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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1902

Page

4

Monticello Express Subscription Price Announcement

The Monticello Express lists a per year subscription price of $1.75 in a concise pricing note.

Christmas notes from Castle Grove and Cass

Local items from Castle Grove and Cass report moves, visits, and church events. Mrs Maggie Donovan dies in Minnesota with funeral in Argand. Miss Blanche Noble returns home from Coe College. telephone service expands to thirty two phones in the township. Rev Keeler accepts Cass church pastorate and begins at the parsonage.

Castoe Grove the Express Newton Parrott Monticello A. Hogan Clay Mills Presbyterian Church Hasler Foreman Place Blanche Noble Coe College Cedar Rapids Jones County Telephone Co O’brien Tim Fisher Jacksonville Iowa Frank Willard Darien Wis J. A. Hubbard's Church of the Immaculate Conception Argand Decased Maggie Church P. F. Church Coggon Thos. Flemming Linn County

Christmas Notes From Center Junction and Area Friends

Center Junction readers hear of ill infant at Heaton home and holiday wishes. Local visits include Mrs. Andrews at Center Point and Miss Christiansen at Delmar Junction. Students and social events listed with music study in Dubuque and Hopkinton contests. A piece on Shakespeare sonnets and various mile measures closes the page.

Center Junction James Heaton the Express Geo. Andrews Myron Dodge Center Point Christiansen Delmar Junction Wm. Stingley Adelaide Collins Hopkinton Chas. Sutherland Iowa City Mina Corbet Scotch Grove Bert Robinson Anna Canty St. Patrick’s Academy Chicago Laura Livingston Dubuque Alice Dawson Clinton Iowa John Livingstone Timothy Fisher Blanche Buck Nellie Livingstone Margaret Sutherland Allamakee County Anna

A Lesson in a Rub Three Lesson From a Humble Lily Metaphor

A Chicago Chronicle piece recounts a woman leader who recalls an old French teacher comforting her as a dull homely girl. The teacher gives a coarse lump planted to bloom into a golden lily, showing beauty and value can emerge from humility and doubt.

Chicago Chronicle

Eye Symptoms Urge Consultation With Oculist

The text lists various signs needing professional eye care including flashes of light, eye fatigue, squinting, double vision, dizziness, colored halos, blurred vision, eye watering, redness, and letters running together. It advises seeking an oculist or reputable specialist promptly.

Sanitation through the Ages From Antiquity to the Black Death

The piece traces sanitary practices from ancient Greece and Rome to the middle ages, noting public baths and sewers in Athens and Rome, then a sanitation decline during medieval cities. It describes crowded streets, buried dead in churches, polluted wells, and the bubonic plague decimating Europe in the 14th century.

Athens Rome Europe

The Angels Came Too Readily

A Georgia man sought a heavenly visitation in an old field at dusk and prayed for angels to come. He fled when he heard wingbeats, racing home to hide under the cover as his wife cried the angels had arrived. He told them through the keyhole he could not fly and was too heavy to tote.

Georgia Darky John Dar Atlanta Constitution

No dwelling on illness says gentle guide for life

Do not dwell on sickness or past operations. Focus on others and world events, heroes, battles, and happy homes. Be a light bearer and strengthen those around you with uncomplaining spirit. The Globe-Democrat quips General Miles could be assigned to drum up an exhibit for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Ome General Miles Philippines St. Louis Globe- Democrat

Incurable Heart Disease Soon Cured Claims

Advertises Dr. Miles new treatment for heart nerves stomach and dropsy claiming cures after extensive study. Offers free $2.50 worth trial and cites testimonials from C M Buck Col N G Parker and others. Details office in Elkhart Indiana and request mentions of this paper.

Miles Col N. G. Parker South Carolina J. 8. Jewell Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases Chicago Frank Smith C. M. Buck Faribault Minn Addres Franklin Miles Main Street Elkhart Ind

Don’t fool with a cold and its hidden end

Advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure for colds and influenza and claims pneumonia chronic bronchitis and consumption arise from neglected colds. Promotes sale by Bacher & Abel.

Chamberlain Bacher & Abel

Pain Balm Claims Superior Relief for Back Ailments

A dampened piece of flannel bound on the affected area is said to be better than a plaster for lame backs and pains in the side or chest Pain Balm is claimed to have no superior liniment for deep seated muscular and rheumatic pains Available from Bacher and Abel.

Chamberlain Bacher Abel

Safe and Sure Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad

Advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for all ages and quick acting. Claims no opium or harmful substances and notes use for babies, adults, and croup with mothers as supporters. Sold by Bacher & Abel.

Be Quick Against Croup With Chamberlain Remedy

Be quick when a child shows croup symptoms. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given at hoarseness or onset of croupy cough will prevent the attack. It never fails, and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by Bacher Abel.

Bacher & Abel Chamberlain

Hands and Feet Through Time in Fashioned Bias

A New York Tribune passage notes changing views on feet from ancient admiration to modern constraints. It compares public foot washing and adornment in the east and biblical eras to the later rise of shoes and high heels, which disfigured feet, and concludes that recent generations treat feet more kindly though modesty still governs footwear choices.

New York Tribune

Popping a Question in Quiet Romance Scene

A man asks if she can cook and hints at marriage. She refuses, moving away, saying she neither cooks nor is involved in cooking, and directs him to the intelligence office. He leaves, wiser and angrier.

Intelligence Office

Newspaper Subscription Rates Change for Chicago Inter Ocean

The Weekly Chicago Inter Ocean price increases. The Express combined with Inter Ocean no longer $2.00 but $2.25. New combos include The Express with State Register at $2.10 and The Express with Iowa Capital at $1.95.

Chicago Inter Ocean Express State Register Iowa Capital

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