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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
8
The narrator recalls a chance romance with a mysterious girl from Glenarm and the pursuit across stations and a Christmas eve meeting. Sister Theresa invites Glenarm to discuss the Devereux family and a substantial debt tied to Mr Pickering as the estate seeks repayment.
A British post office savings bank report notes rare losses of deposit books in odd incidents. One book vanished in a storm, another was swallowed by an elephant, and others were eaten by a goat pig or torn by a puppy while deposits remained unsettled and investigated.
A reflection on happiness rooted in good conscience health work and freedom rather than luck or circumstance attributed to Thomas Jefferson. The quote links virtue to a fulfilled life grounded in honest pursuit of just causes.
A prominent essay argues women will lead in religious painting, with Mrs. Alfred Clifford Barney highlighted for supporting young female artists. It praises female talent, urges encouragement among women, and claims art will shift from male dominion to a broader, spiritually driven expression led by women.
A religious meditation urging Christians to begin virtuous living now to avoid deathbed repentance. Bossuet urges penitence before the freezing grasp of death, warning that one may not know if they are living or dead at that hour. The piece emphasizes immediate reform and spiritual preparedness.
A commentary argues it is absurd to educate a child without first securing basic health needs. It critiques the neglect of primary health claims in the supposed interests of education, referencing the London Hospital.
The County Gentleman argues that no game bird equals the grouse when fully mature fed and feathered. It urges more attention to artificial rearing and feeding for sport and culinary use.
A grateful patient asks how to repay a doctor for kindness. The doctor replies that payment can be a check money order or cash, delivered with dry humor.
Dubuque reports Senator William Allison announced he will seek the Republican nomination to succeed himself in the U S Senate. He told The Associated Press he will run before the primaries and plans to campaign if his opponent does too. Friends expect the move to end gossip of other candidates.
Waverly plans a sugar factory with an investment of 600 000 to 650 000 dollars and a capacity of 500 to 600 tons of beets per day. The plant will include a 260 by 60 foot three story storehouse and a five story main building with extensive shop space. Farmers will be paid 5 dollars per ton for beets delivered and the region already grows thousands of acres of beets. If completed this winter the facility aims to produce sugar locally, reducing Iowa’s Sugar imports.
A street car accident at South Market and Fourth Avenue dragged a buggy 100 feet into the car. Mrs. Belle Padgett and her infant Gretta Padgett died soon after, while Mrs. Lillian Mayer and her daughter Helen Mayer were severely hurt. The motorman was cleared of blame.
Dr Benjamin Kittleman formerly of Drakes pathology department died at his grandmother’s home in Des Moines. He contracted tuberculosis while operating on a colored patient and suffered seven years. He was 31, graduated in 1901, later an instructor and writer for medical journals. His mother Mrs Alice Kittleman survives.
Two Great Western freight trains collided on a straight stretch near Southwest Fifth Street in Des Moines. Seven cars were derailed and ditched, but no serious injuries occurred as crews jumped to safety amid a misread order and a braking attempt at about twenty-five miles per hour. The engines were badly wrecked and will be examined at the local roundhouse.
Des Moines report states Frank Baird who testified against Bill Richards and aided in a Knoxville robbery was paroled by the paroles board. He has served about four years and must be supervised by his brother John Baird in Creston as he returns there.
Des Moines reports Katherine Zipman of Ingersoll avenue wed Des Moines ex gambler James C. Peyton at Manitou Colorado on Monday ignoring court orders and parental wishes. The marriage ends a tumultuous Iowa courtship marked by police court episodes insane hearings and violated injunctions. Peyton faces fines and possible jail for marrying while under injunction.
Frank G. Geettel and Miss Nelle Tool, prominent Ackley residents, secretly wed at 10:30 PM the night before their scheduled ceremony. They then left for Chicago, after deciding to avoid the elaborate honeymoon sendoff their friends planned.
Davenport lodge of Elks votes to charter a special train carrying 150 members and a brass band to Des Moines for Iowa State Elks meeting September 13 and 19. Members will wear uniforms made specially for the occasion. Local lodge No. 298 closes a $27000 deal for a 80 by 150 foot property on Fourth Street opposite city hall to build a new club.
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