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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1904
Page
2
Christmas Weekend News From Cascade Community
December notes from Cascade report Rev R A LeMaster vacationing in Jesup, Sibyl Finn visiting from Clinton, Lucy Faber nursing in Chicago with her family, and travelers W H Dodd Willard en route Michigan to Mt Vernon. Local churches hosted holiday events. Vanzile mourns death of his father. Bartlett Devine visits South Dakota after forty years. Cascade Baptists hold a tree gift program. school reelects Thomas Kingsley as superintendent for nineteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
R. A. LeMaster
Jesup
Sibyl Finn
Clinton
Lucy Faber
Chicago
W. H Dodd
Willard
Michigan
Mt. Vernon
Charles McQuillen
Iowa City
Blanche Fairburn
St. Luke's Hospital
Davenport
W. A. Tairburn
First Presbyterian Church
R A. Vanzile
Farley
Vicksburg
Vanzile
Bartlett Devine
Whitewater
South Dakota
The
Baptists
Thomas Kingsley
Leon Wallace
Peter Pedergon
J. B. Aitchison
Ethel Hamill
M. V
Christmas Socials And Local News In Castle Grove
Castle Grove reports Christmas visits and festivities including O F Hosford family gatherings John Barrack shipping young stock to Sioux City and Doran sale profits. Teachers Nellie Schieb and Eda Cramer host pupils. college students return for holidays. Several locals and guests from Ames Omaha and Dubuque noted among holiday visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
O. F. Hosford
John Barrack
Sioux City
E. J. Noble
Nellie Schieb
Baldwin
Fred Fahrni
John Topken
Samuel Eberhart
Laredo
Missouri
Mary Davidson
Monticello
F. P. Doran
Doran
Eda Cramer
John McLaughlin
Chicago
Wm. McLaughlin
Allen Fairbanks
State College
Ames
Edward
John Hogan
Creighton University
Omaha
John Byrné
Emma
Mary Henderson
Dubuque
Thomas and
Cedar Rapids
Ray Fairbanks
Lenox College
Hopkinton
St John’s Day Address and Local Crime Reports
Hon F O Ellison to speak at Crescent lodge in Cedar Rapids Tuesday evening December 27 as St John’s Frank Swords is honored. A two term prisoner in the pen and one in Fort Madison was arrested by Marshal Kenyon for theft with several items taken in daylight. Two jailed for thirty days, one discharged. Olin banker E E Snyder assignee M Carpenter reports assets far short of prior estimates. creditors may receive little. Anamosa Journal: Leo Green’s leg amputated after gangrene. a second operation deemed necessary. family arrivals from the Black Hills and Minneapolis accompany updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F O Ellison
Cedar Rapids
Crescent Lodge
St. John’s Day
Frank Swords
Fort Madison
Marshal Kenyon
J. W. Conmey
Strauss
Nelson
Anamosa
Leo Green
Kops
Black Hills
Wall Street Quip on Law Study Aims for Evasive Skills
A satirical exchange questions a son studying law, with a speculator noting the aim is to know enough of the law to evade it. The dialogue reflects contemporary views on legal education and its practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Wall Street
Nicholas Kuhnen Cigar Company Forms in Davenport
The Nicholas Kuhnen Cigar Company is a new Davenport corporation with capital stock of fifty thousand dollars Frank M Rhodes serves as secretary and treasurer and has returned to Davenport to resume business friends in this portion of Iowa cheer his return Garrison visited Olin and discussed the Olin bank failure assignee expected to pay over fifty cents on the dollar with hopes of eventual full recovery Snyder remaining in town aiding the assignee in inventory and books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Journal
District Court
Justices of the Peace
Nicholas Kuhnen
Olin Bank
Snyder
Alin
Real Estate Transfers Across Multiple Iowa Towns
Transfers show numerous deeds with buyers and sellers in Oxford Junction Monticello Onslow Olin Anamosa Oxford Mills and other towns. Prices range from 200 to 6000 dollars for parcels including lots and tracts in sections and blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Fr. Zeller
Barbara Womachka
Oxford Junction
Hattie Scharf
al Hodgin
Sh. J. Dallas N. Kiburz
Oliver Kiburz
M. W. Houstman Et al
R. J Houstman
John F. Finn
James Finn
John Hansen
Bee Snyder
W. J. Zimmerman
J. N. Kiburz
Edward
John Young
A. E. McConaughy
Francis
Hogg
City of
Lucy Stone
B. F. Wilson
Olin
W. W. Hunter
Lillie Henrn
Monticello
Hannah L. Haines
Godfrey Schneider
Monicello
J. B Leslie
Norton Coon
Oxford Mills
H. M. Remley
A Richards
Anamosa
W. M. Welch
James London
Widow Greta Null 81 Dies. Funeral Held in Wayne Township
Mrs Greta Null widow of John Null died at her daughter Mrs Carl Vanderham’s home in Johnsontown last Saturday. She was born in Hanover Germany and lived in Dixon Illinois before moving to Monticello area. Survived by four children Wm Null Gerd Null Henry Null and Mrs Carl Van derham all present at funeral at St Johns Lutheran Wayne township conducted by Rev Wm L Schuetz. A chimney fire at Eliza Lane’s residence caused smoke but no water needed. Rev George Leclerc visiting from Texas plans brief stay. Also a government mail service recruitment ad from Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greta Null
John Null
Carl Vanderham
Johnsontown
Torencon
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
Wm. L. Schuetz
Null
Gruma
Hanover
Germany
America
Dixon
Illinois
Monticello
Wm. Null
Lemars
Gerd Null
Henry Null
Bascom's Aristocracy Sparks Bohemian Feud
Herbert Bascom, newly moved into Holbein studios, becomes the Aristocrat after buying new furnishings. The other residents snub him while Miss Alice Caswell befriends him, praising his art and assisting with decor as Tolliver denounces him. Bascom attends a birthday party, navigating isolation and shifting social dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Bascom
Holbein Studios
Hascom
Basconi
Bascom
Tolliver
Alice Caswell
China
Child
Wedding Plans and Deceptions in a Holbein Flats Tale
In the Holbein flats Bascom helps a tearful heroine who faked a birthday to coax guests to a wedding. Amid misdirections and a theater exit sign, Bascom consoles her and proposes a real ceremony with Tolliver joining a chorus as rice rains down the elevator shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bascem
Holbein
Alice
Tolliver
Bascom
James
Ararat Myth Teaches Armenians About Sunrise Victory
An Armenian tale from the village of Fbharbec recalls a wager between a Pharbee man and the devil. The sun rises first on Mount Ararat, and the man cries I see it, winning the challenge by boxing the devil’s ears. The story explains the devil’s fear of Pharbee villagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ararat
Pharbee
Pharbec
Fbharbec
Reward Turns Sour as Bride Reports Surprising Dinner
A bride recounts her fiancé’s playful promise of a surprise after she cooked a full dinner, only to reveal the twist that he will discharge the cook at month’s end. The bride’s friend notes the change, while the couple’s banter reveals tension behind familiar gestures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Left and Right Hands in Everyday Tasks
A Philadelphia writer notes the test of supremacy between hands, praising skill with the left for everyday actions like holding a glass and using a fork. The piece compares scissors work and mentions a famous artist who draws with one hand and writes with the other. Additionally, a newspaper offer details a December combo rate with the Chicago Daily Tribune and a price increase. Ferndell olives advertised as sweet and meaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jeff Land
Leff
Philadelphia Press
Gypsy’s warning saves Austro-Prussian camp in 1806 tale
Archduke Joseph recounts a Gypsy spy visitor who warned that birds fleeing south signaled the enemy advancing. The outposts were reinforced, the camp alerted, and the Austro-Prussian camp near a Bohemian town was saved by the Gypsy’s keen observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archduke Joseph
Archduke
Norry
Buena Vista Battle and Taylor’s Prepared Defeat Wills
General Taylor faced Santa Anna with 5,000 troops at Buena Vista while Santa Anna brought 25,000 veterans. Despite the odds, Taylor defended and won a decisive victory driving the Mexican forces from the field. After the war he defended his retreat plans noting soldiers wrote wills as the sole preparation for defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Anna
Buena Vista
United States
Taylor
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