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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1882
Page
2
A dramatic tale unfolds as a princess challenges a suitor in a chess like duel. Commands courage and wit to win her hand while promising jewels and wealth only to the rightful heir, the royal line must be preserved. The verse ends with Sweden’s Princess promised to Knut of Denmark and the bells ring.
In a quaint house a wig maker named A Bean lives above a shop with wigs and a curious tree outside. A rosy three year old girl arrives seeking food and pay and joins him for a simple market morning meal before naps.
A. Bean adopts a found child, names her Alexandra, and seeks a stable home. He arranges schooling through Dr. Stearns and a Friends boarding school, then supports her growth and independence as she matures into a capable young woman.
A. Bean experiences terror on a swaying railway bridge during a derailed moment. He prays for rescue as the train nears, the bridge moves eight inches, and bystanders fear a catastrophe. The crowd works to aid the passenger Sef while a doctor assesses injuries and mournful voices honor the fallen.
A discursive note on sharks skates and rays detailing gill openings mouth placement and skin denticles. It notes hammerhead behavior form and the rough nature of sharks while comparing to other marine creatures and reflecting on fishing dangers and handling aboard ships.
Spilkins praises Podgers girl as observant economical and modest. He notes her restraint buying candy and smelling ice cream without asking for any treat. The Detroit Free Press hints Mist Podgers may respond and Spilkins could be mistaken.
The fragment discusses cucumber and bean nourishment, soil fertility from atmosphere, Brockport bean trade, mackerel serving tips, Normand horse quality, and basement window drapery advice. It reads as a miscellany of agricultural and household notes from period publications.
The Illinois wheat yield of 18 bushels per acre in 1881 is discussed as a potential national average proxy. Illinois’ large share of U S wheat, central location, and historical yields suggest its 22 percent above U S average could estimate a 10 percent rise nationwide to about 43 1 100 bushels per acre. On 37 million acres this implies about 533,910,000 bushels, close to prior estimates.
Cor N Y Sun explains cattle bloat from eating clover pasture. It notes sudden death from asphyxia as gas forms, blaming greed and insufficient chewing rather than the clover itself. Horse saliva drop is nuisance, hogs thrive on it. no widespread stock issue beyond cattle.
A fragmented report from Grand Union New York recounts romantic misunderstandings and a garden proposal as a suitor presses a nickname while a wedding day looms. Advertisements praise Dr Graysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla for female ailments, with stray mentions of a Boston newspaper clip and old humor.
A list of patent remedies and quack cures promoting Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for consumption and other health conditions. Also touts Kidney-Wort and Celery and Chamomile Pills from Dr. Benson, Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. Mentions Chicago hogs and a Buffalo sales association.
A compilation of old-fashioned advertisements and notes from Harper's Bazaar and other papers. It covers velvet fabrics like Nonpareil Velvet and Velveteen, price comparisons with Lyon silk velvet, a new horse collar fastening invention, and various claims about Hop Bitters and Wise's Axle Grease. It includes promotional lines for dry goods retailers and miscellaneous household items.
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