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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1896
Page
4
The Monticello Express issue from Thursday December 31 1896 edited by de W Doxsee with subscription price listed at 3 per year and 1.75 for other terms. The front page identifies the publication schedule and editorial leadership.
Scotch Grove reports a chickenpox illness of Mrs. Anna Espy. visitors include Alex Rice and children from Center Junction, McKeans from Hopkinton, George Rohrer of Dayton Ohio with Lottie Sweesy, and families from Monticello and Springville. Sutherland family welcomed a baby boy December 10. best wishes to parents. Presbyterian Young People elect 1897 officers led by D O Sinclair with Bert Clark Anna Espy and Will Clark as officers and committees. New Year service planned for next Sabbath evening conducted by D E Glenn.
Christmas activities and visits across Onslow Included Mrs Hellen Lamey in Maquoketa Geo Wasson from Onega Kansas visited relatives Prof Perkins and John Sokol spent the holiday at Oxford Mills Woodmen held a grand Christmas dance in the opera house Frank Kinney teaching this winter and local union exercises in the M E church were praised for their fine parts The report notes families and towns such as Maquoketa Clinton Oxford Junction Martelle and McCormack Seminary Chicago among those mentioned.
Mrs. Dunn of Anamosa visits the Davises in Langworthy for Christmas. Bur Oak M E church trustees resign and a new board is appointed. Rev C H Taylor leads quarterly meetings December 26 27. Clinton visitors Nina Florence Barker and Alice Mell join Bretnall family. Santa visits and a stereoptical Christ life show is enjoyed at the church.
Mrs R Shear returns from Chicago Jas Shane and family move to a farm near Independence Luther an church holds Christmas tree in Prairie Hill M Kennedy and Dennis Delay deliver hogs in Hopkinton Co operative creamery pays 86 cents per hundred for November milk Davidson and McLaughlin use corn shredder with engine John Kehoe to spend vacation at home New Year resolutions and a call for readers to send in items of local interest as 96 bids farewell to the year and wishes a Happy New Year
Mrs. B Kellum writes of Matthew Frietcheh from Gyp Oklahoma Territory. The letter paints a frontier scene with sod houses dugouts and a boom town railway prospect Elreno to Woodworth. Indians Mexicans and cowboys populate the region as stage lines shuttle between Elreno and Arahapoe.
Monticello Board of Education met to approve overdraft payments from the contingent and teachers funds to the Monticello State Bank. The overdraft totaled 1465.56 from the contingent fund and 1196.74 from the teachers fund, with additional minor disbursements for steam heating valves.
A dialogue excerpt from the Detroit Free Press humorously contrasts the term artistic with perceptions of a future son in law. Mrs De Billion is to marry, her husband noting the fiancé’s appearance as artistic rather than handsome.
Medical authorities state that only 906 per million die of old age. In contrast 1 200 succumb to gout 18 400 to measles 2 700 to apoplexy 7 000 to erysipelas 7 500 to consumption 48 000 to scarlet fever 25 000 to whooping cough 30 000 to typhoid and typhus and 7 000 to rheumatism. Averages vary by locality but reflect globe wide figures.
In a Chicago style anecdote the couple quarrels over money with Jibsley insisting he deserves at least one third of his salary to spend on himself. The exchange reflects domestic tension tied to financial control rather than political issues.
A quip unfolds as Mr Henpeck declares I will now marry, in a playful reel from York Presa. The brief joke centers on a brittle wedding line and a tongue in cheek nod to solemn vows. York Presa serves as the frame for the comic exchange.
A shop scene ends in a spoiled sale as a haughty mother dismisses shoes for servants while a plainspoken daughter defuses the moment. The piece then details rare gold and silver Plusiotis beetles valued at 25 to 50 dollars each, owned by Walter Rothschild, who funds expeditions to Central America, plus a sketch of the blue Hoplia beetle noted for its iridescent color.
The smallest screws ever made for miniature watches measure four thousandths inch in diameter and seven thousandths inch long. Each inch holds 1260 threads, and a average lady's thimble could fit about 100,000 of them. Estimation counts weigh small samples to project totals.
An episode of Kaiser Wilhelm in Wiesbaden shows a boy begging for a holiday. The emperor jokes that they will manage it and declares schulfrei, turning the public greeting into a liberating moment for students.
Directions describe making an ink by melting 4 ounces of white wax and 14 percent ounces of white soap then adding 0.5 ounce lampblack and 1 ounce shellac. The mixture is heated mixed cooled and bottled for use to produce lines from fine to heavy without spreading.
The New York World cites statistics showing about 8,000,000 pairs of stockings costing 2,000,000 dollars would cover the feet of New York City women and girls for one year. If joined end to end they would form a 2,000 mile long line longer than the Atlantic cable.
The 1877 event records the laying of the first telephone wire between Boston and Somerville, a three mile connection marking an early step in telecommunication.
A veteran editor laments roles in newspapers once, contrasting editor and secretary duties with the freer craft of contribution. A separate anecdote recalls Sir Andrew Clarke escaping a fatal fall from a tower after a maniac threatened to throw him, aided by timely help during descent.
Henry W. Joy recalls a wealthy man’s funeral in which a dapper thief boarded the hearse and vanished at the gate. He stole the coffin’s heavy silver plate, melted it down, and sold the metal before a betraying friend exposed the crime.
Detroit News reports a modern 100 ton cannon has an active firing life of about one second with a 550 pound powder charge and a 2000 pound shot delivering an initial velocity of 5283 meters per second. The powder acts under 0.01 seconds and after 100 shots the weapon is retired.
Police arrested a man at Heiligen damm a fashionable Baltic resort on instigation of the Society For Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He gave the name Graf von Schwerin but was revealed as the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin staying incognito.
A forlorn man declares he has tried everything and plans to go to the hills to hear a wonderful echo and see if it will answer his plea. The remark appears in the New York Advertiser.
A fragment from the Detroit Tribune captures a whispered farewell and a coy, flustered reply. The speaker notes the other’s French as charming yet imperfect, as tender mood and damask imagery frame a delicate parting moment.
Contemporary Review recalls Grisi born 1812 died 1869 and her late career. The critic notes she retired but returned to sing in the Crystal Palace sixties with painful high notes. They contrast her with Lind and other greats, lamenting fading talent and public heartbreak.
A Century essay excerpt discusses young girls in parks and play with instinctive coquetry. It contrasts Anglo Saxon self consciousness with French temperament, noting graceful play, ceremonies among children, and a tendency to charm adults rather than peers.
A Gentleman’s Magazine excerpt reflects on Guernsey and nearby islands. The author praises coastal scenery, ruined forts, Moulin Beck bay, and cliff reef views from St. Peter Port, noting soft spoken islanders, gorse hedges, Alderney cows, and sunrise glimpses of Herm and Jethoo.
The Nursery Business of Hoyt Bros is closed for the season as stock has sold or stored for spring shipment. No nursery stock is available now. customers who missed fall sales must wait until spring. Hay and buckwheat bran remain. write or send orders.
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