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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1882
Page
2
A nostalgic poem fragment contrasts rural life with city aspirations. It recalls a rustic maid, dairy work at dawn, and a shepherd boy turned comic monster, weaving images of nature, music, and social longing into a faded portrait of tradition versus romance.
In Drog gellan, Monica, grieving at her mother's grave, resists Larry O'Moore's pursuit as he plots a whispered word to win her. The spring and winter pass with village life, a wedding invitation offering brief respite and a fleeting chance at connection amid turmoil.
In a village cottage, a schoolmaster plans and leads a merry wedding celebration for Monica. Guests include a game keeper’s daughter, a cobbler, and Larry O Moore who plays a whispered tale to win Monica’s heart. The event ends with laughter and a promise of a future wedding entertainment.
The New York Republican State Convention outlines a platform calling for equitable taxation on corporations and individuals, stricter primary election laws, opposition to monopolies, and cautious constitutional change. It endorses Civil Service reform, govt efficiency, and continued support for President Arthur amid postwar fiscal measures.
A critique of tactics used in Arkansas to block Republican votes including intimidation in Helena robbery at Holly Grove false returns and precinct expulsions in Little Rock. The piece condemns bulldozing and questions official assurances of free fair elections citing Phillips County white Democrat defiance and documented past violence.
The piece argues the Republican party embodies stable principled governance and credits Maine's election outcome to a defeat of Greenback influences and "mountebanks." It predicts Republican momentum will spread to Ohio and Indiana, praising the party's honesty and effectiveness against Democratic opposition. It cites Indianapolis Journal as the source.
The Chicago Inter Ocean calls out ongoing racial terror in Alabama and demands honest elections. It condemns mob violence against colored Republicans in Choctaw County, notes six counties shifted toward the opposition, and argues the bloody shirt issue remains vital until a fair ballot and count prevail across the South.
The article describes Luchon expeditions to the Enticade with views into Catalonia and praise for the Maladetta. Guides boast of bears and hunting fanfare, though real bears have diminished on the French side. It also recalls Pyrenean dogs used as pack animals and a tale of a trained dog upsetting social norms in Britain.
A collage of notices praises Dr Guysett s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla and Dr Benson s Celery and Chamomile Pills, with endorsements from Bishop Gilmour and others. Parodic skits and letters joke about clergymen, doctors, and fraud, while a Rochester Hop Bitters enterprise is hailed as a major local venture.
An 1880s health column explains malaria as a malady from decaying vegetation and stagnant water, detailing causes like swamp vapors and drainage, and listing symptoms. It advices keeping kidneys and liver healthy and promotes Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure with a Kansas City testimonial and broad use in malarial districts.
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