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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1879
Page
4
The speaker cherishes a rural scene by a brown cider mill with gurgling springs, meadows, and willows. A two story mill on a hill hisses cider through gears, while beech and oak shade a tranquil pool. The memory repeats through harvest light as distant bells and the rill sing.
A group on the Medina recalls deadly cobra bites and a krait scare as officers and civilians share near escapes. The cobra venom proved lethal, snake stones drew skepticism, and a chaplain recounts a cobra entering a church and a fatal foot contact with the headless snake.
A detailed official report from the Special Agent team describes the shooting of Frederick Nix Jr., Blackville postmaster, on September 16. It portrays local partisan tensions, threats against Nix, possible conspiracy, and the alleged involvement of Luther Williams with connections to Barnwell County leaders. The document notes Williams’s public boisterous behavior after the event and signals broad community hostility toward Republican officials.
Domestic gardening advice covers seed sowing for grass, clover, and bulbs, and curing cabbage with brine and vinegar spice. Horse training emphasizes kind treatment and patience, while discussions compare grazing land rents and artificial grasses influencing farm profits across the United States.
The article argues steep limestone hills should be sown with permanent grass to prevent soil loss and boost profit. It cites German farmers, terracing limits, and compares grass income from cattle, dairy, and wool to grain. It references Col. John Taylor on Dutch and English grass vs breadstuffs and notes high meadow rents.
A Memphis letter describes the brutal end of yellow fever with patients held for restraint, delirium, and brutal death. The note recalls families swept away by the fever and contrasts the fate of clean and dirty households. Also mentions Mardi Gras date and a Steubenville Herald aside.
Retired physician claims a simple vegetable remedy cures consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and lung ailments along with nervous debility and nervous complaints He offers to mail the recipe at no cost in German French or English with preparation and usage instructions to any reader sending the paper name and his Rochester New York address.
A 19th century advertising note from Eyawat Michigan dated September 1879 by Messrs. Wheelock Finlay Co New Orleans. A druggist James H Vousen claims Wilhoft Fever and Ague Tonic sold without advertising and requests counter circulars. Mentions Prence’s Extract or Smart-Weed compound fluid extract Jamaica Ginger Water-pepper and other efficacious ingredients for curing cholera, diarrhea, and fevers.
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