A Cheap and Useful Paper for Our Boys and Girls
An 16 page monthly paper published at Topeka Kansas by Hudson and Ewing invites sample copies. The notice to Monticello township Iowa taxpayers outlines tax list inspection and payment 1879 deadlines. Boschue’s German Syrup promotes lung remedies with claims of wide sales and product efficacy. Soetje and Tiarks sell the remedy at 75 cents a bottle.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hudson & Ewing
Monticello Township
Jones County
Iowa
Boschue
Soetje & Tiarks
Public notice appoints Administratrix of Garlock estate
The Circuit Court of Jones County appoints the Administratrix of the estate of George W. Garlock deceased. Creditors must file claims sworn and proven with the clerk. debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Died at Monticello, February 7, ALD 1ST. Also an ad for Parker's Ginger Tonic promoting cures for coughs, colds, and digestive ailments.
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Jones County
George W. Garlock
Monti¢cllo
Consumption Cured by Simple Vegetable Remedy
Retired physician offers free of charge a recipe for a vegetable remedy said to cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous complaints. The offer includes instructions in German French or English and is mailed to recipients who request it from W. W. Sarkar 10 Mowers Brook Rochester NY.
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Parker
Soetje & Tarks
East Tedia
Klamp
Wanine
W. W. Sarkar
Rochester
N.Y
A. W. Camerens
Bearmer
Wells, Richardson & Co
Old Country
Monticello
Valuable farm for sale in Jones county near Monticello
One of the most valuable improved farms in Jones county five miles from Monticello. The 120 acres include a $8000 house, 20 by 76 barn, a 24 by 40 carriage and grain building, 5 miles of fencing, a live stream, two wells, and 60 acres of timber with 40 acres near the farm. Priced at $8 per acre with small cash payment to secure good faith. inquiry at this office.
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Jones County
Monticello
Notice of Final Report in Butler Estate
Notice is hereby given that the final report of Charles Butler administrator of Chauncey G. Butler deceased is on file in the Clerk of the Circuit Court Jones County Iowa. The final action will be brought by the court on March 3 1870. Cons Burner Admr M W Jennex Atty for Estate
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Charles Butler
Chauncey G. Butler
Circuit Court
Jones County
Iowa
Cons. Burner
Admr
M. W. Jennex
Monticello and Wyoming notices mix with fairs and sales
Local items report sales at Moody Brothers and Lane posts, announcements from Congregational church sociables, and quarterly meetings. Agricultural notes cover the Davenport and Northwestern railroad earnings, the Mt. Vernon creamery, and Wyoming Farmers Institute success with praise for hosts and speakers.
Monticello and neighbors clash over county seat moves
The Cascade Pioneer's notes argue against moving the county seat from Monticello to Anamosa or Wyoming. It warns removal could harm Monticello yet boost Anamosa. urges water works and road improvements instead. It praises H I Starks, and discusses editor relations and local progress.
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Monticello
Wyoming
Anamosa
Creamery Statistics and Milk to Butter Yields
A letter to The Express discusses butter yields per 100 pounds of milk in summer and winter, the annual average, and the average net butter price from May to November 1878. The writer notes variability due to cow quality, feeding, and handling, cites Jersey cows yielding 13 pounds milk per pound butter, and cites averages from five years of milk records.
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Mt. Vernon
Sanp Sprisxag
Express
Surfce
Jersey
Tobacco's hold on men and a pledge to quit
A reflective piece discusses the omnipresence of tobacco in society from statuary to courts, recounts a paralysis case linked to smoking, and recalls a veteran smoker's personal vow to quit after decades of use, urging others to try cessation.
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Byron
Ida
Grant
Sherman
Elgar
Patrik Lenry
Lean
Thomas Gardiste
Dresbyterhin
Hus
Phanas C
Lobacco
Butter yield figures from historical dairy notes at Bowen
Historical notes from T H Bowen discuss butter production efficiency in dairies and creameries. It cites yields from milk per hundred pounds, seasonal variations, and the impact of facilities and cattle welfare on butter price and quality.
Letters From Rolfe Iowa Writer Seeks Publication
A 1879 letter from Praly A Slade in Rolfe Rolfe Iowa notes Jones County ties and local features. The writer describes Rolfe as thirty five miles from Fort Dodge on the Des Moines river with about one hundred inhabitants and mentions nearby towns Alwona Poca hontas and Kossuth county. He references a Good Templars lodge and a Gran sora band and hopes the paper will publish these notes.
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Thaieprem
Old Jones
Jones County
Rolfe
Notte
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
da Alwona
Kossuth
Pocahontas
Templars
Gransora
Wibtew
Aden
Beligas
Chris
Walnut St
Port Ofte
Alto
Nonraadt
County news and local troubles mix with court case
Diphtheria rages in the area while the Wyoming correspondent reports a wave of trouble in Center Junction stemming from a street project dispute. A large altercation between Clark Perry and Lawhead ends with a court trial and fines. extensive notes cover local butter markets, business dissolutions, and town elections in Monticello.
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Wyoming
Center Junction
Clark
Perry
Tua Satueay
Chirk
Lawhend
Hye
Law
Lawhead
Thatchens
Hinger
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Wales & Noyes
Minnesota
Ron Lane
Parser & Parmne
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Scotch Grove
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Secretary of State
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Carr
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Manchester
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M. Yoran
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Farmers’ Institute
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Hf. I. Starks
Iiil Starks
Inry Starks
Wyoming Juaradat
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Muremau
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Supt. Burnham
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Laneworthy
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IL Bowen
Cathown County
Rove, Iowa
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Dramatic Club
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Temperance League
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Hanelson
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Sam
Viorin
Add
Moxon
Win
Schodde
P. A. King
Schodde & King
T. A. King
Lainself
Win HT
Schadde
Win, Schadde & Son
Fim
Ws. Scuoper
A. King
N. B
Flr
Behodde & Kang
Coxsee & Rigby
Mareheld
Citas
W. Guilery
Attet
B.D. Parse
Cor
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Fred
W. W. Calkins
Prion
Che Holman
M. A. Elliott
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O. B. Rundle
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