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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1880
Page
1
A murky excerpt surveys Civil War memory and party loyalties, urging Virginians to honor fallen leaders while urging Democratic unity. It notes campaigns across Indiana Pennsylvania and New York, contrasts Garfield and Hancock, and portrays Republican aims to quell Democratic strength as the Democrats seek victory.
The States are accused of repudiating bonded debts and backing Hancock and the repudiation party. Indiana GOP gains in Terre Haute with Republican David Philips winning the sixth ward council seat by 82 votes. A lengthy Democratic “original poetry” piece mocks Republicans and critiques Reconstruction amendments, citing Southern opposition to the 13th and 14th Amendments and warnings about Southern reconciliation.
A reader's letter on water supply and waste discusses municipal cost, public behavior, and the need for fiscal incentives. It cites Brooklyn and New York reports from the 19th century, critiques wasteful habits, and calls for reform in water pricing and infrastructure. The piece frames waste as a public-custom issue rather than a supply problem.
A long report cites universal waste of water in cities and urges metering to check waste. It argues that even in thrifty towns like Boston and Providence waste runs high and that killing habits must start locally with strict, measured use and price reforms.
A Watertown insurance firm rebutts a H Eureka item by accusing a writer using the name Truth of misrepresenting net surplus. The letter cites changes in New York reinsurance law and compares Watertown figures with North America, Franklin, Aetna, and Home, defending stability and urging readers to trust the Watertown.
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