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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1897
Page
4
A poem by Zitella Cocke in Youth's Companion contemplates homesickness. It contrasts earthly joys with a longing for a higher home, noting the restless heart seeking a distant fatherly presence amid garden scenes and bright worldly feasts.
A beleaguered overland stage fort holds a tense defense as Lt. Marks fights off a large Indian force. Private George Stone, 24, a Princeton graduate, proves fearless with multiple clean hits while rivals and love entwine in a tale of jealousy and deception.
In a frontier siege tale, George Stone leads a stubborn stand against Indian attackers while Lieutenant Marks hides. Miss Mary Sommers urges courage, inspires Stone, and a brave defense with rifles and horses turns the tide before Major Warner arrives with 200 soldiers. Stone resigns and marries Sommers. Marks resigns in humiliation after the White House encounter.
American stoves, valued for utility, style and finish, are exported worldwide. Most shipments go to Spanish American countries, with sizable numbers to Australia and South Africa. Some go to the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Turkey, and occasionally China and Japan. Demand for gas and gasoline stoves is rising and expectations are high.
The passage cites Charles Kingsley urging self focus leads to misery and spiritual ruin. It warns that dwelling on desires and owed respect corrupts all you touch and turns God’s gifts into sin and wretchedness.
A writer recalls an Irish village school four miles from home, its bare modern building set in bog and marsh. Children walk barefoot, carry dry bread for noon, and return late in the day, sturdy yet undernourished, with a tattered third reader as a lone book.
Describes a wall dividing England and Scotland named Severus. It stood 20 feet high and 24 feet thick, extending 36 miles with 21 forts. A moat to the north measured 40 feet wide and 20 feet deep.
A mosaic of brief items notes modest wealth reactions and quick cures. Mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin ailments, One Minute Cough Cure for throat issues, DeWitt's Little Early Risers for digestion, and various ads praising pills and tonics. Also references John D. Spreckels as editor and a Salt Lake deputy appointment.
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