for 168 varieties, and offers guidance to buyers and growers.
Soft white butter comes from hot cream and sour cream causes specks. Keep fresh milk separate from old, test milk quality not quantity. Maintain thrifty heifer growth, inspect new utensils joints, and cool milk after milking for better cream rise. Provide calves sweet milk, feed pumpkins, and dehorn nervous cows to prevent harm.
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