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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
7
A tale where two brothers seek a gift from Life to keep Happiness with them. The elder buys gold and builds a grand palace while the younger, granted undimmed wonder, lives simply and grows true joy. After ten years the elder dies, slain by Ennui, the companion of kings, as the younger remains content.
An article cites statistics showing 60 percent of accidents occur at home or on the street, while ships and first class open liners are among the safest. It notes higher insurance payouts on rail and tram accidents and warns vigilance in daily actions from stairs to hanging pictures.
A Paris hand loom weaver creates stockings costing 210 dollars a pair. Each pair embodies a year of labor and features hand wrought lace panels, often needlepoint or Chantilly, with butterfly motifs and intricate weaving that defines their exquisite quality.
A humorous exchange about Wrigley adjusting to country life. He rises before dawn to catch the train and returns after dark, sleeping all day Sunday. He even asked for a day off to view his new home in sunlight.
Richard W. Sears retired from Sears Roebuck to devote time to farming at Gray's Lake HL. He supervises threshing with 20 workers, wearing overalls and a wide brimmed hat, saying he has no time to talk about himself. Sears, 45, built a mail order empire from a watch venture and now plans to focus on family and the farm with his four children expressing interest in farming.
Chautauqua New York dedicates Aula Christi the Hall of Christ the world’s only building of its kind. Bishop John H. Vincent delivered the address for a project costing about 40000 dollars with major gifts from the Massey estate Miss Helen Gould and the Arnold estate. The hall will house a Christ life library engravings and a main auditorium for monthly services and study courses for all ages.
Dialogues reveal a curious habit as a man claims he never owned a dog nor used the Lost column. The exchange hints at observers misjudging motives while a wife’s charity toward a wandering guest stirs suspicion of hidden favors or hero credits.
The county figure Gustapher Plogs, noted for his Prince Albert coat, drives to Betaville in an old car with a new honker. A cow belonging to Silas Prowse reacts to his honk, loses a calf, and later locates Plogs with a punctured bulb. Plogs repairs the horn on the cow’s foot, resulting in the cow honking like a calf and showing affection. Plogs later learns the cow has another calf and wants the honker removed.
The Quebec Chateau Frontenac decor and service are credited to a Canadian Pacific officer’s wife. At breakfast, a waiter presents toast on a long brass trident, with a ribbon of toast skewered for each guest. Her clever idea adds charm to the dining room and its warm hospitality.
A quotation contrasts the burdens of being a woman with social pressures to look perfect. It notes the lifelong need for appearance and illusion, citing The Australasian. A satirical warning to couples suggests avoiding 39-cent hammocks or hanging them low, attributed to Christian Work and Evangelist.
Commander Peary defended his pole measurements, detailing five observations near the pole and preparations for a tribunal to judge Dr. Frederick Cook’s 1908 claim. Cook, approaching New York aboard the Oscar II, urged public confidence and cited his own records while noting dissension with Peary.
James Egan, previously jailed in New York, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday to three years' penal servitude after being found guilty of a series of frauds against women.
A Tangier dispatch reports a powder magazine blast near Mogador killing 200 men. The tragedy follows explosions in the Tangier region and raises fears over safety and military storage.
Gen Albert L Meyer commanding the Texas department ordered 8000 troops at Fort Sam Houston to entrain October 12 for El Paso to participate in the meeting between President Taft and President Diaz on October 16.
Thomas Hammond, to wed in a ntn, is jailed by Judge Bettler after stealing groceries, tableware and clothing to start housekeeping.
Ten year sufferer from female troubles reports improvement after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letter from Mrs. Goonan of Marlton New Jersey says doctors gave up on her yet she recovered and is now well. The advertisement touts the remedy as made from native roots and herbs with no narcotics and claims many cures with free confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
The piece quotes Dr. Madison C. Peters on marriage in the afterlife, lampoons a “thin man” hypocrite cleric and jokes about a reporter’s questions. It then promotes Tamling Wizard OM as a medicine chest and Lewis' Single Binder cigars with quips on thinking and speech.
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