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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1922
Page
6
Correspondence from Junction reports the Christian Endeavor and Presbyterian missionary societies elect officers for the year. Items include upcoming plays at Monticello opera house and local charity events, with socials, sales, and community visits noted amid health updates and marriage announcements.
James McHugh 76 longtime Cascade resident died January 26 after pneumonia. Born in Syracuse he moved to Cascade in youth and married Maria Dillon in 1873. Survived by children Maud Leytem, A C Shaughnessy, Harry McHugh, James McHugh. funeral at St Marys church with Knights of Columbus involvement. interred at Protestant cemetery. Also notes marriage of Leo Gavin to Flora Belle Klinkner January 18 at St Peters Temple Hill.
The piece records a farm bureau meeting agenda including limestone soil and road use discussions, committee appointments, and talks on fire prevention home making and a movie wrap. It also reports the death of Charles A. Fairbanks of Cass township at 54, funeral details, and obituaries for Mrs. Nancy D. Reade Paul.
Gratia Allbee Brown of Onslow born in Rockingham Vermont January 14 1830 died January 24 1822 at age 92 10. She was the eldest of seven children in the family.
Miss Edith Gestel daughter of Mr and Mrs F J Gestel married Fred J Heeren Wednesday January 25 at St Pauls church Worthington. Rev Schillmoeler officiated with a dinner for relatives afterward. The bride taught in county schools and the groom farms near Maynard as they plan to start their home.
A letter from Nash reports Mrs Nash suffered severe finger lacerations when a disappearing stairway edge trapped her hand as she descended. Mr Nash freed her, and a healing period of several weeks is expected. Also noted are rheumatism, brain fever risk for a child, and several illnesses in the Royden and Rickels families.
Cards received in Prairieburg announce the marriage of Hazel Corn of Palo to Roy Langdon a surprise to local friends. Mrs. Mina Truesdell returns home after a month with her son in Wyoming Iowa. Irwin Beebe family to move to Postlewaite house this week. Esther Isham visits Marion. M J Peet family plan move to Cedar Rapids. Dr Dolan and Mrs Dolan of Anamosa visit. Mrs H G Rowley slowly improving. Eva DeLangey at home Sunday. Mrs F J Holub has mother visiting. Horace Conklin in poor health again.
Grace Reche of Cascade files in Mason City district court claiming J Julsen a traveling salesman promised marriage but instead kept funds loaned to him totaling near six thousand dollars. She seeks return of the principal plus legal interest alleging the man is married with a family and used the money in a business investment for their mutual benefit.
A Pullman agent explains berth options to a traveler in a humorous chase of words. Upper and lower berths are described with a paradoxical price twist, noting the lower is more expensive yet physically lower and vice versa. The man seeks clarity as the agent flounders in wordplay.
An obituary style quatrain recalls William Lake Ollie Pidd and Edward Shawn with driving misadventures. The verse notes a Tanlac-using party would span from New York to San Francisco, over 3 000 miles, if lined up single file, credited to W. W. Stickford.
Tanlac strengthens the nerves and restores health by improving appetite and body nutrition. W. W. Stickford serves as a local agent.
The ad explains applying Vicks VapoRub to the chest gives two routes of relief. A warm glow follows as ingredients are absorbed and healing vapors are carried by each breath to inflamed passages, combining external and internal benefits of Camphor and Menthol.
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