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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
4
A printable kids game uses heavy white bristol boards cut into strips each two inches long and three quarters inch wide. Collect bold adjectives from magazines such as reliable pure transparent and the box explains how players swap adjectives in a read aloud story.
A playful demonstration instructs placing a piano stool by the wall and leaning with the head against the wall while holding the stool. The trick shows you cannot lift yourself upright without dropping the stool, due to shifting the center of gravity, a puzzle that amuses everyone attempting it.
A brown bee laments losing its way while following a dressed butterfly through a leafy glade and garden beds. After recounting the missteps and the cost of chances, the bee resolves to choose the right path across the field of clover and avoid straying behind the butterfly. John Lea.
A Rockland three year old woke to thunder and exclaimed God has done it now Then she clarified by saying why the thunder was split all his thunder things Her mother asked what she meant and the child spoke with earnest pity about the storm's power in a Bangor Commercial item
Instructions describe browning two tablespoons of drippings in a saucepan then adding half a cup of well washed rice and toasting it. A sliced tomato minced onion and garlic are browned in the drippings before adding hot water and seasoning with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until done without stirring, adding more water if needed.
When Disraeli began public life he ran for High Wycombe where he faced a county magnate opponent. Disraeli answered a heckler by saying he stood upon his head and then backed the claim with a forceful speech.
The author suggests animals hear higher frequencies than humans and may converse silently. Cats and dogs communicate closely with each other without audible sounds to people. The piece argues that differences in pitch create a separation between human and animal worlds.
A missionary, teased by cannibals about eating him, offers a cork leg slice to prove his unpalatability. After tasting the purported leg, the cannibals release him. The tale ends with the revelation that the leg was made of cork.
The article notes the difficulty in delimiting how far a bird can navigate by landmarks. Trained pigeons manage hundreds of miles. Shore birds instinctively reach home after touching the coastline and breed in many colonies returning regularly.
General Corbin's report, soon labeled the wine, women and song report, discussed the canteen, criticized young officers for marrying, and urged instruction of soldiers in music including regimental airs and songs.
In Atlantic City a wedding links John Philip Sousa to an eighteen year old mother in law as Sousa’s bride’s father was once married to a girl of that age. Groom Henry Bellis is seventy four and lively as a college grad. Two of Sonia's children are older than their grandmother.
A humorous discussion notes authorities complain most foods and drinks are injurious. The piece mocks ruling that glass disintegrates under acids and water, urging a return to horn drinking cups as a safer ancient practice.
Rev McNinch of Ackley Mr Smith of Monticello and W B Gage of Guthrie Center visited Hopkinton this week to inspect the college and will report at the next Synod meeting. Lenox needs strong presentation at Shenandoah gathering next week to secure aid. Frank Hogan drove fifty Hereford steers to J M Hofacre near Monticello selling at 46 60 each totaling 2330. Hofacre to feed for market. Warren Winch sold A W Bacon farm to W H Thompson at 90 per acre after paying 77 25 earlier, netting about 1000 profit. Real estate within Hopkinton radius improves beyond a gold mine.
A satirical roundup of social mores on marriage gender and money. The pieces poke at Croesus like a pauper politics moral optics and conversational rituals in relationships. It quips about love honesty clinging to status and the quirks of married life.
The New York Herald notes lentils or linsen are highly nourishing though underused in America. It describes dried lentils compact shape, soaking overnight, and two popular preparations: long simmered soup with bay leaves and celery, and a mush with frankfurters or ham.
The Dry Goods Economist argues many young men pick merchandise positions as a temporary role and drift into deemed lifelong drudgery. It describes an army behind counters lacking purpose and observance, squandering chances to become significant business factors and facing a treadmill of unfulfilling pay.
A United States geological survey notes driven wells that descend 50 to 100 feet through subsoil to a four inch limestone layer above water bearing gravel. When barometric pressure drops the wells roar outward for days, then reverse as air is drawn in. An explanation cites porous gravel air pockets responding to surface pressure, but a full explanation is pending Voull's Companion.
A folk saying lists daily nail cutting superstitions from Monday to Sunday. It links health wealth letters a better thing marriage longevity and evil to the day of cutting, warning the devil would rule all week if followed.
In Russia a ten year old child cannot leave home for school without a passport, nor can common servants and peasants travel without one. A Moscow or St. Petersburg gentleman cannot receive a lengthy visitor without notifying the police. Porters must report all arrivals and departures, and a passport fee is charged for each.
Classified notices offer 100000 acres of timber meadow and burned land in eastern central Minnesota at 4 50 to 8 00 per acre and 200000 acres of prairie land in the Canadian Northwest at 5 to 8 per acre. Also bids for wood delivery to Scotch Grove schools and multiple individual farm and hog listings in Iowa with locations and contact names.
Feeding cattle for sale 150 head average weight 800 to 1800 pounds sold in buyer suited lots J M Hofacre Poland China pigs for sale farm one fourth mile from Scotch Grove station Applegate Water notice water rents due November 1 1908 must be paid by November 10 1903 Kellum water Supt Remember the big store for your laces and ribbons Hilers Bolton pills DeWitt’s Little Bary Risers cure headache cleanse liver and improve mouth taste Bob Moore Lafayette Indiana endorses DeWitt’s pills A B Family Tea 25c a package Chicago News notes Russian Japanese ministers confident no war yet maintain war preparations through the sample text.
A testimonial asserts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieves severe dyspepsia and stomach troubles. It claims quick cures for loss of appetite weakness nervous tension headaches and indigestion and promotes digestion using natural stomach juices and tonics. Morning Oregonian notes a British traffic study commission visit.
An ad touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel salve as the only pure witch hazel product and the best remedy for cuts burns bruises tetter and piles. It warns competitors as counterfeit and credits IE C DeWitt with invention and widespread druggist sales. Lincoln Star notes Walker Whiteside will perform We are King in Lincoln with unclear royalty details.
Mrs Haviland of Armonk New York writes that her daughter nearly died from whooping cough and bronchitis yet was saved by Dr Kings New Discovery. A niece with advanced consumption recovered and both call it a miraculous remedy. Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to this medicine, praised as infallible for coughs and colds. Trial bottles offered free by Brooklyn Eagle. Mosquitoes around West Point were destroyed and malaria fever ceased.
An advertisement argues dieting harms health and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to digest foods and ease indigestion. It claims the stomach becomes stronger and digestion improves with use. The Augusta Chronicle notes Tammany gains strength in New York elections by removing Bill Devery.
A Wake Ark priest Rev John Cox says twelve years of yellow jaundice vanished after using Electric Bitters. The Detroit Journal notes a Brooklyn county convention report linking New York politics and boxing, reflecting ongoing city issues.
Otto Dodd of Powder Mo writes that a yearlong sore was cured by Bucklen's Arnica salve, calling it the best salve on earth. The product sells for 25 cents at Soetje's drug store.
The latest furniture coverings favor light fabrics for drawing and reception rooms with borders in darker tones. Louis XVI style features gilt prominently while art nouveau remains limited to a fashion subset and has not yet become widespread.
Tickets sold within 150 miles for November 25 and 26 at a fare and a third round trip. Return by November 30 1908. Daily three trains to Ft Wayne Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York Boston and New England points with vestibuled sleeping cars. No excess fare. Dining cars offer American Club plan 35c to 1.60 or a la carte at Chicago offices 111 Adams Street and Auditorium Annex. Depot at LaSalle and Van Buren on the elevated loop. Central 2057.
Low prices on lace curtains advertised by Eilers and Bolton promise strong value. The notice emphasizes discount offerings and stock availability at the department store location.
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