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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1878
Page
6
Local notices sell flour at set prices with delivery to the city and references to Dr Foote. Merchants announce apples, fabrics, lamps, gloves, and silverware. bakeries cut bread to five cents. a minstrel show and library masquerade promise entertainment. Shipping lines and railways promote flour, fabrics, and sewing machines with agent notices and premiums.
An advertisement proclaims German Syrup as the sole remedy for severe lung diseases, claiming widespread success and noting 50 000 dozen sold last year with no complaints. It urges consumers with throat and lung afflictions to try one bottle and mentions local sellers.
A reliable remedy claims to cure coughs colds sore throats bronchitis and even consumption when used early. It targets stomach kidneys skin liver and throat lungs and is advertised as a fast-acting stomachic remedy easing dyspepsia headaches liver disorders wakefulness and cramps with a one dollar bottle price and samples at fifteen cents.
The item lists crop yields from a local farmer and notes on acreage for next year. It also covers public notices, a town dog bite incident, building plans for a library benefit, social events, rail and street updates, a Capitol cost briefing, meat price observations, local entertainment plans, and a critical view of Rev. Dungan's Monticello appearance with cultural commentary.
The Monticelly column reflects on corrections to a mischaracterization of Thomas Morse and extols communal sympathy after a devastating tornado. It notes over $2,000 in contributions to aid rebuilding and several large charitable visits to affected families, with gifts, furniture, clothing, and cash donations.
In a fiery exchange the author ridicules clerical figures and a religious periodical while lampooning Cascade clergy and public figures. The piece mocks nonsectarian editors and references civil service reform as it laments the post office and civic virtue with sharp satire.
Michigan cider, new and sweet, made to order from assorted apples, has just been received by Geo Hivines. The shipment promises a distinct flavor profile and suggests availability for customers seeking crafted local beverages.
The Congregational Church and Society will host an oyster supper at Kinsella Mall on Friday evening. Oysters served from six to nine. Entertainment is twenty five cents. All are invited to attend the supper with us.
Debt accounts owed to Me and promised after Aurpent are long past due. Daeat has the money, FP have waited, allowing you to set your own time for payment, but can wait no longer. This is the host call, Come in and settle at one, Fry, 8. Duniam.
We extend our deepest gratitude for the generous gifts received last Monday night through the caring hands of Mr. and Mrs. Gronanm Kanar. The heartfelt support and warm spirit shown by donors shone in voices and faces making the occasion meaningful.
Epworth Seminary four miles east of Farley on the LC ROR will begin its winter term December 10. Tuition and boarding cost eight dollars and two dollars and fifty cents per week. Ladies may board in the building. Several courses of study and ample accommodations. For particulars address Principal Riv. J B Aunuok A M Epworth Iowa.
The Express is thanked for the surprise on the first Tuesday evening and the many gifts given. The gesture is valued for the motive behind it and will be remembered as one of the happiest moments of Mr. and Mrs. J. Campogna. Dated November 4 1479.
A new fist class restaurant bakery and grocers opens in the building on the corner formerly occupied by J W Mc Means. The proprietor offers fresh bread pies cakes cookies crackers and confections with tobacco cigars pipes and canned goods, and provides baking for parties on short notice. Warm meals and oysters and fruits will appear as seasonally available.
An advertising notice extols the American Agriculturist as a practical resource for farmers and households. It touts 87 years of rural journalism, extensive engravings, and value from industry tips. Subscriptions cost 1.50 a year post free, with discounts for multiple copies, plus a Marshall Rice Plate Engraving offer for 20 cents extra.
Regular session notes show Mayor Garlock absent with C W Gurney acting as mayor pro tem and B D Paine as recorder pro tem. Receipts and expenditures include October scale items and multiple street and sidewalk work costs. A sidewalk petition by Harriet Spears and ten others is referred to committee. Adjournment follows.
Births record Alorge Trowtay born Nov 96 1878 to Mr and Mrs Geonar Genux with family pride and future hopes. A RICK baby born Dec 2 1878 weighing ten pounds. congratulations extended to Ries family. A Clark-BraSK wedding announced Dec 8 1878 at the home of the bride’s parents. Allan Bank and Miss Bama Uhane wed in a quiet ceremony. reception and train departure to Minnesota noted.
An independent New York newspaper promises to give away Worcester Unabridged Quarta Pictorial Dictionary, a $10 retail item, and announces the Rusy Josmeit Cook Boston Monday Lectures in its pages. It hints at forthcoming articles on Socialism and Communism amid general discussion of the era.
The item presents a historic newspaper prospectus for a general weekly edition. It promises news of the work farm family and office along with market reports from major centers and wider national and western coverage.
Subscription rates listed for the Evening Journal and weekly edition with mail delivery options and postage paid terms. Includes pricing per year and per month, payment methods, and mailing address for orders.
An East India missionary brought a formula for a vegetable remedy said to cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma throat and lung diseases and nervous debility. The writer offers free mailed instructions in German French or English from W W Sagar 140 Powers Block Rochester New York.
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