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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
8
A quiet Sunday morning turns lively when a ragamuffin baby wanders down the street in a borrowed coat and big hat. Grandmother, on her balcony sun bath, discovers Marian is her granddaughter, hidden in plain sight among worn toys and a wicker carriage.
A nostalgic reflection from Chatterbox on a grandfather sharing stories and games with a child. The piece contrasts youth and age, noting that children and adults alike are cradled in God’s love and the timeless bond within a grandparent’s embrace.
A 12 year old crown prince of Germany insists his mother is not a sinner while a clergyman explains that all men including the emperor are sinners. The exchange shows the prince's devotion to his mother.
Nine thousand acres of excellent timber and meadow lands in fast-growing central Minnesota are offered at 350 to 450 per acre with smooth land, good soil and easy terms. Excursion rates twice a month. H. M. Troy, Cedar Rapids, In. Stops the Cough and works off the Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No cure, no Pay. Price 25 cents.
A London News piece argues costermongers are an enduring institution facing removal by new borough councils. It notes their independent stance and unique dress with buttoned coats and plush gowns, highlighting wives and daughters in plush outfits and "sailor" hat rumors. A gentleman can buy a stylish suit for 30 shillings.
English actor Lyall Swete towered over peers and his staged villain proved awkward on a narrow theater stage. A loud laugh followed as he fell back toward the audience until a quiet stallite warned him, sir your hair is on fire. The crowd applauded as Swete saved the scene and recovered.
Oil drillers in Ohio struck a huge gush when a nitroglycerin shell exploded at 25 feet. The derrick collapsed as oil spurted, but a pipe line supplying 6000 barrels daily was found broken by the blast. Oil from the well was masking as flow from the pipeline, ending the wonder well’s career.
A British writer notes next year will be busy for jewellers cleaning restoring and making new coronets in England and Paris. He explains eight golden strawberry leaves crown dukes and duchesses while marquis and marchioness have four leaves and four silver balls. An earl or countess also bears the mystic foliage in their coronets.
Great swarms of the 17 year locusts are forecast for Maryland north of the Patuxent river in 1902. Prof P R Uhler of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore notes the brood will reappear between late May and early July in many areas.
The board of education met in special session with members present. Minutes approved. Bills allowed including labor and painting. Motion to adopt Prof Palmer's penmanship system from 6th grade up carried. Miss Nellie B Turner applied for vocal music teacher. filed. Adoption of Metcalf Language Lessons Grammar Natural Geography and Milne High School Algebra approved. Adjournment. Secretary R P Smirna reported travel and ticket details for Pan-American trip. General Agent John Y Calahan listed contact details.
A letter list notes unclaimed mail at Monticello Iowa advertised September 5 1901. Items mention Thomas and John Frank D E Pono P M Mean Tess and Jess are referenced along with a narrative about meeting May in Philadelphia.
A Detroit Free article notes a wry contrast about north pole explorers who frequently return to begin anew, highlighting perseverance despite perilous journeys.
Advertisement claims one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee by EB. W. Grove on each box sold by druggists for 25 cents.
The Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway extends 140 miles in southwestern Minnesota with six new towns Reading Wilmont Lismore Kenneth Walters and Conger growing as commercial centers without auction sales or hype The company aims to support steady growth by selling each town whole including unplatted land to private buyers
A grand excursion by vestibuled sleepers and first class coaches runs from Faribault Mason City Dubuque West Union Cresco Fayette Cedar Rapids to Cleveland for the National G A R Encampment September 10 14. Return October 8 with rates from $14.82 from listed points. Contact C M St P agents or John R Cook West Union Iowa for details.
I L Taylor of New Albany Bradford County Pa credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing a diarrhoea on a long bicycle trip and a later bout of dysentery One dose cured the second illness after two doses aided the journey Sold by O H Soetje 1412 Mrs Hatterson
An advertisement touts Bailey's Dyspepsia Tablets from Lakeside Medicine Co Chicago for symptoms like pain in the side nausea vomiting after eating belching constipation loss of appetite dizziness flatulence moth patches pimples and repulsive complexion. The ad promises quick relief followed by cure with sample free and price 5 for 1. Sold by D C Prader.
Henrietta lawyer I. B. Munday recalls persuading his malarial and jaundiced brother to use Electric Bitters. He claims the remedy cured him completely and saved his life. The ad touts benefits for blood purification and digestion, price 50c at O. H. Soetje’s drug store. The note adds a Brazil coffee magnate family detail about Santos-Dumont.
A collage of testimonial passages praises Dr. King's Discovery for pneumonia consumption and throat and lung diseases, including the promise of cures and free trial bottles. Advertisements tout Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, Bucklen's Arnica Salve, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, and noted figures like Dr Robert Koch, with references to druggist O H Soetje and a New York Central railroad anecdote.
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