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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1895
Page
7
Poem by Marion Douglas quoted in Harper’s Bazar conjures angels saints and cherub throng singing of a sweet stranger born in a manger nineteen hundred years ago. The verse links heaven and earth on a Christmas day with images of light and forgiveness.
Marion Hayes, a tired cloak department saleswoman at Wilson & Carr, meets her former painter suitor Jack Harwood on a streetcar. He recalls New York art days and visits Sunday evenings, while Marion endures demanding holiday work and memory of dreamt futures.
Marion and artist Jack face financial strain during Christmas as she battles eye trouble and career ambitions. A $50 check from J Harnwood offers aid, but Marion declines it until Jack declares lasting love and a shared future. A reflective essay on the tree as a ritual amid modest means ends the piece.
Poem excerpt reflects Christmas sentiment with angels singing and a blessing for peace. Ninette M. Lowater credits appear in The Ledger. lines invite joy and prayer for weary souls amid a radiant heavenly glow.
In the Galveston News humorous note Billy Brass jokes about Christmas stockings and Santa Claus. The column muses that some men should abandon good resolutions on Christmas Day.
Des Moines dispatch reports the 26th Iowa General Assembly members answered secretary of state inquiries. We learn the high number of lawyers in both houses, nativity patterns with Ohio prominent, ages and years in Iowa, veteran status, and occupations. Notable figures include oldest senator Henry Hospers and youngest Robert Bonson, with monument medallion names listed. Public notices cover tax stamps and liquor law implications.
A young woman seeks a stenographer job and rejects a 6 dollar weekly offer. She insists on a 9 to 5 schedule with lunch and occasional shopping or matinee breaks, challenging the male manager who is shocked by her demand. The Indianapolis News item contrasts modern independence with dated workplace norms.
A Lancashire couple visited Mayor Kenny of East Newark to wed, but the ceremony was halted when the man revealed his wife was living 3000 miles away. The mayor explained that distance does not exempt a second marriage, leaving both parties crestfallen.
The Iowa political equality clubs plan a state wide drive to win ballot access for women. President Mrs M Lloyd Kennedy says districts will be organized and legislators interviewed to secure commitments on universal suffrage. Frank Fenell's wife elopes from Dubuque with a hired man, taking money and leaving five children.
Mrs Mary Jackson sues John G Baer and wife for 11500 alleging liquor sale caused her husband Henry Jackson’s drowning in Clinton October D. In district matters, population comparisons by congressional districts are made for 1898 and 1886. Clinton incident cited amid broad statistics on counties and districts.
A Missouri Sons of Revolution offers three prizes to public school children for essays on Benjamin Franklin. Each essay must be between 1 776 and 1 895 words. A Kansas district hires a female teacher for duties beyond teaching and a monthly $35 wage.
A London style survey notes France with 450000 wine shops averaging one per 35 men. It cites 23 deaths among 150 Europeans in Lagos last year and mentions Parisian demand for small dogs fed an alcoholic diet impacting growth.
The Chicago Inter Ocean analyzes Illinois Democrats as divided and indifferent to a presidential bid. It notes Morrison’s hinted support faded, Gov. Matthews lacks a strong coalition, and Indiana shows the only faint sign of life. The piece ridicules third term talk and warns factional strife may derail any national ambitions.
The article lauds Thomas J. Reed for reforming house procedure by abolishing the minority quorum dodge. It credits his cool, firm leadership in enforcing presence counting, noting Democrats conceded his rulings were just. The Toledo Blade emphasizes Reed’s lasting impact on legislative practice.
A compilation of editorials from Chicago Tribune St Louis Globe-Democrat Chicago Inter Ocean and Troy Times discussing President Cleveland congressional deficit concerns party prospects and the Maryland political machine. It notes fears about a surplus sparking calls for economy and comments on pension policy and veterans’ rights under a new congress.
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