04 Feb 1869
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1869
Page
1
The Exreess endorses universal enfranchisement as a fixed fact and urges fair, full implementation. It argues the people, not parties, determine the policy and promises to uphold the will of the majority while deflecting responsibility for any adverse consequences.
A curious ad promises work for 16 to 21 year olds at Patton & Blowem's in Plat City while criticizing urban temptations and urging country youth to stay away from city clerkships and nonproductive trades. The piece argues most laborers are foreign born, warns of whisky, gambling, and dishonest paths, and extols sailing and honest rural livelihoods.
A twelve year old girl Mina Rausch from Racine County near Burlington fell into a long trance after measles and diphtheria. Doctors from Milwaukee traveled to observe a case described as extraordinary with signs of life despite apparent death. The community flocked to the home to witness the remarkable state and await further observation.
The Musical World presents a collection of songs including Mlor nee Me Brite and Sammaer Roses in the Wesrt by 10 8 Chasies and JR Tomis, plus Ploanas ven Waltz by Charis Beyfierth. It also features a wealth of musical notes, Humana pieces, Irish music, and notes on Ronsini’s Death and Musten Hints for the Million. Subscribers urged. price $2 yearly. specimen copies from S. Brasnard & Sons, Cleveland, Ohio, 10 cents.
A man was found asleep in the Yale National Bank in New Haven after breaking a rear window and cutting the counter top with a knife. He had a cushion under his head and the money remained untouched. Police identified the suspect as Michael Pomfred, recently linked to Middletown bank robberies and a hospital escape.
A seventy year old Royalton resident seeks a second marriage to a sixteen year old maiden named Bowers. His sons oppose but he secures a license, faces arrest on alleged lunacy, and is lectured by Judge Wilden. Also notes on a proposed New York Brooklyn bridge and a French language journal Avont Garde with Victor Hugo as chief editor.
A 1860 West India salesman recounts a lengthy night shift in Glasgow with the head book keeper to uncover a minor ledger error. The governor demanded the balances be checked and the pair work overnight if needed, to resume at 5 AM. Sleepless hours blurred figures as they pressed on through the late hours.
A recount from a Greenock sugar refining firm reveals an 184 6d error. The narrator wakes with a sleep dreamlike sequence then, with Mr F, tests a ledger page and finds the financial discrepancy tied to a long existing firm.
A Maquoketa resident hired two bay mares from Smith and King, sold them at Davenport to Mr. Smith, and attempted to claim a $40 bet on their return. Pearce followed by train with constables and recovered the horses’ value, arresting the man in Jackson after a chase across Iowa.
Items span earthquakes in San Francisco with three million dollars loss, underground tunnels proposed for railways, divorces in Chicago, velocipede congestion in New Orleans, and literary notes from Boston and Paris. Other brief items include a Canadian Christmas moose, a study of Seche’s gendered language, and government retrenchment on stationery for reporters.
The article surveys rising land values near Boston and London, compares California real estate to coastal markets, and notes a broad expectation of population growth after railroad completion. It mentions St Croix valley lumber output, a large timber estimate for winter, and farming migration patterns in Northern California.
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