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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1910
Page
2
Wyoming residents report a busy week with visitors from Cedar Rapids Clarence and Miles City. The town celebrates a rain giving reprieve and hosts Sunday School picnics, labor day plans, and a soldiers reunion. Mrs Aldrich dies in Independence hospital. funeral held in Wyoming.
Center Junction August 24 reports J B Moses suffering a poisoned hand and J S Ward of Bryant lingering nearby. Florence Livingstone returned Monday morning to Monticello.
Onslow updates list residents and visitors from Ohio, Chicago, Peterson and Rockwell City. Local church evangelistic meetings planned, a drug store change hands to Barnes Co. and farm trade with Dr Knittle noted. Scenes include wedding trip serenade misadventure and county fair indifference amid travel limits.
Prairieburg notes list Ray Richards visiting Waterloo, T Loder calling in Anamosa, Kid Fish back from North Dakota, Postmaster Abbey at the Prison City fair, Walter Burnside at the state fair, Florence Lawshe visiting Cedar Rapids, Rena Lauser visiting Cascade, Bess Knapp at Des Moines fair with the Mendenhalls, Dale Ward visiting her parents, F J Holub children with sister J Fousek, Esther Lindley traveling to Cedar Rapids after Mercy hospital stay, Alice Cowan of Monticello referenced.
Castle Grove residents report visits from relatives and trips to Iowa City Minnesota and Canada. New foundation work on Rev Murphy house, weather turning brown fields green after rain, hail in north township, cattle market in Chicago, Vesper Rearick repurchases land and plans a new house, and several residents travel or recover from medical issues.
Cascade column lists residents and visitors with towns including Fort Dodge Cedar Rapids Chicago Jesup Winterset Savanna Montacello Richland and Richland Township. It notes illnesses deaths and a heat-related incident with Wm Aitchison recovering after threshing accident.
Local notes from Scotch Grove detail Miss Gertrude Burton visiting from Delhi and Miss Mary Clark starting fall classes in Wayne. Visitors include Mr J N Hughes from Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs EH L Himebaugh with Alex Sutherland shipping stock to Chicago. The Harvest Home picnic is reported as a success with a fine day and a large crowd.
Hon James W Good notes stand proceeds up while Miss Charlotte Chase from Onslow visited in C A Sutherland home and attended Harvest Home picnic Della Sutherland and Grace plan moving to Monticello this week R E Club meets with president Mrs J L Prouty on her birthday gifting a china berry set Next meeting to be hosted by Mrs Fred Sutherland with full attendance desired
Community snippets show Wayne township school starting on Monday. Residents James Forsythe and Sam Witham involved in a well drill. Visits include Lillian and Grace Farragher to Anamosa and W. W. Witham from Janesville Wisconsin visiting family. other locals like Will Spoon Center Junction and Peter Robertson hosting Miss Stingley with regional visits by George Johnson and Ernest Engel Barts from western Iowa. Various brief mentions of advertising Maslin Underwear and a sharp editorial jab about Col Theodore Roosevelt.
Dr. Shallenberger the Chicago specialist returns to Monticello for his 90th monthly visit at the Lovell Hotel on Monday August 29. The notice lists the event among local health services and includes other brief items about regional notices and business changes.
The president of the Industrial and Orphan's Home in Macon Georgia says Electric Bitters has aided nine years of use for stomach liver and kidney troubles. He calls it a top family medicine boosting digestion blood purity and appetite. It strengthens weak children and runs a note on female complaints. 50 cents at O H Soetje’s. St Paul Pioneer Press note on hobble skirts affecting walking.
A vintage ad notes many men spend earnings on doctors and medicines for stomach liver and kidney troubles. It claims Dr King's New Life Pills quickly cure dyspepsia indigestion biliousness constipation jaundice malaria and debility. Sold for 25c at O H Soetje's.
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