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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1904
Page
7
A collage of notices shows Doutrick and Deutrick stores advertising dolls handbags and handkerchiefs while Jay's and Davis hardware offer oysters blankets and holiday goods. Cedar Rapids visitors and students return home for holidays as Shattuck students rest.
Local items report visits and returns of residents from nearby towns and farms including Gus Paulsen Henry Proll and August Toenjes. Retail listings from Doutrick s Davis hardware Eilers Bolton Bacher Abel and Fryberger advertise gifts and seasonal goods as schools prepare for a two week Christmas vacation and revival meetings commence in January.
Monticello and nearby towns report holiday events and exchanges. Guests visit family, merchants promote Christmas goods and sales, and local rail and bank news reflect community life this season.
Oliver B. Ross of Spencer Iowa visits relatives F M Hicks and C E Little through his wife’s side. He recalls Bowen's Prairie days and his father starting the first local cheese factory. He notes Spencer’s origin linked to Frank Whittemore's homestead and grasshopper troubles in the sixties.
The Monticello State Bank launches a youth and wage earner thrift plan with a dedicated savings department. Deposits as low as 10 cents are accepted, up to 25 dollars per transaction, with 4 percent interest compounded semi annually. A 100 dollar certificate of deposit is issued after accumulating the target, and a home savings bank is loaned to depositors. The plan runs Saturday evenings to accommodate workers.
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