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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
6
A child peers at a robin’s nest in the linden tree to hear how the mother teaches her fledglings to sing. The scene ends as the birds fly away, leaving the question of their first lessons unanswered. Sydney Dayre reports for the Times.
In a Cleveland Moffett anecdote from St Nicholas Bianca faced Spitfire the lioness in an exhibition cage. Mr Bostock stepped in with a whip, coaxed the insolent lioness to jump the pedestal, and Brutus subdued by a blank pistol shot fired by Bianca, restoring order in the menagerie.
The article extols walking as the supreme free exercise best done outdoors. It argues walking strengthens muscles, expands lungs, combats lassitude, and improves mood and digestion. It compares Americans and English habits, cites Gladstone as a model of endurance, and urges girls to walk five to ten miles daily for rosy cheeks and health.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune description of dot drawing on a slate. Players draw lines between adjacent dots to form pictures, eight possible directions, with the slate kept moving edge to edge. The finish stroke wins, with possible prize. The activity teaches drawing and offers erasure without disturbing remaining dots.
A social worker who has inspected many New York sweatshops believes the idea for electrical fans came from tailors and their sewing machines. Workers in hot weather used machine power to fan themselves by tying stiff cardboard to the flywheel and cutting air with a pinwheel effect as they pedaled.
The article cites Theodore Roosevelt urging balance between material prosperity and moral service. It questions whether Americans neglect higher ideals while pursuing wealth, urging gratitude to teachers soldiers and public servants and warning against baseness among leaders.
J. Bryan backs the ticket yet rejects the platform claiming it lacks his Ohio faction’s views. He says the Ohio democracy must choose sides with Grover Cleveland, while arguing the platform mirrors Clevelandism more than true Democratic principles. Bryan urges supporters to oppose both if the ticket and platform diverge.
A survey compares nations on convicts per population, fire insurance, spending, infant mortality, yacht counts, hospital use, government costs, and immigrant mixes. It notes Britain’s high convict rate, France’s greater fire risk, and Brazil’s diverse population, while showing England’s lower hospital visits and India’s higher government expenditure relative to revenue.
The report shows London with 1,810 miles of water pipes and 49 fires yearly per 100 000 people while Valparaiso records a 64.6 death rate per 1 000 and London's is 21. The average Londoner owns 158 pounds of property versus 12 pounds for the Irish. Liverpool has the highest child death rate, Paris donors average 3 shillings 6 pence per person to hospitals, versus 6 pence in London and 7 pence in New York.
In Sumpter Illinois Mrs. J B Flanigan long ill with Dropsy found relief after six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills prescribed by Carmi pharmacist J J Dales. Five of six pills used cured her completely restoring health and ending years of wearing no shoes, with husband Mr Flanigan and Mrs Wanigan touting the remedy.
The piece notes that avoiding war with Spain and yielding to Aguinaldo would have seemed cheaper, yet the nation chose duty and sacrifice. It credits Theodore Roosevelt and millions of Americans for balancing material prosperity with the aim of building a fuller life for future generations.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a sharp split within the party between the Cleveland faction and Bryan supporters. Maryland's Democratic convention sidestepped the central issue, aligning with the Cleveland wing and sidelining Bryan, while national canvasses emphasize the intra party clash to play out through 1904 campaigns.
Dispatch from Austin notes ex-Governor James Hogg and ex-Senator Charles Towne aligning with Standard Oil to oppose a two percent tax on oil producers’ gross receipts in Texas. The column wonders at their shift from anti-corporate rhetoric to backing the “octopus,” amid Bryan’s oil ties and national political maneuvering.
An 1900 era advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease powder to soothe swollen sore hot feet and treat ingrown nails and corns. The notice promises easy footwear and free samples, with addresses in LeRoy New York and Minneapolis Minnesota. It includes punchlines from newspapers and a joke cited by J W O Brien.
Bishop A Grant of Indianapolis endorses Peruna for vocal health and general vitality. Letters from Rev BE G Smith and Rev A S Vaughn praise Peruna's benefits for ch Sanitation and decline in illness. Readers are urged to write Dr Hartman for free medical advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
A historic remedy praised for treating croup in children, marketed as a life saver with claims of no opium and a price of 60 cents. The brief note highlights the product's value in child health.
Editorials and political commentaries critique William Jennings Bryan and the Democratic and Republican factions. Cartoons note his non candidacy stance while hinting at future service. Reports discuss tariff opposition, Kansas City platform endorsements, and varying state convention reactions across Iowa Ohio Michigan Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania Nebraska fusionists and party split.
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