06 Apr 1876
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1876
Page
1
The Second District leans to renominate J Q Tufts for Congress with praise for his plain, practical leadership and duty to constituents. A Wilton editorial endorses Tufts, calling him sincere, earnest, and an anchor against faction and disloyalty.
The DeWitt Observer asks locals to contribute substantive material for publication and rejects filler items. It lists productive and real estate funds for New York colleges including Columbia Cornell Hamilton Madison Syracuse Union Rochester and Vassar, with ownership of substantial real estate and varying funds. It reports Connecticut election results a Democratic gain but Republican optimism and sprightly dispatches on local officials and a string of curious incidents and accusations in neighboring papers.
A Prairieburg update recalls 100 year old keepsakes from Mrs. A. H. Gift and J. P. Bayley, including a Revolutionary War horn and an Indian ponahawk found near Lake George. The piece notes local population, county townships, and a temperance reform, predicting Centennial baby names and the loom of beer’s return.
Editor M Monticello urges caution about constant change in science religion and education. He recalls old schooling methods and criticizes frequent textbook changes as a costly burden on laboring families. He calls for standardization of state approved texts to avoid needless upheaval.
A critical column contrasts genuine worshippers who attend in bad weather with pretenders who stay home. It defends steadfast faith amid rain and snow while condemning those who abandon duties for comfort, then wanders into a satire on women's fashions and etiquette in railway cars.
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