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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
4
A man pays half a crown for a night’s bed in a London lodging and then roams a dark, gas-tainted house seeking escape. He fears danger as the building appears empty except for a howling dog and dripping taps until a sudden light reveals his peril.
The speaker recounts discovering a gas fire in a house at No. 113 with no occupants present except a dog. After loud neighborly knocking and questioning, he is taken to a police station where investigators reveal the landlady and landlord and their daughter fled in debt, leaving rented furniture unpaid and no trace of their whereabouts.
A newly married couple hosted friends when a rude guest mocked the meat on his plate by asking Is this pig That prompted a sharp retort from a quiet guest at the far end of the table asking Which end of the fork do you refer to This brief anecdote from Spare Moments captures a moment of humor and wit at a social gathering.
The text notes how giant waves disturb the atmosphere, creating visible cloud crests at high altitudes as air moisture condenses. It also includes quotes about superstition and humor, and announces the sale of The Jones County Times of Monticello, edited by G. E. Bishop, per the Ryan Reporter.
A dairyman recounts an alarming tale of a young Black boy who naps in a sunlit barn with a dead calf nearby while the heat saps others. The story presents racial stereotypes about endurance to heat and features a Florida railroad lumber yard as a hot day backdrop.
A sequence of land and lot transfers recorded across towns including Olin Anamosa Greenfield and Wyoming. Parties such as Deming Lostutter Skeel Newland Hubbell and Edwards execute sales with prices ranging from 300 to 8200 dollars covering blocks and sections in Cronkhites Prestons Fairview and other local holdings.
Notices propose Baker & Co. will appoint an exclusive agent to bring Baker's Monaco Coffees to the market at true value. The deal promises savings as the Monaco Line features premium foreign coffees with careful processing to maximize flavor and efficiency.
Advertisements tout Dr King’s New Life Pills boosting strength and energy for 25c a box sold by D. C. Prader. Health inspector I. B. Thirkield endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion and heartburn. One Minute Cough Cure praised for rapid relief of lung and throat troubles.
A widow of a Machias general faces pneumonia with doctors predicting death and finds relief after taking Dr King s New Discovery. The ad touts cures for throat chest and lung diseases with bottles sold at 50c and 1 00 at D C Prader s drug store plus mentions of One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitt s Little Early Risers for constipation and coughs with various endorsements and prices.
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