This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1880
Page
4
A string of mixed numbers and units, including 2h 2 3.00 3) 400 5 00 and other figures. No coherent names, places, dates, or events are present to summarize into a clear news item. The readable content consists mainly of digits and stray tokens without context.
A jumble of short notices plugs eateries and shops, promoting Jacob's restaurant, Brown & Boman's oil, and Judob's. reads like a community collage of goods readings and sales plus a note about Miss Bebe Brown's opera readings and a tornado survivor's daughter. It lists Rev Jenkins sermons, gallery offerings at Coyle's opposite the post office, and cheap holiday garments from Mandy Bros. It includes a note on a horse hoof incident, updates on local families, skate sharpening services, and Town's Premium Art Gallery in Peterson's Block with frames and mountings. The October beneficiary fund report for the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Iowa is summarized, showing receipts of 9622 and a balance of 103.58 after five death losses totaling 10000.
Hear Miss Belle Brown sing and recite in Maquoketa as local notices report plans for hall use by C A Monroy and Geo Haines, with winter dances in a Postoffice hall and various town happenings including ice house contracts and railroad progress notes.
The Monticello Board of Education voted to exchange Saunter's Reader and Speller for the New Graded Series from Ivison Blakeman Taylor Co with no cost to pupils or district as old books are taken in trade.
N P Starks offers burial robes and new stock of coffins and collars for easy funeral dressing, with sizes from infant to adult. The Cascade Pioneer reports Monticello trade gains and bank deposit increases in 1880, noting wealth rises alongside bank exchange growth amid local controversy.
The Monticello trade shows a broad rise in merchandise sales and bank exchange activity over prior months and a 1880 freight-receipts comparison from the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line. The piece also highlights restaurant leader Gilman’s Boston establishment and its prominence among city merchants and travelers.
The Express defends Monticello merchants against Liberal claims of declining trade. It argues banking and exchange activity show growth, explains freight issues with rival railroads, and clarifies errors in prior statements while urging public confidence in local commerce.
In October and into November 1879 Dunham and Leichhardt report an 85 percent increase in sales and cash receipts versus last year. The article argues doubled stock and capital reflect rising trade, not loss, and urges rival towns to verify statements to avoid misrepresentation.
Mrs TD Toward of Qalena visits her sister Mrs Ana Duer. Dr Schaetter of Chicago was in town for his brother George Davenport and daughter Satie. Mr David Sutherland of Scotch Grave takes son Charles to Borin for Lenox Tastitude schooling. The article notes severe season effects and a family plan to seek a better climate for the boy.
The Bowena Prairie community celebrated the wooden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Penniman of Howen's Prairie on Thanksgiving Day. Neighbors gathered Thursday evening, praising the couple and recalling their long marriage while offering heartfelt best wishes. The event reflected cheerful village hospitality and strong ties among local residents.
The notice reports the November 14 wedding of Fritz Garmshausen to Mrs. Baumgardner at the bride's residence in Monticello. The couple, both residents of the city, enjoyed a two week honeymoon in Montreel and plan to settle there, with praise for their modest saloon keeping and wishes for continued success.
To friends who reminded us of our fifth anniversary we express gratitude for the thoughtful tokens left behind. The wind embodies the kind remembrance they represent from Mit and Ms. A Pensiman.
The Indies of the M T Church plan a brief fire course in December with four gentlemen guiding. The program will be completed and announced in city papers next week, to be delivered by Pastor Rev BM Robertson on Friday evening December 10.
A rural poultry business in Arm County warns customers and creditors to settle accounts by early January 1880. The notice states poultry is a specialty and prices are set by the firm, with balances over due turned to an attorney for collection. The communication is signed by Palmer B. Paine of Monticello Iowa, dated November 10, 1880.
An article describes a process to produce solid gold watch cases using two plates of gold and a plate of Hinkle composition metal to create affordable solid cases. The method claims high durability and engraving capability, offering solid cases at about half the usual cost.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.