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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1896
Page
7
Local shoppers see advertisements for shoes for everybody and babies at Sumters and Lon's sugar deals. Notices mention visits to Arkansas and Cedar Rapids, a Wayne township illness, lightning losses, a golden wedding guests, new houses, and a Crescent bicycle display. Community notes include weather, sales, and local business promotions.
Monticello items cover travel of M W Herrick to Chicago for a week, county attorney duties by F O Elligon, Y P C U convention dates in Des Moines, and plans for rallies. Local commerce features include Goldstone Bros. bargains, Stanner & Sons shoes, Wills Doutricks sales, and Overing Stockwell promotions. Community notes report a 5 year old death, an unusual marriage license discovery, bridge work by J A Suhr & Sons, and improvements to sidewalks and stores.
City council approves widening on First street with ten foot cement sidewalks. Builders C S Bidwell and R C Stirton install exemplary cement walks in front of their properties. Most block owners expected to adopt the improved walk as plan proceeds.
Advert says the Jewel stove saves sixty percent overall by lower heat and fuel use. It touts benefits of reduced energy for cooking and heating with a compact design and advertised efficiency.
Fred Rettig of Monticello High School won a silver medal in the humorous class at the state declamatory contest in Marshalltown. He placed second to Pearl Clements of Red Oak after judges differed on first. Rettig scored 90 from each judge, part of Monticello’s eleventh state medal. the article notes Rettig as a leading humorist and cites praise from the Marshalltown Press. The next state event will be held in Pella with gold medals for state winners and silver for northern and southern districts. Northern Iowa contest set for Monticello next spring.
The Chicago Painless Dentists return to Monticello at Lovell house on May 4 and 5 offering free painless tooth extractions from 8 to 10 and 1 to 3 daily. They promise painless filling options and note their medical and dental training. Also included are notices about public health cleanups, water rents, and a bicycle sale ad.
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