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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1879
Page
2
The Blue Ribbon News targets Dungan as a Prohibition faction leader and endorses Wherry for County Supervisor. The Monticello Wyoming Journal correspondent lauds Wherry as a capable, trusted candidate with large landholdings and strong local support.
The New York Herald implores Samuel J. Tilden to withdraw from politics and relinquish his presidential bid to save the Democratic party from demoralization. It argues that Tilden holds a cutthroat mortgage on the party, and the party’s fate hinges on whether he is nominated in 1880 or forfeits power, with warnings of a potential foreclosure of his influence.
The Express criticized Dungan for his science and religion lectures at the Church of the Disciples, calling his revival effort a failure and his attacks on Darwin Huxley and Agassiz a sign of ignorance. He blamed the Express editor for supposed falsehoods and launched a tirade against clergy and the paper, likening the discourse to medieval intolerance.
From Cherokee County Iowa farmers report warm dry weather with one notable rain. Wheat yields averaged about 17 bushels per acre with many fields over 20 and some near 25. Oats are light due to rust but harvest is nearly complete and self binding harvesters performed exceptionally well. Grasshoppers present but not widespread, fears of future damage noted. J. B. Laronop.
The will from February 26 1879 pledges the continuation of Napoleon I and Napoleon III’s work by Prince Napoleon’s eldest son. It notes family duties to defend the imperial cause and urges backing by the next generation amid a rising powerful imperial party.
A reader letter debate contrasts apostolic poverty with modern industry and asks whether Christian doctrine truly supports wealth or ascetic living. The exchange cites Jesus teachings, Paul’s writings, and the so called Dark Ages, arguing for moral progress through reason and modern labor rather than dogma.
City council in session approves weighmaster July report and various claims. Officials authorize street work, culverts, sidewalk replacement, artesian well piping, and Sunday closing law enforcement proposals. Mayor and city officers sign off as records conclude.
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