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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
10
The December term of the district court features numerous settlements and dismissals in law cases. equity matters include quiet title decrees and guardianship actions. Probate notes report final accounts, discharge of executors, and real estate sales orders. library notices list new books.
Trusteeships for Dearborn Williams Laurd S Simpson and John L Finch estate matters include sale of real estate and deeds to Henry Matejka Sarah Finch Albert Siemers and C W Murfield. Guardianships for John TL Nlarms Hildreth Walston Edmund I Mary Harry Porter Anna Trendergon and Moses Bartu address final reports and discharge. Bevan estate appoints Winni fred A Bevans as administratrix bond set at 800.
Hopkinton promoters push preliminary surveys near town backed by Monticello rumors. The Hopkinton Leader notes residents want solid financial backing and genuine railroad commitments before granting rights of way or donations. The piece recalls past hornswoggling lessons from Independence and Buchanan county towns.
A Jewish couple traveling from New York to Boston by water suffer seasickness with the wife especially ill. Max notices her condition and shouts to be careful, joking that the dinner cost a dollar and a half.
J W Coppess bought three two year old sons of Lute Byers that set weight records. The trio tipped the beam to 1890 pounds total an average of 680 pounds each. The heaviest hog weighed 780 pounds and Byers paid Coppess 80.32 dollars for the hogs nearly the value of three cows.
The Burlington Hawkeye quotes Billy Sunday criticizing money worship and hypocrisy. He argues saving lives over amassing wealth and condemns millionaires who expect deference from God. He shares a tale of refusing a beer joint job and warns against selling the soul for money.
Brief aphorisms on virtue, duty, and life qualities. The sayings urge restraint in gossip, service as citizenship, steady effort over shortcuts, and patience with the weak to strengthen character.
A Des Moines Register excerpt portrays an elderly man relying on a spirited horse or a young wife to manage his buggy, noting the likelihood of a runaway in either scenario. The vignette highlights rural challenges and domestic dynamics in a concise, period tone.
A discussion in the British House of Commons recalls the post’s history from biblical runners to Cyrus and Augustus, noting James I as introducing an English postal system. Other items mention a drug clerk quip and a prison sentence for Mathias Lohrmann over a remark about the Kaiser.
W M Sherman of Cushing Maine claims three bottles of Electric Bitters cured kidney inflammation after three months of pain. He praises the tonic as a remedy for malaria stomach liver troubles and general debility. Sold by O H Soetje 50 cents. Also a jab at Judge Gates over silk skirt necessity.
A newspaper ad touts Dr King Life Pills and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as fixes for stomach ailments ind digestion and indigestion. It promotes quick relief for headaches biliousness costiveness and sour stomach with local druggists O H Loctje and O H Soetje selling these remedies.
A collage of 19th century patent medicine notices extol Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for vitality and beauty, plus several druggist pitches including DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and One Minute Cough Cure. Advertisements from Chicago News Topeka Herald Kangng City Times and Toledo Blade promote tonics and pills with varying claims and prices.
The Toledo Blade notes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as effective against cats’ burns ulcers fever sores and sore eyes with a testimonial from D L Gregory of Hope Texas. It mentions the product sells for 25 cents at O H Soetje’s drug store and contrasts anti pass reform supporters in rail travel.
An old ad touts Hollis ter Rocky Mountain Tea promising clear thinking decisive action vim and vigor of body and mind for 35 cents with options for Tea or Tablets.
Notice to all interested parties that executors and trustees reports in Jones County estates have been filed and a final hearing is fixed for December 22, 1905. Persons may appear, file exceptions, and show cause why reports should not be approved, including the final report of H M Carpenter and Andrew Ambuhl as executors of John Schwitzer estate.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a perfect digestant that digests food regardless of stomach condition. It targets indigestion belching sour stomach and stomach disorders and notes availability from D H Soetje druggist. The Kansas City Star mentions Roosevelt’s concise 1250 word first message to Congress and labels the era as inconsequential.
Annual Bargain Day extends to December 21 to 28 offering a full year of The Capital for 2.00 to new or old subscribers by mail only. Existing subscribers must pay arrears and 2.00. mail or pay at postmaster newsdealer. Gift option to friends.
A sales pitch extols the South Bend Balance Wheel that automatically adjusts to temperature changes and highlights materials and workmanship. The ad promises the South Bend Adjusted Watch will be a perfect timekeeper and absolutely resistant to heat, cold, railway travel, horseback riding, and daily jolts, inviting readers to visit for demonstration even without intent to buy.
A reader testimonial from Wm Meyers of Cearfoss Maryland compares dying from famine to consumption. He credits Dr King s New Discovery with quick relief and cure after other medicines failed. The ad promises relief for coughs colds sore throat bronchitis and even pneumonia prevention. Available at O H Soetje s drug store 60 cents to 1 a bottle with a free trial bottle.
A special deal combines a year of The Chicago Daily Tribune and The Monticello Express for 53 75. Readers get the Express free through year end 1906 for new subscriptions, with renewals extending current expirations. Subscriptions under a year must pay regular rates. Remittances go to the publisher.
Advertises a medical practitioner focusing on men’s diseases with a claim of curing thousands, offering free and confidential consultation and stating no incurable cases are undertaken and no experiments or failures are used.
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