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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
4
The piece cites Joseph Choate via Theodore Dreiser in Ainslee's Magazine arguing happiness comes from constant labor. It also offers a social maxim: avoid sharing mean rumors. praise others to lift both speaker and listener.
A sharp quote from the Philadelphia North American notes a wreck of a man who could not say no, suggesting his downfall stemmed from an inability to refuse. The remark lampoons multilingual pretensions and personal responsibility in a concise, ironic reflection.
Railroad ads announce Nickel Plate special low fares Sept 1–4 with through Chicago to New York service and stopovers at Niagara Falls, plus berths by deposit and 50 cents on sale. A Peter Byerly farm near Monticello sells by referees Sept 5 with 10 percent cash deposit and tenant rights to March 1 1900, abstract ready. Also notices of Electric Bitters cures and an Encampment of the G A R in Philadelphia with tickets through Adams Street Chicago and guarantees on medicines.
Round trip Monticello to Clear Lake for 2.50 each Saturday. Tickets on sale every Saturday and valid for return by the following Monday. Plan a weekend getaway with this affordable transit offer.
The notice lists services for accounts collecting fire insurance, deeds and mortgages, rental management, and general office work. It references Rail connections with schedules and multiple city names, indicating freight operations and daily train arrivals and departures. It notes stops including Davenport Farley Anamosa Marion Kansas City West Calmar and Oxford with varied departure times.
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